Technology

Joint Vibration Analysis in Routine Restorative Dentistry

INTRODUCTION Clinical Considerations The urgency for taking the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condition into account...

Reduce Seating Times With Digital Technology: A Case Report

As a dentist who also owns his own dental laboratory, I’ve been in a...

Digital Radiography: An Improvement?

Despite the many advantages of digital radiography, many practitioners in North America still have...

Maximizing Case Acceptance: A Case Report

Figure 1. Explaining the radiograph showing decay on tooth No. 13. Figure 2. An...

Doctor-Technician Teams Connecting Via the Internet

Figure 1. Final preparations for porcelain layered, zirconium oxide frame bridge. Figure 2. Capturing...

Atraumatic Laser Excision and Ablation of Mandibular Tori

INTRODUCTION Tori (or bony exostoses) can provide unique clinical challenges. The large protuberance of...

Versatile CAD/CAM Digital Impression Technology

We must accept the fact that the world around us is literally changing daily....

Decoding CAD/CAM and Digital Impression Units

OVERVIEWThe indirect restorative procedure workflow is currently undergoing a significant change. Every few decades,...

LANAP in the General Practice: A Case Report

I am a laser dentist beginning my eleventh year of using laser technology. Lasers...

Enhancing Technical Skills With Magnification and Illumination

IntroductionMany of us practice without magnification and rely on the operatory chair light for...