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Putting Material Science to Work: Use of a Self-Polishing, Universal Nanohybrid Composite

INTRODUCTION After more than 30 years of clinical use, there are few materials in...

Platelet-Rich Growth Factor for Lip and Perioral Rejuvenation: A Case Study on “The Kiss Shot”

INTRODUCTION Loss of lip volume is part of the aging process. With the increase...

Immediate Placement of SDIs in the Maxillary Arch: Immediate Post-Extraction Placement

INTRODUCTION Small-diameter (mini) implants (SDIs) have proven to be very predictable for the stabilization...

Inflection Points in Dental Imaging

Figure 1. Dental operatory with 80-in monitor, displaying 3-D camera image in a live...

Interdisciplinary Management of Worn Anterior Teeth: Facially Generated Treatment Planning

INTRODUCTION For most dentists, treatment planning is a straightforward process whenever the patient has...

Oral Cancer Screening

Oral cancer is the sixth leading cancer worldwide, and the mortality for this disease...

Aesthetic Implications of Restorative Material Choice: Considering Soft-Tissue Factors

When it comes to anterior aesthetics (often referred to as “smile design”), soft-tissue architecture...

The Importance of Increasing the Success Rate: A Look at Procedures, Factors, and Clinical Practices

INTRODUCTION When I first started to practice dentistry, I asked myself what is im­portant...

Creating Well-Obturated Canals: The Use of Warm Vertical Condensation Techniques

INTRODUCTION One of the most common questions asked by general practitioners and specialists alike...

Implant Practice

Figure 1. The patient reception room at Goldstein, Garber & Salama. INTRODUCTION The clinicians...