As the closing article in the Nancy Case Study series, I’ll be discussing Nancy’s final restorations. I ended up going with a set of crowns made from Feldspathic porcelain. Obviously, how you place your crowns is very dependent on … Read more
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As I stated in part I of this series, the Nancy case study was used as part of a three-day ceramic enhancement workshop. Each dentist who signed up for the course was given the shade photographs, final impression, the go … Read more
7 days ago by Frank Spear 1
In my previous articles, I’ve gone over the treatment planning and lab communication techniques regarding Nancy’s case. The case itself was used as part of a three-day ceramic enhancement workshop. Each dentist who signed up for the course was … Read more
9 days ago by Frank Spear 1
I’ve done a lot of external coloring of my restorations throughout my career and I am frequently asked questions regarding the durability of external colorants. My personal belief is if you treat the restorations carefully then the colorant will be … Read more
17 days ago by Frank Spear 0
Continuing the discussion on the Nancy Case Study, this article will highlight the lab communication phase that began in Part I. A critical part in the lab communication for Nancy was contour and alignment. The tooth reduction was done after … Read more
24 days ago by Frank Spear 2
In a previous article I went over the treatment planning process of Nancy’s two central incisors that had old restorations and the completion of the full crown preparations. This article is going to highlight the lab communication phase. In order … Read more
28 days ago by Frank Spear 0
Continuing the series on the Nancy Case Study on malalignment, once the mock-up is approved, depth cuts and tooth preparation can begin. Whenever you’re prepping malaligned teeth that you desire correcting the alignment on, it’s impossible to know how much … Read more
37 days ago by Frank Spear 0
In this series of articles, I’ll be going over the treatment process of Nancy. At the time of treatment she was 79 years old, had no chief complaints except for having her two centrals treated. She had previously had her … Read more
42 days ago by Frank Spear 0
In a previous article, I went over the steps I take when working with direct composites in the posterior. For this article I’d like to review the steps I use for placing direct composites in Class V lesions. Class … Read more
57 days ago by Frank Spear 2
Direct composites represent an ever-increasing percentage of procedures in the 21st century dental office. In fact, they represent a procedure that restorative dentists do in their practice on a daily basis. In spite of the frequency with which they are … Read more
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