A simple technique that helps to create ideal impressions is to use Scotch tape on the outer aspect of your slotted disposable trays. First, I suggest...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
You've Got to Move It, Move It!
A recent article about curing lights appreared in Inside Dentistry and since that is topic that I cover for our participants in two workshops, Anterior...
Gary DeWood | 11 years ago ›
Pesky Screw Access for Implants
Hate stuffing cotton pellets into implant screw access? Tired of squirting light bodied impression material into those same openings and then trying to...
Steve Ratcliff | 11 years ago ›
How to Reestablish Proper Anterior Contact
In a previous article I discussed that altering mandibular incisal edge morphology to accommodate new incisal edge morphology in maxillary anterior restorations,...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
We all occasionally have had resin cemented or bonded crowns come off the prepared tooth. It's easy to prepare the tooth for rebonding or cementation...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›
What to Know About Milling and Pressing
Are you aware that if you place all-porcelain restorations chances are that at least some of them are milled? Do you know which of your all-porcelain...
John Carson | 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 ›
How to Take a Full Arch Impression on a Difficult Patient
Taking a full arch crown and bridge impression on the lower arch can be a difficult and stressful procedure. Here's a technique that may help.
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›
Quick and Easy Single Tooth Provisionals
When I first began making provisionals in dental school, we often took an alginate prior to preparing a tooth for an indirect restoration, especially...
Jeff Lineberry | 11 years ago ›
The Value of Anterior Preparation Reduction Guides
Anterior preparation reduction guides are extremely valuable tools which can be used to confirm that there will be adequate space for the restorative...
Robert Winter | 11 years ago ›
Protect the Integrity of Your Restorations
As we all know the resins we use in our practices all have one thing in common: They all have an outermost layer that when exposed to air does not set,...
John Carson | 11 years ago ›
Placing Composite in Large Non-carious Cervical Class V Lesions
We all have had large non-carious cervical lesions to restore on the facial or buccal surfaces of teeth. The challenge in finishing them is usually...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 11 years ago ›