Study: Women Who Smoked Are More Likely to Lose Teeth Due to Gum Disease
According to a new study published and featured on the cover of the current Journal of the American Dental Association by researchers at the University...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›
Does Your Practice Have a Word-of-Mouth Culture?
Not all new patients are created equal. People who come to your practice at the invitation of a current patient come with the right mindset and expectations;...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
For most patients the outcome of excess overjet is some occlusal variation from what might be considered normal or ideal. The specific variation is...
Frank Spear | 11 years ago ›
If You Schedule It, They Will Come
In a previous article, Practice Dentistry without a Net?, I talked about the importance of really challenging yourself from time to time by taking away...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›![Believe it Or Not Dentistry [Part I]](https://assets.speareducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Ortho1.png)
Believe it Or Not Dentistry [Part I]
There is no point to this article other than to share a most unusual clinical finding. This patient had her dentistry done in Eastern Europe...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Practice Dentistry Without a Net?
I remember hearing about a family of circus performers from years ago who specialized in trapeze routines and other spectacular highwire acts. They were...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
The Trouble With Gingival Position
One of the foundations of an esthetic restoration is gingival position. It is always better to have that discussion with patients before we...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
Every dentist who goes from average to exceptional reaches a point in their training where they undergo a fundamental shift in thinking. When this mindset...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Sometimes it can seem that a dental practice is an extremely complicated piece of machinery. There are a lot of moving parts and human considerations...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Closing the Infamous Black Triangle
To close black triangles in the gingival embrasure when restoring teeth with veneers or crowns, there are clinical and technical design procedures required...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
Failure Risks of Restoring Endodontically Treated Teeth
It is well documented in the literature that restored teeth that are endodontically treated are at a higher risk of failure than the restoration of...
Greggory Kinzer | 11 years ago ›
Spear TALK: Discover a wealth of advice for treating your most challenging cases. Find out which new practice technologies are actually worth the...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›