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Upgrading Previously Placed Porcelain Veneers: Materials and Technique

In the early-to-mid 1980s the literature described techniques for bonding veneers to enamel with...

Desensitizing Complex More Effective Than Fluoride

It has been known for many years that saliva plays a critical role in...

Nicotine Vaccine Is Effective

The results of a study released at the 2005 American Society of Clinical Oncology...

Researchers Characterize Headpin Protein

Three years ago, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) grantees and colleagues...

Tuberculosis Declines, But Disparities Remain

In 1994 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidelines for preventing...

Methamphetamine Use and Your Patients

Methamphetamine use is pervasive, its manufacture is easy, and its users are not limited...

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...

Principle-Centered Endodontics: Methods, Strategies, and Concepts

Recently I did a series of donated endodontic demonstration cases. The teeth were challenging...

Production, Products, and Your Bottom Line

By now, you have attended several years’ worth of periodontal diagnosis/treatment courses and have...

Oral Hygiene and Maintenance of Dental Implants

Long-term predictability of dental implants and their associated restorations has been demonstrated.1-3 As the...