Aesthetics
Upgrading Previously Placed Porcelain Veneers: Materials and Technique
In the early-to-mid 1980s the literature described techniques for bonding veneers to enamel with...
Clinical Update
Desensitizing Complex More Effective Than Fluoride
It has been known for many years that saliva plays a critical role in...
Clinical Update
Nicotine Vaccine Is Effective
The results of a study released at the 2005 American Society of Clinical Oncology...
Clinical Update
Researchers Characterize Headpin Protein
Three years ago, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) grantees and colleagues...
Clinical Update
Tuberculosis Declines, But Disparities Remain
In 1994 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidelines for preventing...
Clinical Update
Methamphetamine Use and Your Patients
Methamphetamine use is pervasive, its manufacture is easy, and its users are not limited...
Cover Story
Harnessing the Internet: Driving Real Business Value Through More Effective Patient Communication
As dentists, our lifeblood is ensuring a perpetual patient base. How do we harness...
Endodontics
Principle-Centered Endodontics: Methods, Strategies, and Concepts
Recently I did a series of donated endodontic demonstration cases. The teeth were challenging...
Hygiene
Production, Products, and Your Bottom Line
By now, you have attended several years’ worth of periodontal diagnosis/treatment courses and have...
Implants
Oral Hygiene and Maintenance of Dental Implants
Long-term predictability of dental implants and their associated restorations has been demonstrated.1-3 As the...