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Aesthetic Dentistry and Prom Night

Aesthetic dental procedures are routinely employed to improve a patient’s smile. Direct resin bonding...

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...

Risk Assessment in Periodontal Diagnosis and Treatment Planning: The Fundamental Importance of Probing

Management of adult periodontitis has undergone considerable change in the past decade. As understanding...

Grafting the Anterior Maxilla After Tooth Loss From External Resorption: A Case Report

External resorption often creates severe bone loss that can affect prosthetic treatment planning. This...

The Laminar Impression Technique

After an in-depth study of viscous elastomeric impression materials and their behavior, I invented...

Stainless Steel Reinforced Resin Retained Bridges

Provisional restorations are an important and desirable restoration in today’s practice. The advent of...

Full-Mouth Reconstruction With Increased Vertical Dimension: Case Report

Everything is continually changing and evolving in cosmetic dentistry. Materials and techniques seem to...

Right on the Money: Stimulate Cash Flow With Software That Suits Your Practice

Except for the occasional diehard who’s still hanging on to the “paper” practice for...

Another Look at Root Canal Obturation

Many ingenious techniques have been devised for what should be a simple process of...

ReD Hot Hygiene, Part 4: H Is for Helpful

Help, or helpful, is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as: to contribute, to give assistance...