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Endodontic Predictability: “What Matters?”

INTRODUCTION The purpose of endodontics is to prevent or heal lesions of endodontic origin...

Management of Occlusion Over Implants, Part 2: Three 10-Year Case Follow-Ups and Evaluations

This is part 2 of a 2-part article series. Part 1 of Dr. Escalante’s...

ADAA Education and Credentialing of Dental Assistants

ADAA is the voice of dental assistants to the public and to all professional...

April 2013

View the Digital Magazine IMPLANTS Solving Complex Full-Arch Cases With Simple Solutions Vincenzo Bucci...

Advancing the Standard of Care With the LANAP Protocol

INTRODUCTION The specialty of periodontics has long relied on surgical intervention to achieve the...

Making Contact: A Method for Restoring Adjacent Posterior Direct Resin

INTRODUCTION The importance of a proximal contact is both supportive and protective in nature.1...

Conservative Treatment Helps Avoid Gum Surgery

Dr. Craig Buntemeyer and hygienists Selena Murtaugh and Candice DeHues of Tulsa, Oklahoma received...

Improving Existing Dentures With Mini Implants: Idealizing a Knife-Edged Mandibular Ridge

INTRODUCTION Mandibular dentures have historically been one of the most unpredictable and unsatisfactory dental...

Blackberries May Lead to Healthy Gums

Blackberries could be beneficial for one’s oral health. A new study shows that this...

Melatonin Levels and Periodontitis

A study published in the Journal of Periodontology measured melatonin levels in the gingival...