Focus On
Focus On: New Horizons in Aesthetics
Dr. Louis Malcmacher opines on the latest skills needed to fully serve patients and...
Aesthetics
Conservative Approach to a Multidisciplinary Challenge
Figure 1. Before and after photos. Many patients and doctors can find it challenging...
Aesthetics
Recreating Nature: Righting the Wrongs of Iatrogenic Dentistry
INTRODUCTION It has become all too commonplace in the author’s practice to be faced...
Dental Materials
Trends in Indirect Adhesion
Figure 1. A cement decision chart, advising which cement to use, depending on the...
Endodontics
The Role of 3-D CBCT in Endodontics
INTRODUCTION In endodontics, we “do it in the dark…” …Until the endodontic light bulbs...
Implants
Immediate Implantation in a Deficient Ridge: A Predictable Treatment Protocol
INTRODUCTION Because significant bone loss tends to occur following the loss of a tooth,...
Implants
CBCT Enhances Facially Driven Digital Implant Design
INTRODUCTION Implant placement is no longer a novel treatment for dentists or patients. Although...
Viewpoint
Emerging Dental Specialties and Recognition
In 1932, there were only 4 medical specialties: ophthalmology, otolaryngology, obstetrics and gynecology, and...
Multidisciplinary
Managing the Unexpected Can Be a Challenge!
CASE REPORT Initial Presentation A 37-year-old patient presented after losing her left upper central...
Focus On
Focus On: Insurance Benefits
Tom Limoli discusses the 3 parts of a patient’s plan and why you can’t...