Pulpal Fiction?
Do you see anything that catches your eye on the periapical radiograph (above left) taken recently in my office? Perhaps the title here gave it away...
John Carson | 6 years ago ›
An Investment in Patient Comfort and Safety
We all know we use bright lights when treating our patients. We work very close to our patients and it's quite easy to shine our lights in their eyes....
John Carson | 6 years ago ›
A Scalpel for Resin?
Does using a rotary instrument to remove excess resin cement or composite ever make you nervous? Personally I find it particularly troubling around a...
John Carson | 6 years ago ›
Are You Mocking Me?
The best thing we can do for our patients is paint a realistic picture of what they can expect from our efforts and proposed treatment. One of the easiest...
John Carson | 6 years ago ›
What to Know About Milling and Pressing
Are you aware that if you place all-porcelain restorations chances are that at least some of them are milled? Do you know which of your all-porcelain...
John Carson | 6 years ago ›
The Mystery of Tooth Preparation
Have you ever done a tooth preparation and then found despite having reduced the prescribed amount of structure, you don't have the proper amount of clearance...
John Carson | 6 years ago ›
Protect the Integrity of Your Restorations
As we all know the resins we use in our practices all have one thing in common: They all have an outermost layer that when exposed to air does not set,...
John Carson | 6 years ago ›
Simple Steps to Curb Postoperative Sensitivity
Over the years many advances in knowledge and technology have decreased the incidence of postoperative sensitivity and pain. However, some of our best...
John Carson | 7 years ago ›
A Simple Tip to Evaluate and Adjust Interproximal Contacts
Have you ever over adjusted an interproximal contact of direct restorations? Unfortunately this happens to all of us on occasion and in most cases (unless...
John Carson | 7 years ago ›
Failure to Communicate
I would like to share something that happened to me recently in hopes you can avoid it happening to you. Several years ago I saw a patient for evaluation...
John Carson | 7 years ago ›
Implant Planning With CBCT
In a previous article I spoke about implant planning and the need for both proper placement and of course sufficient tissue surrounding any implants....
John Carson | 7 years ago ›
Triumph Over the Dark Side
I would like to share a particularly challenging case I had to deal with a few years ago, and how keeping an open mind along with some great teamwork...
John Carson | 7 years ago ›