One of the most critical components of the examination is evaluating for “at risk” occlusal conditions. These risks can take even the most seemingly simple operative dentistry into the rabbit hole and have the patient blaming everything they are now … Read more
69 days ago by Gary DeWood 10
Scotchbond Universal (and several other excellent self-etching / silanating / desensitizing bonding resins) are wonderful tools in adhesive dentistry. The problem with a superior self-etcher is that it can get on teeth that I have no desire to bond to. … Read more
90 days ago by Gary DeWood 2
Are you offering your patients an opportunity to choose dentistry? During the exam this patient heard about the BIG BLACK FILLINGS in every back tooth. When the assistant gave him the picture and a Sharpie to circle anything he wanted … Read more
96 days ago by Gary DeWood 1
A recent article about curing lights appreared in Inside Dentistry and since that is topic that I cover for our participants in two workshops, Anterior Restorative Dentistry and Excellence in Composite Restorations, it caught my attention and my interest.
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I hope you are having fun with the templates. If you want to make their use easier and more convenient you can create a master patient presentation program in PowerPoint that will cut your time (or that of your team).* … Read more
166 days ago by Gary DeWood 0
You know that ANYTHING you can do to make your patients’ visits to your office different from their visits to their last dentist will help them realize and expect that you may find some different things to talk about than … Read more
175 days ago by Gary DeWood 0
[This article was originally published June 26, 2012.] The COLLAGEN EATERS have been released! When you prep a tooth, actually, when you create injury to any bodily tissue, some stuff called matrix metalloproteinases get released. These substances consist of secreted or … Read more
180 days ago by Gary DeWood 9
A protrusive bite record is taken with Master wax with the mandible pushed forward into a protrusive movement so that the condyle has moved down the eminence. Out of the box, this wax has a little bit of give and … Read more
187 days ago by Gary DeWood 4
This patient is sporting a full set of original provisionals that I fabricated directly using copyplast formers. These photos will help Winter Lab give me what I need so my patient gets what he wants. He would like me to … Read more
195 days ago by Gary DeWood 3
Have I created enough space for the restorative material that is planned? One way to test that is to take a well fitting copyplast, line it with a limited amount of bite registration paste and seat it firmly against the … Read more
201 days ago by Gary DeWood 0
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