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Taking Records for Day-to-Day Implant Restorations

Taking Records for Day-to-Day Implant Restorations

As dental implants become more common, understanding the pros and cons of different methods for recording implant restorations is vital for optimal results.

| 1 week ago
Dental Office Design: What Your Patients Notice and Why it Matters

Dental Office Design: What Your Patients Notice and Why it Matters

You may be surprised by what your patients notice about dental office design. Here, Dr. Carson provides a detailed glimpse inside practice renovations.

| 6 months ago
Customizing a Custom Abutment: When a Custom Abutment Is Not Custom Enough
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Customizing a Custom Abutment: When a Custom Abutment Is Not Custom Enough

Dr. John Carson walks through a case where a custom abutment needs to be further customized.

| 8 months ago
Intraoral Scanning Techniques:  Minimizing Errors

Intraoral Scanning Techniques: Minimizing Errors

As with any clinical procedure, minimizing errors will result in the best outcomes. Dr. John Carson shares best intraoral scanning techniques to minimize...

| 1 year ago
The Pros and Cons of Dental Cements

The Pros and Cons of Dental Cements

Dr. John Carson examines the pros and cons of the three main types of dental cements.

| 1 year ago
Accurate Bite Records and Mounting Models Made Easy

Accurate Bite Records and Mounting Models Made Easy

Dr. John Carson reveals simple tips and techniques to make more accurate bite records and mounting models.

| 1 year ago
Three Shell Provisional Techniques and a Relining Case Study
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Three Shell Provisional Techniques and a Relining Case Study

Dr. John Carson summarizes the three main shell provisional techniques, emphasizing shell relining in a detailed case study.

| 1 year ago
Tips to Remove a Damaged Straumann Solid Abutment

Tips to Remove a Damaged Straumann Solid Abutment

Spear's Dr. John Carson shares a few tips that may make things a little easier should you ever need to remove a damaged Straumann solid abutment.

| 2 years ago
Complex Dentistry: Overcoming Hurdles to Make Cases Less Stressful
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Complex Dentistry: Overcoming Hurdles to Make Cases Less Stressful

Do your goals include taking on more complex dentistry cases? If so, you're not alone! Dr. Carson shares tips on how to overcome common hurdles and reduce...

| 2 years ago
Why Service in the Dental Practice Matters Now More Than Ever
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Why Service in the Dental Practice Matters Now More Than Ever

Some dental practices have allowed their customer service to falter because of the pandemic. But, as Dr. Carson explains, now is the time for teams to...

| 2 years ago
Nothing Lasts Forever: Case Planning for Easier Future Retreatments
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Nothing Lasts Forever: Case Planning for Easier Future Retreatments

Learn treatment planning that prevents unnecessary future challenges after things break, to make things easier on you, your patient, and your colleagues.

| 3 years ago
Replacing Teeth and Tissue Using a Mini Bar
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Replacing Teeth and Tissue Using a Mini Bar

Dr. John Carson uses an implant-supported fixed-removable partial denture to successfully treat a patient with six missing maxillary anterior teeth and...

| 3 years ago