Technology

Atraumatic Removal of Mandibular Exostosis

An amazing blend of science and clinical practice, dentistry is constantly evolving to create...

Digitizing Implant Treatment: Abutment Design, Fabrication, and Provisionalization

INTRODUCTION Digital technologies that were once mainly used for traditional restorative or prosthodontic dentistry...

Ensuring Restorative Success With Bruxism Testing

Figure 1. The home test monitor provides objective data on bruxism and obstructive sleep...

So What’s Eating You? Resorption Case Using an Aesthetic Abutment

INTRODUCTION One of the great challenges that we face in dentistry is matching a...

Laser Removal of All-Ceramic Restorations: Solving a Difficult Clinical Challenge

INTRODUCTION I am a laser dentist who purchased my first pulsed dental laser in...

Overcoming a Clinical Challenge: Detecting Caries Around Amalgam Restorations

Detecting caries around amalgam restorations is challenging. Typically, older amalgam restorations may cause some...

Dental Digital Photography Update: A Report From the 2014 Chicago Midwinter Meeting

A Report From the 2014 Chicago Midwinter Meeting Hello all. After attending this year’s...

Improving the Local Anesthesia Experience for Our Patients

Figure 1. Gate principal of nerve sensation and pain. Among healthcare professionals, dentists are...

Using Digital Impressions and CAD/CAM in Implant Dentistry

INTRODUCTION Dentistry is undergoing a technology revolution, and traditional methods are being displaced at...

Cosmetic Gingivectomy Using Radiosurgery

INTRODUCTION Radiosurgery is used for cutting and coagulation of soft tissue in the oral...