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I Guess Occlusion Does Matter?
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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...

| 11 years ago
The Mystery of Tooth Preparation
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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...

| 11 years ago
The Three Phases of Joint Evaluation
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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...

| 11 years ago
Eight Steps to Facially Generated Treatment Planning [Part II]
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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...

| 11 years ago
Eight Steps to Facially Generated Treatment Planning [Part I]

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...

| 11 years ago
Treatment Planning and Sequencing in Patients with Severe Wear

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...

| 11 years ago
Segmental Appliances and Risk
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Segmental Appliances and Risk

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....

| 11 years ago
Tooth Wear Appliances: Full Arch Maxillary and Full Arch Mandibular
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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...

| 11 years ago
Tooth Wear Appliances: Posterior Pivots
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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...

| 11 years ago
Clinical Tips for Polishing Ceramics: e.max and Zirconia
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Clinical Tips for Polishing Ceramics: e.max and Zirconia

Dr. Winter shares polishing tips for emax and Zirconia restorations

| 11 years ago
Predictably Marking Ceramic Occlusal Contacts
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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...

| 11 years ago
Alignment Showdown: Orthodontics Vs. Restorative Dentistry
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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,...

| 11 years ago