Treatment Planning Paul - Part 4
Functional Concerns A discussion of what to plan for and think about to ensure functionality: exams, wear patterns, patient history, functional occlusion,...
Susan Charles | 8 years ago ›Treatment Planning Paul - Part 2
Involving the Patient Using dialogue to engage the patient and create curiosity and a feeling of investment in the process. Your browser doesn't...
Susan Charles | 8 years ago ›How Much Is .1mm?
I have a pet peeve. It has to do with prepping teeth. I still remember my operative instructor in junior clinic telling me to 'drop that proximal box...
Steve Ratcliff | 9 years ago ›Retention Form or Adhesion?
How about both? The question of whether or not to include retention and resistance form came up again during a Posterior Partial Coverage Bonded Restorations...
Susan Charles | 9 years ago ›A New Use for an Old Tool
I learned the neatest trick at a recent live patient Posterior Partial Coverage Bonded Restorations course. As part of the program we discuss techniques...
Susan Charles | 9 years ago ›Get a Grip!
Do you struggle with trying to hold those little teeny-weeny-eeny inlays and onlays? I sure do. Coating them with porcelain etch and silane and bonding...
Gary DeWood | 9 years ago ›Diamond Burs: What's Your System?
How many burs do you use to prep a veneer or a crown? Do you have a set system that you follow each time? Is the system arranged in order on a bur block? ...
Gary DeWood | 9 years ago ›What is Good?
If you are like me (and most other dentists), nothing is ever exactly what I want. The second molars in the picture above have occlusal milled composite...
Gary DeWood | 9 years ago ›Is an Equilibration Ever Done?
I often repeat the funny phrase that an equilibration is only done when the patient acquires room temperature, and yet when working to reorganize a patient's...
Susan Charles | 9 years ago ›Magic Hemostasis
I try really hard not to touch tissue when I prep teeth or when I am delivering bonded ceramic restorations. Blood is the enemy and I don't like red margins....
Steve Ratcliff | 9 years ago ›Whose Teeth Are They Anyway?
I recently completed a case for a young dentist. It had been a long haul for the two of us, and I was both excited and anxious on the day of delivery....
Steve Ratcliff | 9 years ago ›
