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A New Guide to Nonsurgical Management of Periodontal Disease

The recent advances and surprising popularity of today’s new dental treatments are making this...

A New Two-Appointment Custom Denture Technique

A recent article in The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry indicates that at least for...

Walking Forward: Closing Unwanted Posterior Open Interproximal Contacts

We’ve all experienced it. You see a patient for a periodic examination, and the...

The One-Visit/One-Hour Crown

The search for high-quality, aesthetic, biocompatible, time-efficient dental restorations is one that dentists and...

Porcelain Veneers: Problems and Solutions

Porcelain laminate veneers were first introduced to the dental profession in 1983 by Faunce,1...

Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Endodontic Obturation With Nd:YAG Laser Disinfection

Standard endodontic obturation has involved the use of gutta-percha as the material of choice....

From Bridges to Implants: The New Paradigm for General Practice

It appears that most general dentists believe that a fixed conventional bridge is still...

Immediately Restored Single-Tooth Implants: Shortening Treatment Time to Increase Patient Acceptance

Dental implants are currently well accepted as a safe and effective means for tooth...

Dentistry’s Orphan

Photo courtesy of Aesthetic Porcelain Studios, Inc, Los Angeles, Calif. Please consider a simple,...

Extraction of Teeth: Some General Observations

This article is intended to provide some technique advice for extracting teeth, based on...