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What Happens When You Have To Extract and Replace a Molar?

What Happens When You Have To Extract and Replace a Molar?

Before you extract and replace a molar, it's crucial that you understand why it was lost to begin with.

| 5 years ago
Complete Vs. Incomplete Caries Removal - Risk of Complications and Failure
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Complete Vs. Incomplete Caries Removal - Risk of Complications and Failure

When it comes to caries removal, how do you determine whether a complete or incomplete approach is best? Learn more about the risks and potential complications...

| 5 years ago
A Simple Process for Making Beautiful Anterior Composites - The 'Dentin Samich' Technique
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A Simple Process for Making Beautiful Anterior Composites - The 'Dentin Samich' Technique

Want beautiful anterior composites without all the fuss? Here's a simple, easy-to-remember process.

| 5 years ago
How To Restore Severely Discolored Teeth
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How To Restore Severely Discolored Teeth

Check out these tried-and-true tricks for successfully restoring severely discolored teeth.

| 5 years ago
Solving the Silent Epidemic of Cracked Teeth
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Solving the Silent Epidemic of Cracked Teeth

Cracked teeth may be an epidemic, but it can be difficult to diagnose and treat. Here are some tips on helping your patients with cracked teeth.

| 5 years ago
Fabrication of a Single-Tooth Implant Provisional Restoration - a Visual Essay

Fabrication of a Single-Tooth Implant Provisional Restoration - a Visual Essay

Fabricating a single-tooth implant-supported restoration requires careful step-by-step approach to deliver a restoration that will assist the process...

| 5 years ago
What Do Golf and Occlusal Dysfunction Have In Common?

What Do Golf and Occlusal Dysfunction Have In Common?

Looking at occlusal dysfunction through the lens of golf.

| 5 years ago
The 3 Best Times to Use Sectional Impression Techniques
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The 3 Best Times to Use Sectional Impression Techniques

Here are three relatively common situations in which a sectional impression can be beneficial.

| 5 years ago
Collaborative Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Collaborative Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry

When a restorative case requires endodontic treatment, are you ready to provide the best interdisciplinary care?

| 5 years ago
Restoration of a Single Tooth Implant Utilizing E-Max CAD Milled With CEREC
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Restoration of a Single Tooth Implant Utilizing E-Max CAD Milled With CEREC

Learn about treatment of a fractured left maxillary first bicuspid, immediate placement of a dental implant and a personalized healing abutment.

| 5 years ago
Caries Detection, Part I: What Do You See?
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Caries Detection, Part I: What Do You See?

We take a comprehensive look at dental caries, from the latest research to photographic and radiographic images showing a variety of examples.

| 5 years ago