Restorative

An Answer to the Gray Screw-Hole Conundrum

INTRODUCTION  Gray! That confounding color has betrayed dentists for years as we have attempted...

Congenital Growth Defect and Missing Teeth

A Conservative Aesthetic Rehabilitation in an Adolescent INTRODUCTION Pediatric odontogenic tumors are rare but...

Management of Compound Fractured Coronal Tooth Structure

Reattaching Fractured Segments INTRODUCTION Approximately 92% of accidental traumatic injuries commonly affect the anterior...

The Gummy Smile and How to Improve It: The When, Why, and How for Success

INTRODUCTION A non-duchenne smile is evaluated in 3 parts: the teeth, the lip framework,...

Clinical Solutions for Removing Excess Cement

INTRODUCTION    Dentistry is all about little details. One of those details that can...

Thermo-Viscous Technology: Trailblazing New Composites That Are Flowable and Sculptable

INTRODUCTION Advancements in the world of composite dentistry usually move at a snail’s pace....

Class I Glass-Ionomer Restoration Resurfacing: A Pictorial Essay

Glass polyalkenoate systems (glass-ionomer cements) have remarkable characteristics that make them valuable restorative-dental-repair materials....

Treatment of White Spot Lesions With Resin Infiltration

INTRODUCTION Approaches to the management of dental caries have changed dramatically in the past...

COVID-19 Cracks Again

  INTRODUCTION It’s all over the news: Dentists are treating more cracked teeth since...

Restorative Aesthetics at the Gingiva

AESTHETIC DILEMMA OF THE GINGIVAL MARGIN The data is clear: Porcelain and composite resin...