Shade selection in the anterior can be tricky. Too many factors can change the shade or color of the teeth. The operatory lights, window light and the overhead fluorescent lights can have an effect. The colors around the teeth from … Read more
182 days ago by Darin O'Bryan 0
Nothing frustrates me more than having an implant show up in my office that’s in the wrong place. Here is a case that showed up on my doorstep the other day that I had to bat clean up on. As you … Read more
249 days ago by Darin O'Bryan 3
We all have “difficult” patients in our schedule. They’re not bad patients; they’re just hard to get numb and we feel bad that we can’t figure out a way to get them comfortable. You know the kind of patient I’m … Read more
271 days ago by Darin O'Bryan 3
Continuing the series on painless injections, the palatal injection is one of the more difficult processes. No one likes giving them, and patients sure don’t like getting them; it’s a necessary evil. So how do we make them as comfortable … Read more
279 days ago by Darin O'Bryan 1
In my previous article, I addressed the importance of topical anesthetics before administering an injection. It’s important to note that most of the pain from an injection does not come from the needle stick; it comes from the injection of … Read more
293 days ago by Darin O'Bryan 3
I once heard someone say at a continuing education seminar that, “Patients only know three things: Did it hurt? Does it look good? Did they treat me nice?” There is certainly some truth to this. Patients don’t understand if your … Read more
299 days ago by Darin O'Bryan 17
The old joke in dental school regarding dentures was you should charge $4,000 dollars for the upper one and don’t charge them for the lower. That way when they come back and complain about the lower you can say, “What … Read more
321 days ago by Darin O'Bryan 6
So I went into my local hardware store and asked for plumber’s tape, commonly known as the brand name Teflon. The guy behind the counter says to me, “So you got some plumbing repairs?” I replied, “No, I need it … Read more
353 days ago by Darin O'Bryan 0
I was sitting at the Faculty Summit for Spear Education back in 2010 watching a video that Frank was showing on his bonding protocol. Now this would not have been all that out of the ordinary except that he didn’t … Read more
1 year ago by Darin O'Bryan 0
If a patient feels that you’re not listening to them, they will leave your practice. Recently I had a patient come in who told me she left her previous dentist because of untreated tooth pain. She had gone in two … Read more
1 year ago by Darin O'Bryan 0
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