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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Two Tips for Placing Screw-Retained Implant Crowns
Most of us are placing implant crowns, using screw retained crowns. If the crown needs to be recovered, or the screw needs to be
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Using Topical for Optimal Patient Comfort
In a previous blog, I wrote about how we use multiple flavors of topical in my dental practice and the
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Is Topical Cannabidiol (CBD) for Temporomandibular Joint Pain a Fad or the Future of Treatment?
Cannabidiol, commonly known as CBD, is getting significant attention in new advances of pain management for its non-psychoactive therapeutic properties.
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Preoperative Dental Rinsing: What You Need to Know
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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Choosing Value…The Most Important Parameter of a Shade
When we send tooth color or shade information to the dental lab, the most important aspect is the value. This
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The Surprising Impact of Flavored Topical Anesthetic
When I bought my dental practice in Glendale, Arizona, eight years ago, they were offering patients a choice of flavors
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Cleaning Dental Photography Mirrors
It can be very frustrating to take a series of dental photos only to realize there were scratches or watermarks
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I’ve Learned a Lot About Face Shields
Most dentists have some stories about buying and trying different types of face shields as we have started to practice
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Dental Anesthetic Needles
In dental school most of us learned to use the same two sizes and lengths of dental anesthetic needles. Once
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