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Aesthetics and Strength With One Restorative Material

INTRODUCTION There has been an evolution of dental ceramics from early use in the...

Questions to Ask Prior to Root Canal Treatment

When one discusses clinical endodontic techniques, it often tends to involve a drill, an...

Achieving Natural Tissue Contours: A Predictable and Simplified Technique

INTRODUCTION Although the functional success rate of dental implants is very high, aesthetic failures...

Implants in the Aesthetic Zone: Clinical Guidelines

INTRODUCTION The customary statistic to cite for single-tooth dental implant survival in the long-term...

The Seven Deadly Sins of Traditional Class II Restorations

INTRODUCTION The Evolution of Class II Composite Restorations When we first started placing posterior...

Laser Troughing to Improve Scanning and Impressions

INTRODUCTION Fixed restorative dentistry success is dependent on the exquisite fit of restorations. When...

Restorative Digital Dentistry, Part 2: Choosing the Right Digital Dental Strategy

This is the second in a 3-part article series. Part 1 was published in...

Corporate Healthcare: Important Contracts

There exist 3 common contracts doctors sign with corporate dentistry. These include employment contracts,...

Focus On: Digital Dental Marketing

Roger P. Levin, DDS, explains how the Internet and digital media have altered the...

Should General Practitioners Place Implants?

INTRODUCTION My favorite reply, when asked why an endodontist also places implants, is, “Even...