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Implant and Prosthetic Efficiency Breakthroughs: Recent Advances in Implant Design and Drilling Protocols

INTRODUCTION In all the years since 1963, when Dr. Per-Ingvar Brånemark invented the first titanium...

A Guidance System for the Partially Edentulous Arch

INTRODUCTION Partially edentulous arches are the cases that are most frequently treated with implants...

The Pendulum Swings

The Premise The concept of minimally invasive can be misleading in the world of...

Focus On: Endodontic Education

Clifford J. Ruddle, DDS, discusses the evolution of education. Q: How have endodontic education...

Seeing With Aesthetic Vision: Tooth Size Discrepancies

INTRODUCTION Either you see it, or you don’t! Some people never see it, while...

Improving Patient Communication in Ceramics

You present an extensive treatment plan involving crowns/veneers or even full-mouth restorations. Your patient...

Transforming Aesthetics Using CAD/CAM Dentistry

INTRODUCTION When a patient presents with a dental injury, or a request for improved...

The Evolving Look of ‘The Look’

INTRODUCTION “The pulp is a big issue about a little tissue.” This quote is...

A ‘Graft Less’ Approach to Posterior Implant Sites

INTRODUCTION In the past, a common guideline for selection of an implant size was...

A Full-Mouth Rejuvenation

Even a dentist’s teeth are not immune to wear and breakdown. I was honored...