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Relevant Questions in Retreatment: Clinical Considerations

“I have a patient who had RCT done where the gutta-percha is about 3...

Aesthetic Loading of Implants

We live in the era of aesthetics. Patients’ aesthetic demands drive dentistry, and aesthetic...

Soft-Tissue Surgery: Use of the Er,Cr:YSGG Laser

In recent years, laser dentistry has become a more accepted modality for treating conditions...

Adult Orthodontics and a Post-Treatment Bonded Splint: A New Cosmetic Subspecialty

As the field of cosmetic dentistry is still rapidly evolving, we have not yet...

Advanced Smile Design Technologies

Dentistry has certainly come a long way since the barber shop image of the...

Patient-Centered Treatment Planning: Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, I discussed many issues related to communicating with...

Developing and Directing a Hygiene Department

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) defines dental hygiene as “licensed oral health professionals...

A Question of Principles: Treating Severe Malocclusion

This case report will discuss the history and treatment of a patient who suffered...

Implants and the General Practitioner

Carl E. Misch, DDS, MDS, is clinical professor and director of oral implantology at...

Blending Irrigation, Canal Negotiation, and Instrumentation to Create Ideal Endodontic Results

Creating excellence in root canal preparation is a blend of many processes, three of...