Facebows … Optimizing the Data
It is nearly impossible to find a textbook related to prosthodontics or restorative dentistry that does not mention the facebow as a technique to orient...
Doug Benting | 5 years ago ›
Shortened Dental Arch
A phased restorative treatment strategy can provide the opportunity for many of our patients to proceed with a plan requiring a significant financial...
Doug Benting | 5 years ago ›
Denture to Interim Hybrid Using the Ministar
Fixed hybrid prostheses were traditionally designed for mal-adaptive denture patients with significant alveolar bone loss in the mandibular arch. This...
Doug Benting | 6 years ago ›
Outcome Analysis for Fixed Hybrid Prostheses
Have you thought about your technique to achieve a reasonable understanding of a patient's expectations for dental treatment? Certainly, as we learn and...
Doug Benting | 6 years ago ›
Incisal Edge Position: Planning for an Overdenture
Have you been through the experience of constructing an immediate denture where the patient returned from surgery with an overly prominent display of...
Doug Benting | 6 years ago ›
Individual Dental Implant Supported Restorations for Maxillary Incisors
This patient has decided to have his upper maxillary incisors removed following a significant dental history that includes endodontic treatment, clinical...
Doug Benting | 6 years ago ›
Tooth Supported Fixed Bridge for Missing Maxillary Incisors
This patient has decided to have his upper maxillary incisors removed following a significant dental history that includes endodontic treatment, clinical...
Doug Benting | 6 years ago ›
Temporary Restoration Options for Extraction Sockets
This patient has decided to have his upper maxillary incisors removed following a significant dental history that includes endodontic treatment, clinical...
Doug Benting | 6 years ago ›
Challenge: Oral Pemphigus Vulgaris
A 44-year-old female presented with severe vestibulo-bullous lesions as a result of oral pemphigus vulgaris (PV). The patient had been under the care...
Doug Benting | 6 years ago ›
Sub-Pontic Osseous Hyperplasia
I had the pleasure of meeting a great patient for the first time earlier this year. She had been to her hygienist who identified an area of decay around...
Doug Benting | 6 years ago ›![Implant Supported Restoration Following Severe Trauma [Part I]](https://assets.speareducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Photo-1.jpg)
Implant Supported Restoration Following Severe Trauma [Part I]
Patients that have endured injury as a result of trauma present unique challenges in restorative treatment planning. The goals of the patient are combined...
Doug Benting | 7 years ago ›
Maxillary Implant Surgical Guide Using the MiniSTAR
Practical communication is helpful in creating an optimal treatment result when removal of supporting bone is coordinated with the surgical placement...
Doug Benting | 7 years ago ›