The Power of Anticipation
Anticipating the unexpected is essential to aligning your team to delight your patients with greater consistency.
Ricardo Mitrani | 8 months ago ›
Options for Determining Vertical Dimension with Edentulous Patients (Part 2)
Learn approaches to determining occlusal vertical dimension with the goal of building confidence in managing edentulous patients.
Darin Dichter | 8 months ago ›
Functional Incisal Edges: Managing the Incisal Guidance
Calibrating and adjusting the new veneers with the existing opposing teeth is a necessity for their functional relationship.
Jeffrey Bonk | 8 months ago ›
Terminal Dentition: Where Do We Draw the Line?
When should you extract? When should you preserve? Learning to perform a thorough terminal dentition evaluation will help you better decide the fate of...
Ricardo Mitrani | 9 months ago ›
Dr. Robert Winter Presents New ‘Restorative Design’ Pathway
Learn minimalistic ceramic restorations in the six-course pathway now available on Spear Online.
Bonnie Serino | 9 months ago ›
Try Before You Buy: Evaluating Indirect Restorative Impression Materials
Your guide to evaluating and selecting restorative impression materials that provide accuracy and predictability.
Jeffrey Bonk | 9 months ago ›
My Tooth Broke as I Was Eating Soft Bread
There is no reason for a dental restoration to have an expiration date, though the longevity or prognosis of any dental restoration is directly influenced...
Ricardo Mitrani | 10 months ago ›
Managing ‘Kissing Contacts’
Explore ways to predictably deliver tight and well-contoured contacts from composite and what some clinicians refer to as 'kissing contacts.'
Dave St. Ledger | 10 months ago ›
Options for Determining Vertical Dimension with Edentulous Patients
Learn how to manage occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) with pre-extraction and post-extraction methods, including the widely used freeway space approach.
Darin Dichter | 10 months ago ›
Study Club Module — Mary Jo: Emotional and Clinical Crisis Management
In this Spear Study Club module, Dr. Ricardo Mitrani introduces a patient with a simple loose crown, though he discovers issues with the patient's failing...
Bonnie Serino | 10 months ago ›
5 Elements to Consider when Selecting a Full Arch Implant Prosthetic Solution
As baby boomers age, clinicians need to be prepared to help by considering five essential aspects for the best course of treatment using full arch, implant-supported...
Ricardo Mitrani | 11 months ago ›
FPDs Vs. Implants Part III: Length of Span and Vitality of Abutments
In this third article of a series on FPDs vs. implants, Dr. Frank Spear explores two FPD risk factors: length of span and weakened abutments.
Frank Spear | 1 year ago ›