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Lifestyle Modifications and the Management of Hypertension

There is evidence suggesting that hypertension affects nearly 50 million Americans.1 A study reported...

Differential Diagnosis of Severe Recurrent Oral Ulceration

Recurrent aphthous ulceration (RAU) also known as aphthous ulceration, recurrent aphthous stomatitis, or in...

Maximum Success in an Anterior Makeover Using the Minimum Number of Restored Teeth

The contemporary approach to most generalized aesthetic problems in the maxillary anterior teeth is...

Buying a Practice: The Bottom Line Method of Practice Valuation

I have been in practice for 36 years, for 32 of those years as...

New Directions in Dentistry: A Dentistry Today Exclusive Interview with Dr. Gordon Christensen

In keeping with the theme of “New Directions” that traditionally has been an area...

New Directions in Endodontics: A Dentistry Today Exclusive Interview with Dr. Clifford J. Ruddle

Figure 1a. A preoperative film shows multidisciplinary treatment. The maxillary left first molar’s remaining...

Design and Management of the Worn Anterior Dentition: A Case Study With Porcelain Veneers and a Ceromer/Fiber-Reinforced Composite Framework

In today’s aesthetically oriented dental practice, a common motivator to seek aesthetic treatment is...

Modeling the Professionally Successful Practice

Dr. Cliff Ruddle, a noted endodontist from Santa Barbara, California, has often said publicly,...

Prevention: The Key to Successful Nonsurgical Periodontal Treatment

Periodontal disease is a pathologic process that affects the supporting soft tissue and bone...

The Bane of the Baby Boomer: Coronal Fracture Syndrome

No, it doesn’t sound serious. It certainly won’t kill you. But if it’s you...