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Health, Function, and Aesthetics: The Autoimmune Patient

INTRODUCTION Dental professionals must recognize that more than 90% of systemic conditions appear in...

Modified Emergence Profile of a Maxillary Central Incisor Implant

INTRODUCTION Replacement of incisors is a huge challenge for clinicians, technicians, and even patients,...

Digital Immediate Complete Dentures: Changing the Narrative

INTRODUCTION Transitioning from a terminal dentition to complete dentures can be an aesthetic and...

CBCT in the Age of Digital Dentistry: A Great Asset or a Great Liability? 

INTRODUCTION The introduction of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scanners for the oral and maxillofacial...

A Digital Approach to Aesthetic Restoration

INTRODUCTION At age 14, I declared that I would be a dentist someday, but...

Cosmetic Veneers in a Teenage Patient: Considerations and Treatment

INTRODUCTION Cosmetic dentistry is being sought out in record numbers, with experts saying the...

Direct Biomimetic Endodontic Access Restorations in Compromised Central Incisors

INTRODUCTION In functional dentistry, structural integrity is directly linked to clinical performance and long-term...

FOCUS ON – Women in Dentistry

Anne M. Duffy, RDH, discusses the growth of women in dentistry and how patients...

Outperformers: Practices Outperforming the Pack, and How

I clearly remember the date, March 17, 2020, when the city of Chicago placed a...

Three-Dimensional Facial Scanning: A New Paradigm

INTRODUCTION Three-dimensional facial scanning began its evolution in the facial-recognition fields of government and...