Overlays to Open VDO and Test a Muscle Mediated Position
This patient presented with a concern about his bite. A first look at the top image would not alert the observer to the fact that he was incredibly...
Gary DeWood | 10 years ago ›
The One Quality to Look for When Hiring
Several years ago I was dining with the vice-president of a major dental technology company and shortly after being seated, we quickly fell into deep,...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Easy Mock-Up for Esthetic Evaluation
A walk-through of how to make a simple mock-up when evaluating a dental patient for esthetic treatment.
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›
Three Universal Steps to Better Bonding
As we know, bonding has become increasingly prevalent in today's dentistry. While bonding is indeed here to stay it's undeniably technique sensitive....
John Carson | 10 years ago ›
Study: Can Poor Oral Health Impair Athletic Performance?
According to a recent press releasefrom University College London, titled 'Olympians say poor oral health is impairing performance', many of the elite...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 10 years ago ›
Don't Take Yourself For Granted
When I was a young newlywed I drove an old Gremlin. Those of you old enough to remember the Gremlin may be laughing. But I wasn't laughing, because at...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Among the challenges of restorative dentistry are erosion cases – and bulimia is part of that group. Bulimic patients, unlike...
Steve Ratcliff | 10 years ago ›
How to Retire on Your Own Terms
What does retirement mean to you? For a long time in dentistry the prevailing model has been to work hard, build a thriving practice, then turn the keys...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Antioxidant Regimen for Restorative Dentistry
The previous two articles in this series described the basic science of oxidative stress, antioxidants and their influence on wound healing. This article...
Robert Winter | 10 years ago ›
One of my favorite things to do is to deliver a class for dentists and their teams. I used to do it a lot more but now only get to do it once a year....
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When to Use Triple Tray Impressions [Ed.]
After a previous article 'What Your Lab Needs to Know: Simple Posterior Cases', there was a question posed to me about the accuracy of using triple...
Robert Winter | 10 years ago ›
I changed dry cleaners recently. Briefly. It's not that I had any objections to the quality of service I was getting from my usual dry cleaner. Quite...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›