Condylar Inclination? I'm Just Restoring the Front Teeth...
Most of us are doing diagnostic wax-ups before restoring front teeth – we might even be using the wax-up to make a stent for our provisional...
Kevin Kwiecien | 10 years ago ›
Creating a Transfer of Retention Plan for Orthodontists in Your Network
For orthodontists to whom you refer preferentially, I recommend having a discussion about their ideas and preferences regarding retention in general if...
Cheryl DeWood | 10 years ago ›
This 8-year-old patient presented to my office in late October of 2005, having fallen from her bicycle earlier in the day. In addition to the small...
Glen Doyon | 10 years ago ›
Managing the Problem Versus Curing It: Part I
Removing a tooth is a decision that clinicians make on a routine basis. This is often an easy decision, like when a tooth has a vertical root fracture....
Frank Spear | 10 years ago ›
How New Dentists Can Buy Into Their Dream Practice
I believe that dentistry, when practiced at its best, is an entrepreneurial profession. It has always been my dream that every new dentist ends up owning...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
If you remember your occlusion course from dental school, you probably remember being taught that contacts should be cusp tip to marginal ridge or cusp...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›
During a recent Facially Generated Treatment Planning workshop I was talking to a participant about how much of an impact the routine use of Facially...
Kevin Kwiecien | 10 years ago ›
Can You Use a Diagnostic Wax-Up When Phasing Treatment?
Here are some steps to using a diagnostic wax-up when phasing dental treatment.
Robert Winter | 10 years ago ›
Even with advancements in modern dentistry, tooth extraction is still a common procedure that is completed. In some cases, it is the only choice that...
Jeff Lineberry | 10 years ago ›
Coming into Dr. Spear's practice in the late 90s exposed me to a variety of implant restorations – a large number of which had been in place for...
Greggory Kinzer | 10 years ago ›
Teachable Moments in Dentistry
I recently restored a 17-year-old female with congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors that had recently completed her orthodontics. Her mother...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 10 years ago ›
Three Steps to Simplifying Direct Bonding
When I am restoring excessively worn teeth for a patient, I like to start with direct provisional bonding. While this can be a tremendously beneficial...
John Carson | 10 years ago ›