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High-Quality Panoramic Radiographs

The overall quality of panoramic radiographs can be greatly improved with greater attention to...

Brain Injury in Sports Related to Trauma to the Lower Jaw

Recent media attention to traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in sports is primarily due to...

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...

The Interdisciplinary Referral

The only constant is change. There have been approximately 800 generations of mankind. It...

Diagnosis and Management of Nondental Toothache

The patient who presents with a toothache or tooth pain that has no obvious...

Surgical Crown Lengthening for Enhanced Clinical Success

Teeth needing restoration should have all caries removed. When this is accomplished, adequate supragingival...

Managing the Large Diastema With Porcelain Veneers

There are a myriad of aesthetic problems that the clinician will face in the...

Occlusion and Hygiene

Beauty is only skin deep, but function goes to the core! As hygienists, we...

Walking Forward: Closing Unwanted Posterior Open Interproximal Contacts

We’ve all experienced it. You see a patient for a periodic examination, and the...

Porcelain Veneers: Problems and Solutions

Porcelain laminate veneers were first introduced to the dental profession in 1983 by Faunce,1...