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Silencing the Dreaded Phone Call from the Restoration Lab
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Silencing the Dreaded Phone Call from the Restoration Lab

Every dentist has faced 'the dreaded phone call' from the restoration lab about space discrepancies. Dr. Jeffrey Bonk gives practical tips to cut down...

| 3 weeks ago
Optimizing Digital Workflows: A Comprehensive Approach for Pathway Wear

Optimizing Digital Workflows: A Comprehensive Approach for Pathway Wear

Dr. Douglas Benting shares the benefits of optimizing digital workflows through analog, digital, and hybrid approaches to pathway wear.

| 5 months ago
ChatGPT and Dental Marketing:  Managing Price Shoppers

ChatGPT and Dental Marketing: Managing Price Shoppers

In this article, Michael Arias explores ChatGPT and dental marketing. By exploring new technologies such as AI in your dental practice, you can quickly...

| 9 months ago
How Diversity in Dental Hygiene Professions Helps Us All

How Diversity in Dental Hygiene Professions Helps Us All

Diversity in dental hygiene improves patient comfort, access, and outcomes. By using specific professional development strategies, you can make your practice...

| 10 months ago
Evaluating Occlusal Cant Problems During the Restoration Try In

Evaluating Occlusal Cant Problems During the Restoration Try In

Dr. Robert Winter discusses how to identify a cant problem in a restoration—and what to do about it.

| 10 months ago
The Importance of Perspective in Incisal and Occlusal Assessments
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The Importance of Perspective in Incisal and Occlusal Assessments

Dr. Robert Winter explains how perspective can make a significant difference when determining what is 'level' in incisal and occlusal assessments.

| 1 year ago
Evaluating the Worn Dentition from a Digital File

Evaluating the Worn Dentition from a Digital File

In this article, supported by several photo examples, Dr. Darin Dichter shows how the use of intraoral scanners can help facilitate occlusal analysis...

| 1 year ago
A Simplified Technique for Gathering Lab Information in Full Arch Cases
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A Simplified Technique for Gathering Lab Information in Full Arch Cases

Dr. Ricardo Mitrani shows how to simplify and streamline the process of gathering information to transfer to dental labs in implant-supported full arch...

| 1 year ago
A Digital Approach to Occlusal Appliance Fabrication

A Digital Approach to Occlusal Appliance Fabrication

Using a case study example, Dr. Darin Dichter walks through the three main components of a digital approach to occlusal appliance fabrication.

| 1 year ago
The Essential Elements of Occlusal Appliance Fabrication
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The Essential Elements of Occlusal Appliance Fabrication

Spear's Dr. Darin Ditcher explains the essential elements of occlusal appliance fabrication and the analog options for transferring information to the...

| 1 year ago
Clinical Remount Procedure: A Visual Guide

Clinical Remount Procedure: A Visual Guide

This visual guide of clinical remount procedures provides clinicians with options for efficiently fabricating these casts in the office, thereby preserving...

| 1 year ago
Communicating a Facebow Transfer Procedure: A Case Study

Communicating a Facebow Transfer Procedure: A Case Study

A successful facebow transfer procedure requires accurate images and concise communication with the dental lab. This case study outlines the best way...

| 1 year ago