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The Importance and Strategy Behind Custom Incisal Guide Tables

The Importance and Strategy Behind Custom Incisal Guide Tables

Custom anterior guide tables are the key to achieving more predictability for indirect restorations. Dr. Jeff Bonk explains why and how to use them.

| 2 years ago
Shimstock and Occlusal Maintenance of Dental Implants

Shimstock and Occlusal Maintenance of Dental Implants

Dr. Jeff Bonk provides a dental re-care appointment protocol for evaluating and managing occlusal forces on dental implants.

| 3 years ago
The 5 Top Spear Online Courses of 2020

The 5 Top Spear Online Courses of 2020

From managing occlusion to endodontic diagnosis, here are the Spear Online CE course topics that resonated the most with dental practice teams in...

| 3 years ago
Dr. Frank Spear Releases 3 New Occlusion Courses

Dr. Frank Spear Releases 3 New Occlusion Courses

Designed to help clinicians eliminate confusion about occlusion, the Spear Online courses go in-depth on occlusal factors, concepts and assessment.

| 4 years ago
Working the Slopes: It's All In the Edges

Working the Slopes: It's All In the Edges

This skiing analogy will help you better understand leading and trailing incisal edges.

| 5 years ago
Anterior Guidance … Always, Never, Sometimes?

Anterior Guidance … Always, Never, Sometimes?

Dr. Douglas Benting discusses research surrounding working with anterior guidance.

| 5 years ago
The Truth About Group Function

The Truth About Group Function

Group function in occlusal schemes is critical - but what's the one type of group function critical to the success of your practice as a whole?

| 5 years ago
Centric Relation To Maximum Intercuspation Slide Part 1

Centric Relation To Maximum Intercuspation Slide Part 1

Dr. Puneet Sandhu discusses methods for determining slide from central relation to maximum intercuspation and what that says about overall system health.

| 6 years ago
Guidelines for Posterior Denture Teeth

Guidelines for Posterior Denture Teeth

For a more successful denture therapy, use these guidelines for selecting and positioning posterior denture teeth.

| 7 years ago
How to Get the Most Out of Analog Articulators

How to Get the Most Out of Analog Articulators

Analog articulators may be considered 'old school,' but there are advantages to using them.

| 7 years ago
Why You Should Be Excited About Digital Occlusion
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Why You Should Be Excited About Digital Occlusion

As digital dentistry continues to evolve, dentists can apply occlusal principles to better diagnose and treat patients.

| 8 years ago
Edentulous Jaw Flexure: Guidelines for the Mandible?

Edentulous Jaw Flexure: Guidelines for the Mandible?

Flexure of the edentulous mandible has been connected to increased stress in splinted full-arch restorations that cross the midline. This may result in...

| 8 years ago