The year 2016 saw many innovations in practicing dentistry, and we’re proud to share them with you. Here’s a look back at the Top 10 Clinical Articles of 2016, based on traffic at dentistrytoday.com.
Single-File Shaping Technique: Achieving a Gold Medal Result
Clifford J. Ruddle, DDS, outlines the critical distinctions between shaping canals using continuous rotation versus a reciprocation technique.
A New Restorative Material for Pediatric Dentistry
Lance Kisby, DMD, reviews some clinical applications of a recently introduced flowable composite resin system.
The Three Fs of Predictable Endodontics: “Finding, Following, and Finishing”
John West, DDS, MSD, describes how predictable endodontics is built on knowing and performing 3 mechanical skills known as finding, following, and finishing.
Simplifying Implant Overdentures: Contemporary Overdenture Abutment and Attachment Systems
Michael D. Scherer, DMD, MS, shares materials and techniques that will serve to simplify implant-supported overdentures.
Creating Well-Obturated Canals: The Use of Warm Vertical Condensation Techniques
Trent T. Lally, DDS, MSD; Eric Pacheco, DDS; and Garry L. Bey, DDS; discuss a new warm obturation technology, each author presenting a case example.
The Importance of Increasing the Success Rate: A Look at Procedures, Factors, and Clinical Practices
Allan S. Deutsch, DMD, shares his own professional experience, highlighting ways to increase success rates in endodontics.
Edward Lowe, BSc, DMD, and Nelson Rego, CDT, present a case report highlighting the steps required to achieve predictable and aesthetic partial-coverage posterior restorations.
Digital Design: Predictability, Profitability, and Efficiency
Joyce L. Bassett, DDS, and Matthew Roberts, CDT, explore state-of-the-art, real-time digital design and link 3-D prosthetic planning with fundamental principles.
Composite Versus Ceramics, Part 1: Young Patients and Fractures
David J. Clark, DDS, in the first of a 3-part article series, describes the new role and applications for direct composite restorations in conservative aesthetic dentistry.
Creating the “Perfect” Class V Composite: The Matrix Is Key
Paul C. Belvedere, DDS, and Douglas L. Lambert, DDS, present reliable technique steps that will allow the clinician to predictably deliver successful Class V composite restorations.
