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Flat or Wrap When Preparing Anterior Teeth?
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Flat or Wrap When Preparing Anterior Teeth?

Learn more about preparing teeth for ceramic veneers.

| 6 years ago
Need Smoother Preps?
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Need Smoother Preps?

This article will help you make the smoothest preparations possible for better indirect restorations.

| 6 years ago
Understanding Removable Partial Denture Materials
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Understanding Removable Partial Denture Materials

We look at iFlex by tcs, a biocompatible thermoplastic material.

| 7 years ago
A Puzzle About Intermittent Swelling
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A Puzzle About Intermittent Swelling

So I don't have a definitive answer here, although I think I know what might be happening. This patient described intermittent swelling on the left...

| 10 years ago
Tale of the Tape
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Tale of the Tape

One of my dental colleagues recently asked me about Teflon Tape and its use in adhesive dentistry. I've used it almost every day...

| 10 years ago
Six Tips to Improve Your Occlusal Photographs
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Six Tips to Improve Your Occlusal Photographs

These dental photography tips will help you improve your output, which in turn should help improve case acceptance rates.

| 8 years ago
Photo Tips
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Photo Tips

Those blasted buccal shots! Hard to see and hard to be sure that the correct alignment and framing are in the image. Most of the time, I believe that...

| 12 years ago
Improve Your Bitewings With a Cotton Tip Applicator
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Improve Your Bitewings With a Cotton Tip Applicator

If you're like me, you or your team has trouble getting the contacts on bitewings open at times. I would like to share a simple tip to help you get those...

| 10 years ago
Is It a Good Idea to Repair Crown Margins?
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Is It a Good Idea to Repair Crown Margins?

We would always like to be able to repair crown margins that have developed recurrent decay for our patients; however, while this is possible in some...

| 5 years ago
Why Glutaraldehyde Is Not Just for Desensitization
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Why Glutaraldehyde Is Not Just for Desensitization

Dentists know glutaraldehyde desensitizes, but did you know it could also make your bonds last longer? Here's how.

| 5 years ago
Why Do e.max Crowns Fracture?
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Why Do e.max Crowns Fracture?

e.max crown fractures may be rare, but they do happen. Here's why.

| 8 years ago
Checklists
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Checklists

I'm planning for a patient appointment shortly after New Year's, and part of my preparation is putting together the appropriate checklist. Do you use...

| 12 years ago