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Orthodontics as a Prerequisite to Implant Placement

For years, the sole goal of dental implantology was to replace missing teeth. Replacing...

Predictable Soft-Tissue Management with Radiosurgery

    One type of surgical intervention that was used in the 1960s, had...

Stabilizing Periodontally Compromised Teeth With Fiber Reinforced Composite Resin

For those patients with moderate-to-severe periodontal disease, tooth mobility can contribute to discomfort when...

Immediate Complete Maxillary Dentures: Aesthetics, Fit, and Precision

Today, dentists are finding that patients of all ages are demanding the use of...

It’s All in Your Contacts! A Class II Matrix Roundup

Few things in dentistry frustrate practitioners more than, after having created the perfect class...

The Creation of an Ovate Pontic at the Time of Extraction

Figure 1. Tooth extraction has been accomplished by the oral surgeon. Figure 2. A...

Tall Tales of the Internet

They are there in your inbox when you wake up. You get more during...

Advances in the Treatment of Avulsed Teeth

The treatment of avulsed teeth has changed rapidly in the last several years. The...

Mothers, Pulp Lovers, and Apical Barbarians

If you were doing a root canal for your mother, would you want her...

Everything I Know About Endodontics, I Learned After Dental School Part 2

As a full-time educator, I am happy to report that dental education is teaching...