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Laser Removal of Porcelain Veneers

INTRODUCTION In a clinical article published in the February 2011 issue of Dentistry Today, entitled “New Technology:...

Making Contact Just Got Easier: Making Class II Composite Restorations More Predictable

INTRODUCTION One problem that is an all too common occurrence with the Class II...

An Evidence-Based Concept of Implant Dentistry: Utilization of Short and Narrow Platform Implants

Introduction Implant dentistry has truly revolutionized the practice of dentistry, giving us an incredible...

Are You Treating Planned Cases or Treating Teeth to Stay Busy?

INTRODUCTION Historically, dentistry has been a “fix-it-to-relieve-pain” profession. Patients present when they have pain,...

Difficult Case Types: Part 2, A Discussion of Adult Short-Term Orthodontics

INTRODUCTION In part 1 of this article, I discussed the evolution and rationale of...

Prerequisites for Trouble-Free Fully Functional Dentures

MOLECULAR ADHESION The first prerequisite is adhesion, the focus of the article “Dread-Free Compound...

Technology: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond!

In an interview conducted by Dentistry Today’s editor-in-chief, Dr. Damon Adams, Gordon Christensen, DDS,...

Upgrading From a Removable to a Fixed Prosthesis

Over the years, as general dentists, we will see many patients in our offices...

Treatment of Chronic Severe Periodontitis Studied

A study by Dr. Dong-Yeol Jung et al published in the Journal of Clinical...

Why Some Cancers Spread to Bones

Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) School of Dentistry have found that administering...