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Everything I Know About Endodontic Surgery I Learned After Graduate School

As it has been stated many times before, there are 2 things in life...

Teeth First, Oral Fitness, and the Oral Theory of Everything

As a former bodybuilder, fitness trainer, and practicing dentist with 18 years of experience,...

Treatment Options for a Congenitally Missing Lateral Incisor

Figure 1. The patient has abundant keratinized tissue and bone, but has limited interdental...

Proper Use of Er:YAG Lasers and Contact Sapphire Tips When Cutting Teeth and Bone: Scientific Principles and Clinical Application

It is interesting to consider that dental education relies upon the concepts of classical...

My “High-Powereds”

A few weeks ago, my dental partner and I were both preparing 8-unit veneer...

How Dentists Are Judged by Patients

In the 18 years I managed a dental practice, I never once heard a...

Treating Patients With CARE (Comfortable Aesthetic Restorations)Reducing Postoperative Sensitivity in Direct Posterior Composite Restorations

Perhaps one of the most frustrating situations in the dental office is to craft...

Steps to Redesign Smiles Using Current Technology and Materials

Figure 1. Preoperative maxillary labial view. Figure 2. Preoperative maxillary anterior radiographs. Figure 3....

Aesthetic Restoration of The Anterior Maxilla

The use of all-ceramic restorations has received considerable attention by enhancing the aesthetic aspects...

Creating Natural Gingival Profiles Using the Ovate Pontic Technique

The aesthetically acceptable replacement of natural teeth is dependent on a variety of factors....