My Exam to Treatment Planning Structure
Before I come up with a treatment plan, I always do certain things in a certain order. That structure has
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AI-Powered Technology in Dental Practice
Around the world, people use AI-powered technology every single day. AI algorithms generate everything from Google search results to predictive
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Many Don’t Realize Their Pain Is Abnormal
When working with participants at The Pankey Institute, I help them analyze dental cases to assess the risk for joint
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Acute Versus Chronic Dental Pain During COVID-19
During this time, while we are working through COVID-19 in our dental practices, some of you are helping patients in
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Occlusal Wear Part 2: What is causing the wear?
I believe that some wear is normal. I base this on the fact that I have very few if any
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Planning Where The Pink Should Be
When we identify patients, whose dental esthetics has been negatively impacted by altered passive eruption, our treatment plans are apt to
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Anterior Segment Aesthetic Ratio
Aesthetic Zone ratios is one of many ways to evaluate the appearance of a patients smile, and also to plan
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Anterior Aesthetic Zone Ratio
There are many different ways to assess and diagnose the aesthetics of a smile. I love learning a different approach,
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Treatment Planning Tips
Treatment planning is simultaneously tricky and thrilling because it’s the step right before diving into the case. Before the appointment,
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Please Bring Your Smartphone: Part 2
In my last blog, I discussed the possible scenarios that could occur when your patient answers their phone during an
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Treatment Planning For Future Implant Cases
Approaching implant reconstruction as an all or nothing situation ignores the reality of future patient needs. Often it is too
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