Periodontics
An Improved Technique for Restoring a Challenging Treatment Zone
Accidents are daily occurrences; however, problems often occur that are iatrogenic in nature and...
Radiography
Digital Radiographic Imaging in Dental Practice
Digital radiography refers to all non-film-based methodologies to capture radiological information. Digital imaging has...
Computers
Contact—Wired to Win: Computer-Driven Communication
You’ve got a captive audience out there. Patient loyalty is yours for the taking,...
Periodontics
Laser Periodontal Therapy for Bone Regeneration
Free running (FR)1 pulsed Nd:YAG lasers have been used safely and effectively in the...
Management
Prejudgment: Why It Stifles Case Acceptance and How to Overcome It Quickly
Do you know a dentist (maybe yourself) who prejudges patients’ ability to pay or...
Pain Management
Is There a Satisfactory Alternative to Opioids in the Management of Surgical Pain?
Figure 1. Rofecoxib: Specific inhibition of COX-2. The dental practitioner has many ways of...
Restorative
The Laminar Impression Technique
After an in-depth study of viscous elastomeric impression materials and their behavior, I invented...
Periodontics
Correction of an Aesthetic Problem Related to Excessive Display of Gingiva
Chiche and Pinault1 describe in their text, Esthetics of Anterior Fixed Prosthodontics, the artistic...
Prosthodontics
How to Make Exquisite Cosmetic Dentures a Profitable Part of Your Practice
Full dentures are shunned by many practitioners. They are considered by many to be...
Hygiene
Doctor—Your Hygienist Needs a Digital X-ray System!
So, what do you do with that?” asked the new patient, whom I was...