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Contingency, Priority and Risk Protocol For Treatment: Part II

Contingency, Priority and Risk Protocol For Treatment: Part II

When planning and facilitating treatment, how do you know what to prioritize and what the potential risks are? This article will help you understand.

| 5 years ago
Diagnostic Wax-Up Fabrication: Periodontal and Implant Treatment

Diagnostic Wax-Up Fabrication: Periodontal and Implant Treatment

This article will help you determine when to prescribe a wax-up in cases that necessitate restorative and periodontal or implant procedures.

| 5 years ago
Contingency, Priority and Risk Protocol: Part I
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Contingency, Priority and Risk Protocol: Part I

Complications with implants and prostheses can be more easily avoided and addressed with this methodology in mind.

| 5 years ago
Sequencing Soft Tissue Coverage Procedures With Restorative Treatment

Sequencing Soft Tissue Coverage Procedures With Restorative Treatment

What comes first, grafting or restoring? This article will help you sequence your soft tissue coverage procedures for better outcomes.

| 5 years ago
How Much Do You Value Your Hearing?
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How Much Do You Value Your Hearing?

As you probably know well from firsthand experience, self-care is critical for providing better patient care. Are you caring for your hearing in your...

| 6 years ago
Steps For Denture Duplication - A Visual Essay
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Steps For Denture Duplication - A Visual Essay

This step-by-step visual essay details duplication of an existing denture for enabling better implant prosthetics.

| 6 years ago
Transferring Orthodontic Retention Plans Outside Your Referral Network

Transferring Orthodontic Retention Plans Outside Your Referral Network

When one of your patients is treated by an orthodontist outside your referral network, ensuring a smooth transfer of their retention plan is critical...

| 6 years ago
Dental CSI: A Miscommunication Journey With a Patient With an Eating Disorder

Dental CSI: A Miscommunication Journey With a Patient With an Eating Disorder

When you suspect a patient may be bulimic, how should you approach treatment with extra care and sensitivity?

| 6 years ago
A Protocol For Symptom-Free Direct Composites
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A Protocol For Symptom-Free Direct Composites

This article will help you analyze your protocol for placing composites and determine what you might need to change in order to minimize sensitivity and...

| 6 years ago
How To Cross-Mount a Case and Why It's Important To Do So
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How To Cross-Mount a Case and Why It's Important To Do So

Are you effectively using cross-mounting as a means of ensuring predictable restorations? Learn step-by-step instructions and better understand its value.

| 6 years ago
Conversion Prosthesis For an Implant-Supported Fixed Dental Prosthesis
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Conversion Prosthesis For an Implant-Supported Fixed Dental Prosthesis

This visual essay will walk you through an entire sequence for handling immediate loading of a full arch implant-supported dental prosthesis.

| 6 years ago
Simplified Treatment Planning For Outcome-Based Restorations

Simplified Treatment Planning For Outcome-Based Restorations

Check out the awesome results of this simplified treatment plan following the FGTP process.

| 6 years ago