Positioning Peg Laterals & Undersized Lateral Incisors for Optimal Aesthetics
When restoring peg laterals and laterals that are undersized, great goals are to optimize the final aesthetics and not have
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Dentistry
Making Endodontic Diagnosis More Accurate
It can often be difficult to make an accurate endodontic diagnosis when patients present with tooth pain. We want to
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Why Do Prepared Teeth Discolor?
If the color of a prepared tooth darkens between the time you prepare it and the restoration is seated, the
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Is It Time to Review Your Treatment Protocol for Traumatized Teeth?
About a year ago, in my office, we reviewed our protocol for managing and treating patients with traumatized teeth. We
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Not Every Endodontically Treated Tooth Needs a Crown
Not every tooth that has been endodontically treated requires a crown to insure it has great longevity and doesn’t crack
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Functional Risk Part 3 – Occlusal Therapy
Why Occlusal Appliance Therapy Is My First Step Prior to Ortho, Equilibration, or Restorative Occlusal changes on an appliance are
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Functional Risk Part 2 – Why Does Changing Occlusion Work?
High functional risk is evidenced in damage to the jaw joints, muscles, or teeth that exceeds what is normal for
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Functional Risk Part 1 – What Causes It?
I like to think that I have three things I provide to my dental patients: Risk assessment – helping them
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Temporary Crowns Are an Occasion for Dental Patient Education
Another dentist asked me, “What temporary cement do you use so your temporary crowns actually stay on?” The cement I
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Understanding Bulk Fill Composites (Part 2)
Dentists love the handling of self-leveling bulk-fill composites because we do not need to move the tip around, which can
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Understanding Bulk Fill Composites (Part 1)
For years and years, we were trained to not use bulk fill composites. We were well trained to layer composites
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