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A Simple Tip to Evaluate and Adjust Interproximal Contacts
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Techniques & Materials

A Simple Tip to Evaluate and Adjust Interproximal Contacts

Have you ever over adjusted an interproximal contact of direct restorations? Unfortunately this happens to all of us on occasion and in most cases (unless...

| 11 years ago ›
Failure to Communicate
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Practice Management

Failure to Communicate

I would like to share something that happened to me recently in hopes you can avoid it happening to you. Several years ago I saw a patient for evaluation...

| 11 years ago ›
Implant Planning With CBCT
Implants

Implant Planning With CBCT

In a previous article 'Two Fundamental Steps For Implant Planning', I spoke about implant planning and the need for both proper placement and of course...

| 11 years ago ›
Two Fundamental Steps For Implant Planning
Implants

Two Fundamental Steps For Implant Planning

Whether you're a specialist or restorative dentist, we are all faced with challenges; however, sometimes these challenges are avoidable with proper planning....

| 11 years ago ›
Triumph Over the Dark Side
Implants

Triumph Over the Dark Side

I would like to share a particularly challenging case I had to deal with a few years ago, and how keeping an open mind along with some great teamwork...

| 11 years ago ›
What Lies in the Third Dimension [Part II]
Beyond Restoration

What Lies in the Third Dimension [Part II]

In a previous article I've discussed how using CBCT can help discover the source of a patient's pain. However, there are many other advantages to using...

| 11 years ago ›
Made in the Shade
Techniques & Materials

Made in the Shade

One of the common challenges I face daily as a restorative dentist is shade matching. Teeth have different layers of color that allow for variances not...

| 11 years ago ›
How to Prevent and Manage Bonded Contacts
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Techniques & Materials

How to Prevent and Manage Bonded Contacts

With the increased use of bonded all-ceramic materials in dentistry today, particularly in the posterior, one frustration I hear repeatedly from my fellow...

| 11 years ago ›
Are You Standing in the Way of Treatment?
Case Presentation

Are You Standing in the Way of Treatment?

One thing I often hear is that most dentists would like to have the constraints and limitations they face with insurance to vanish. I also hear the same...

| 11 years ago ›
What Lies in the Third Dimension
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Implants

What Lies in the Third Dimension

Technology like CBCT scans can help dentists better treatment plan cases.

| 11 years ago ›