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Mothers, Pulp Lovers, and Apical Barbarians

If you were doing a root canal for your mother, would you want her...

Everything I Know About Endodontics, I Learned After Dental School Part 2

As a full-time educator, I am happy to report that dental education is teaching...

Optimizing Infant and Toddler Oral Health The Importance of Early Intervention

What is the appropriate age for a child’s first dental visit? Parents attempting to...

Automated External Defibrillators, Part 1 Introduction and Rationale

Since August 2001, when Dentistry Today presented a series of articles on emergency cardiovascular...

The Use of Extreme Magnification in Fixed Prosthodontics

The surgical operating microscope was introduced in the early 1920s, but it was largely...

Everything I Know About Endodontics, I Learned After Dental School, Part 1

If you graduated from dental school in the last few years, you need not...

How Staff Can Tap a Gold Mine of Production With Just a Nugget of Problem-Solving Skills

It’s no secret that patients enter your practice every day with a wide variety...

The Future of Periodontal Diagnostic Testing

Traditionally, periodontal disease has been diagnosed by a radiographic and clinical examination including the...

Enamel Loss and Occlusal Vertical Dimension Causes and Considerations for Treatment

Treatment of occlusal enamel loss as it relates to human longevity, attrition, bruxism, and...

Periodontal Disease and Diabetes Mellitus: Bidirectional Relationship

Periodontal diseases (periodontitis) are bacterial infections and can result in the destruction of tissues...