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Author: Lee Ann Brady DMD

Dentistry Materials 

Preoperative Dental Rinsing: What You Need to Know

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Lee Ann Brady DMD 0 Comments Chlorhexidine, COVID19, Dental Rinsing, Hydrogen Peroxide, Iodine, Mouthwash

I think pre-operative rinsing is here to stay. Science supports it is effective against viruses, including COVID19. And it is

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Materials 

Choosing Value…The Most Important Parameter of a Shade

November 23, 2020November 20, 2020 Lee Ann Brady DMD 0 Comments

When we send tooth color or shade information to the dental lab, the most important aspect is the value. This

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Dentistry Sleep 

How I Use Mallampati Scores for Airway Screening

September 17, 2020September 13, 2020 Lee Ann Brady DMD 1 Comment AIrway, Dental Sleep, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Mallampati Scores, STOP BANG

In 2017 the American Dental Association adopted a policy encouraging dentists to screen patients for sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD). This

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Dentistry Treatment Planning 

Acute Versus Chronic Dental Pain During COVID-19

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Lee Ann Brady DMD 0 Comments Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Communication, Covid-19, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Listening, treatment planning
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Communication Materials 

The Surprising Impact of Flavored Topical Anesthetic

July 8, 2020 Lee Ann Brady DMD 5 Comments Communication, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Flavored Topical Anesthetic, Patient Communication

When I bought my dental practice in Glendale, Arizona, eight years ago, they were offering patients a choice of flavors

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Materials 

Cleaning Dental Photography Mirrors

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Lee Ann Brady DMD 0 Comments Dental Mirrors, Photography, Photomed

It can be very frustrating to take a series of dental photos only to realize there were scratches or watermarks

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Dentistry Materials 

I’ve Learned a Lot About Face Shields

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Lee Ann Brady DMD 1 Comment Bio-Mask, Covid-19, Face Shields, hygiene, Hygienists, PPE, PRO-TEX, Ultra Light Optics

Most dentists have some stories about buying and trying different types of face shields as we have started to practice

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Dentistry Materials 

Reducing Aerosols Using OptraDam® Plus by Ivoclar

May 22, 2020 Lee Ann Brady DMD 0 Comments aerosol viruses, Ivoclar Vivadent., OptraDam® Plus

In light of today’s heightened need to reduce aerosol viruses, weighing the benefit of using a rubber dam may outweigh

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Dentistry Materials 

SpeedCEM Plus: Techniques for Self-Adhesive Cementation

April 21, 2020 Lee Ann Brady DMD 0 Comments Restoration, Restorative Dentistry, Restorative Treatment, SpeedCEM

SpeedCEM Plus is a dual-cure self-adhesive resin cement from Ivoclar that has been designed to be used with restorations that have inherent mechanical retention. It can be

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Materials Oral Health 

Topical Antioxidants

March 17, 2020 Lee Ann Brady DMD 4 Comments AO ProRinse, Perio, PerioSciences, Products

It used to be a challenge for me to help patients who came in with recurrent aphthous ulcers, lichen planus or

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Dentistry Materials 

LuxaCrown in Clinical Practice

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Lee Ann Brady DMD 0 Comments dentistry, LuxaCrown, Restoration, veneers

LuxaCrown is a new material that was released by DMG America last year. LuxaCrown is a dual cure composite material

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