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Selecting New Technologies and Equipment: A Decision-Making Process

As practicing dentists, we are continually bombarded with a plethora of decisions to make....

A New Smile for a New Life

In September 2000, Haley, an 11-year-old female, was brought to our office by her...

Rediscovering the Artistic Beauty of Dentistry With Porcelain Veneers

Dentistry is experiencing an aesthetic revolution. This revolution began late in the last century...

Managing Stress With Composite Resin, Part 2: The Class V Restoration

Part 1 of this article presented information regarding the composite restorative-tooth interface. This interface...

The Bell’s Palsy Patient

The condition called Bell’s Palsy affects approximately 4,000 people each year. Its cause is...

Protein and Periodontal Bone Loss

Periodontal diseases rankle thousands of Americans with their nagging persistence. But scientists are learning...

Periodontal Therapy and Type 2 Diabetes

Patients with type 2 diabetes and periodontal disease who receive periodontal therapy see levels...

Deterrents to Implant Treatment

A study recently published in the International Journal of Prosthodontics revealed that while the...

Ten Commonly Asked Computer Questions…and Answers: Part 2

Last month I answered 5 of the 10 most commonly asked computer questions. This...

Patient-Centered Treatment Planning: Part 1

As part of our formal training to become dentists we are taught to diagnose,...