Endodontics
Filling Root Canal Systems With Centered Condensation: Concepts, Instruments, and Techniques
Filling root canals seems to be the primary obsession of dentists providing endodontic therapy...
Hygiene
Maximum Hygiene
As hygienists, we worked for years doing “bloody” prophies. In many cases, when we...
Infection Control
Sterilizer Monitoring: Rationale for Using Biological Indicators
In late 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released revised Guidelines...
Magnification
Microscope-Enhanced Aesthetic Dentistry
One of America’s best-known architects, Frank Lloyd Wright, once said, “The physician can bury...
Oral Pathology
Clinical Conditions and Lesions Mimicking Salivary Gland Disease, Part 1
Columbia University’s Salivary Gland Center (SGC) serves as a referral base for metropolitan New...
Oral Surgery
Removable Revolution…Using Socket Grafting for Aesthetics
The way dentistry is performed has changed dramatically. New techniques, new materials, and new...
Prosthetics
Infection of Dental Implements and Appliances, Part 2: The Denture
For many years, an association between denture wear and denture stomatitis (eg, denture sore...
CE Articles
Protecting Electronic Health Information as Part of HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) calls for standards for administrative, physical,...
Clinical Update
Anxiety and Third Molar Extractions
Patient anxiety is a major problem in dentistry, and many people avoid dental care...
Endodontics
Know When to Say “When” in Endodontics: Smoke on the Water
Recently I saw Deep Purple in Seattle performing Highway Star and Smoke on the...