Three Ways to Ruin the Relationship With Your Dental Technician
One of the areas not often talked about in dentistry is the communication between dentists and lab technicians. This connection is vital not only for...
Martin Mendelson | 11 years ago ›Seating and Adjusting: Why is Bigger Sometimes Easier?
Shortly after I seated the case shown here I was talking with a friend about the experience and marveling at how little occlusal adjustment I had to complete.
Gary DeWood | 11 years ago ›This young lady decided to try shooting a handgun that had considerable recoil. Without proper instruction, she pulled the trigger and the gun kicked...
Steve Ratcliff | 12 years ago ›The Double-Cord Impression Technique
Try using this impression technique to create better dental restorations.
Jeff Lineberry | 7 years ago ›Better Fitting Provisionals in One Easy Step
We all strive to make our provisionals fit as well as we can. Improved fit of our provisional restorations reduces tooth sensitivity...
Greggory Kinzer | 10 years ago ›Maintain Tissue Shape on Implant Site
The following technique is for maintaining the tissue shape on an implant site when lab work is being done to customize the impression abutment....
Mary Anne Salcetti | 10 years ago ›Dental Digital Workflow: Tooth-Supported Rehabilitation of the Maxillary Arch
In this visual essay, Dr. Ricardo Mitrani illustrates a sample dental digital workflow used in the reconstruction of a maxillary arch.
Ricardo Mitrani | 1 year ago ›Why Single Tooth Restorations Need More Adjustments
I am frequently asked why occlusal and interproximal contacts of single tooth restorations commonly need more adjusting than multiple tooth restorations....
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›Should You Probe Dental Implants?
Proper evaluation of dental implants, with baseline information that includes probing, is necessary when making a determination of health or disease.
Greggory Kinzer | 6 years ago ›Soft Tissue Healing Around Dental Implants
As we all know, proper soft tissue healing is critical around dental implants. Not only must we achieve healthy tissue, but it is often vital to the success...
John Carson | 9 years ago ›MI Paste Plus and White Spot Lesions
MI Paste Plus has many benefits for dentists. Here's a step-by-step process for using it to eliminate white spot lesions.
Andrew Cohen | 8 years ago ›Why You Should Be 'Micro-Etching' Prior To Bonding
This article explains how and why microetching is a crucial step in preparing to bond.
Greggory Kinzer | 6 years ago ›