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A Simple Tip to Evaluate and Adjust Interproximal Contacts
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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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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
What Lies in the Third Dimension [Part II]

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

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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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