Hygiene
A Review of the ADA Mercury Hygiene Recommendations
More than a decade ago, the ADA established recommendations for appropriate mercury hygiene within...
Long-Term Care
Dentistry for The Long Term Care Patient
Among the groups in the United States with the most limited access to dental...
Restorative
Bridging the Diagnostic Void: A Case Study in Early Detection and Modern Conservative Care
Over the years there has been a persistent frustration in diagnostic restorative dentistry that...
Restorative
Capping Carious Exposed Pulps With Potassium Nitrate, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Polycarboxylate Cement
Capping exposed pulps is currently an infrequent procedure because of a general lack of...
Endodontics
Innovations in Endodontics Instruments and Techniques: How They Simplify Treatment
After a relatively static 30-year period from the 1950s to the 1980s endodontic practitioners...
Lasers
Aesthetic Breakthrough: Soft Tissue Lasers
Possibly one of the most important technical breakthroughs in cosmetic dentistry since dentin bonding...
Restorative
SensiStat: A New Saliva-Based Composition for Simple and Effective Treatment of Dentinal Sensitivity Pain
It has been estimated that approximately 30 million American adults suffer from short, sharp,...
Aesthetics
Conservative Aesthetic Treatment of Dark Necrotic Teeth: Efficient Internal Bleaching
In dental school, in the mid-1980s, we learned of the “walking bleach technique.” A...
Materials
Seventh-Generation Adhesive Systems
Over the past two decades, the evolution of adhesive techniques has transformed the scope...
Periodontics
Surgical Crown Lengthening for Enhanced Clinical Success
Teeth needing restoration should have all caries removed. When this is accomplished, adequate supragingival...