Table of Contents

November 2010

December 1, 2010
2 minutes read
14 years ago

IMPLANTS

Tissue Management Protocol: “Tunnel Bone Graft” Technique
Alfred L. “Duke” Heller, DDS, MS, and Robert L. Heller, DDS, discuss the management of the tissue for the “tunnel bone graft” technique to gain adequate buccal width in thin mandibular ridges.

Clinical Update

A New Twist on Soft Tooth Enamel

Approach for Treating Tooth Hypersensitivity

Pepper and Pain Management

Chitosan and Enamel De-Remineralization

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Reviewed

Improved Compatibility of Dental Implants

Links to Osteonecrosis of the Jaw

Genetic Testing to Help Predict Gum Disease

Vitamin A Increases HIV Virus in Breast Milk

Promising New Ideas for HIV Vaccine Design

Reattaching Teeth Using Stem Cells

Peripheral Nerve Repair Study Completed

Antimicrobial Drug Interactions in Periodontology Examined

FIXED PROSTHODONTICS

Meeting Demands of Today’s Baby Boomers!
Ara Nazarian, DDS, focuses on restoring a patient with a fixed lower bridge supported by implants.

ORAL-SYSTEMIC CONNECTION

The Future of Dental Care: Maintaining Patient Health
Neil R. Gottehrer, DDS, MS, Jack L. Martin, MD, and Daniel Casullo, DMD, talk about the future of periodontics and dentist-physician relationships.

ENDODONTICS

Shaping Root Canal Systems: A “Real World” Case
Richard E. Mounce, DDS, and Joshua Friedman, DDS, discuss clinically relevant means to shape root canal systems, predictably minimizing iatrogenic risk in both routine and advanced cases for general practitioners.

MID RESTORATIVE

A Rapid and Aesthetic Alternative to Direct Posterior Composite
Mark L. Pitel, DMD, presents a case report showing how he used a new glass ionomer restorative system as an alternative to direct resin composite.

A Conservative Approach to Patient Care
Lorin Berland, DDS, presents a case report demonstrating the use of same-day conservative restorative techniques.

Reclaiming Endodontics and Reinventing Restorative, Part 2
David J. Clark, DDS, in part 2 of a 2-part article series, rethinks and presents challenges regarding the ways in which clinicians prepare and restore teeth.

TREATMENT PLANNING

Bone Grafting and Implants: Always the Best Treatment?
Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD, and Paul L. Child Jr, DMD, CDT, discuss factors to take into consideration when treatment planning for bone grafting and/or implants.

DOCTOR-TECHNICIAN PERSPECTIVES

A Team Approach to Implant Reconstruction
Robert A. Lowe, DDS, Charles Maragos, CDT, and Richard Aeziman, CDT, discuss a team approach to treatment planning and the execution of a reconstruction case.

PERIODONTICS

Peptide-Enhanced Bovine Xenograft to Treat Severe Recession
David H. Wong, DDS, and Steven Kendrick, DDS, review treatment options and introduce a surgical technique for root coverage that possesses many reported advantages.