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Endodontic K-Files: Invaluable Endangered Species or Ready for the Smithsonian?

Do hand-powered K-files have a place in a rotary nickel-titanium (RNT) endodontic world? Will...

Accounting Basics for the Hygienist: Understanding Office Economics

It’s been more than a year since you and the rest of the staff...

Same-Day Implant Placement and Provisionalization for Single-Tooth Implants: A Technique Update and Review of Clinical Experiences

Dental implants are accepted today as an effective option for the restoration of single-tooth...

Extraction, Bone Graft, and Immediate Placement of a 6-Unit Fixed Bridge

Placing a permanent fixed bridge immediately after extraction has always been a tricky and...

Immediate Extraction Site Grafting: Materials and Clinical Objectives

Osseous regeneration is now an essential part of periodontal therapy. The efficacy of various...

A New Paradigm in Tooth Preparation

You walk into your office on Monday morning, happy to be alive, happy to...

Assessing Patient Readiness for Full-Mouth Restoration: A Case Report

Full-mouth restoration is a process requiring attention to detail from preoperative impressions to cementation...

Tooth Whitening and Sensitivity Reduction

Tooth whitening, or “bleaching,” continues to be an important part of today’s aesthetic armamentarium....

Liners, Bases, and Cements: Material Selection and Clinical Applications

Asa has written that when dentists are going to make a change, they should...

Sinus Augmentation

Techniques for lifting the maxillary sinus, with grafting of the floor of the sinus,...