Restorative
Using Technology to Enhance Crown and Bridge Restorations
Restorative options are often limited to the scope of the restoration and the confidence...
Periodontics
An Expedited Procedure for Augmenting the Alveolar Ridge
Loss of height and/or width of the alveolar ridge may result from a number...
Endodontics
The Surgical Operating Microscope: Pushing the Boundaries of the Possible in Dentistry
In August 1992 in Dentistry Today, I wrote an article, “The SOM: A Quantum...
Restorative
Adopting a New Philosophy: Minimal Invasion
Many of you reading this article (or family members or people you know) have...
Lasers
Do All Dentists Use Lasers?
“Do all dentists use lasers?” This is a question I hear daily from patients....
Periodontics
Assuaging Postoperative Effects of Periodontal Surgery
Periodontal surgery is one of the most common treatment modalities for periodontal disease. The...
CE Articles
An Alternative Treatment for the Periodontal Infrabony Defect: A Synthetic Bioactive Resorbable Composite Graft
For the past 15 years emphasis has moved away from resective periodontal surgery toward...
Periodontics
AlloDerm: An Effective Alternative to Palatal Donor Tissue for Treatment of Gingival Recession
Gingival grafting using palatal donor tissue primarily to increase the zone of attached gingiva...
Periodontics
Suturing for Surgical Success
Surgery involves the creation of a wound, and proper closure of this wound is...
Aesthetics
Altering and Controlling Osseous Architecture to Achieve an Aesthetic Dentition
We as dental clinicians are accustomed to altering bone to eliminate periodontal osseous defects...