Aesthetics
Direct Composite Resin Restorations for Today’s Practice
INTRODUCTION Composite resin has been widely used during most of my dental career. While...
Endodontics
Implant Wisdom: An Endodontist’s Approach
INTRODUCTION As a practicing endodontist for more than 25 years, I have seen the...
Technology
Improving the Way to Detect Cracks in Teeth
Figure 1. The Canary System. INTRODUCTION Detecting cracks in teeth is one of the...
Implants
Maxillary Small-Diameter Implant-Retained Overdentures
INTRODUCTION When considering the use of dental implants in the maxillary arch to retain...
Implants
Simplified Technique for Parallel Placement of Mini-Implants
Mini-dental implants (MDIs) (also referred to as small-diameter implants) have been used successfully to...
Technology
Magnification Alternatives: Seeing is Believing, Part 1
In part one of this 2 part series, I will discuss basic factors for...
Aesthetics
Aesthetic Zone Challenges: Untreatable Teeth, Part 1: Using Low Intensity Orthodontic Eruption to Safeguard Gingival and Bone Levels
INTRODUCTION Today’s dental patient has extremely high expectations, often asking us to seemingly perform...
Technology
A System for Success: Increasing Revenue and Patient Comfort by Embracing Technology
The breadth of the dental field is astounding. Dentists are simultaneously the doctors, teachers,...
Lasers
Removing All-Ceramic Restorations With Lasers
INTRODUCTION I am now in my 14th year of using dental laser technology in...
Restorative
The New Science of Strong Teeth: Class II Preps
INTRODUCTION At some point in their career, most restorative dentists have questioned themselves in...