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Clinical Tips to Ensure Successful Whitening Outcomes

INTRODUCTION Tooth shade is known to significantly influence the aesthetics of a smile, and...

Composite Versus Porcelain, Part 2: The 360° Composite Resin Veneer

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

Plea From an Oral Cancer Survivor

THE NEWS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING It was Christmas, 2006. I was “just a dentist”...

Focus On: Treatment Planning for Success

Ara Nazarian, DDS Ara Nazarian, DDS, discusses necessary steps and technologies in treating fully...

Optimizing a Smile Enhancement: Combining Alignment, Composite Bonding, and Ceramic Resurfacing

CASE REPORT Diagnosis and Treatment Planning A young man desiring treatment for smile enhancement...

Direct Composite Restorations to Mask Intrinsic Staining: An Eighteen-Year Follow-Up

INTRODUCTION In many cases, choosing the best restorative solution for structural defects of the...

The Three Fs of Predictable Endodontics: “Finding, Following, and Finishing”

The classic “Endodontic Triad” is founded on the 3 pillar principles of cleaning, shaping,...

Maximizing Stability and Prosthetic Durability

INTRODUCTION When treatment planning a fixed full-arch implant restoration, selecting a prosthesis that addresses...

Splints and Occlusion Get No Respect

Be of good cheer! You thought there was a causal relationship between occlusion and...

FOCUS ON: Caries Arrest

Rella Christensen, RDH, PhD, discusses what it takes to stop a developing carious lesion....