I Guess Occlusion Does Matter?
This is a case from my failure file. These provisionals kept breaking in the same place. The lower lateral is a provisional on top of an implant temporary...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›The Mystery of Tooth Preparation
Have you ever done a tooth preparation and then found despite having reduced the prescribed amount of structure, you don't have the proper amount of...
John Carson | 11 years ago ›The Three Phases of Joint Evaluation
Joint examination and evaluation is one of the three systems that must be evaluated prior to treatment. This article is a continuation of my previous...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›Eight Steps to Facially Generated Treatment Planning [Part II]
As I discussed in Part I of this article, planning treatment for wear patients can be difficult because of all the different possibilities that can occur...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›Eight Steps to Facially Generated Treatment Planning [Part I]
Planning treatment for wear patients can be difficult because of all the different possibilities that can occur as teeth wear. In some patients the wear...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›Treatment Planning and Sequencing in Patients with Severe Wear
Almost every restorative dentist I know has a set of models sitting on their desk they have looked at multiple times and yet they still don't know...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›In the past few weeks I've had correspondence with three dentists asking about the use of an anterior bite plane appliance like the one pictured here....
Gary DeWood | 11 years ago ›Tooth Wear Appliances: Full Arch Maxillary and Full Arch Mandibular
Conceptually, full coverage appliances decrease elevator muscle activity in excursive movements if they are designed with anterior guidance, but...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›Tooth Wear Appliances: Posterior Pivots
To pick up where I left off in the previous article about tooth wear appliances, a posterior pivot is the opposite of an anterior bite plane. This appliance...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›Clinical Tips for Polishing Ceramics: e.max and Zirconia
Dr. Winter shares polishing tips for emax and Zirconia restorations
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›Predictably Marking Ceramic Occlusal Contacts
Figure 1: AccuFilm II with Vaseline It can be challenging to mark an occlusal contact on glazed ceramic restorations. Untreated...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›Alignment Showdown: Orthodontics Vs. Restorative Dentistry
Choosing between orthodontics or restorative dentistry can be difficult when evaluating esthetic patients. When treating patients who may not want orthodontics,...
Mark Fleming, D.D.S. | 11 years ago ›