Recently, while discussing implant treatment assessment and procedures, we looked at a problematic female patient. Today, let’s look at a 45 year old man with a maxillary fixed partial denture which is failing. The patient expresses a desire to have …Continue Reading →
There has been much written about factors influencing the long term success of dental implants and the many variations in prosthodontic design and application. But patients don’t care about the number implant designs available. They do not care whether implants …Continue Reading →
In light of recent news about the changing approach to dental care providers with HIV/AIDs being permitted to participate in care again after a long ban, I thought we could focus today on discussion immune system disorders in the patient. …Continue Reading →
We’ve been discussing a lot of different topics in dentistry, and today we’re hitting on a subject not often broached, even in mainstream health discussion: craniofacial developmental disorders. Developmental Disorders Craniofacial birth defects include manifestations like cleft lip or palate, …Continue Reading →
We’ve been speaking recently about the dental implant treatment process. Today, let’s look at an actual patient, her initial evaluation and treatment. The patient, a white 65 year old female, is a heavy smoker and a heavy drinker. Previous dental …Continue Reading →
Understanding oral health means understanding the most basic root of most oral health problems, from the basic to the advanced: gum disease, or gingivitis. I hope this article is illuminating on this most important of dental subjects. Gingivitis The effects …Continue Reading →
I’d like to start this week talking about the importance of placing implants in a succinct time frame after a tooth is removed. Hopefully you’ll find this discussion informative. Immediate Implant Placement If an implant is to be inserted into …Continue Reading →
In my last two articles on zirconia, I spoke of zirconia and the differences which may be found in the product from various manufacturers. Today I’d like to share with you the results of a five-year clinical evaluation of 3M™ ESPE™ Lava™ Crowns …Continue Reading →
Biterite, as an approved Lava design Centre equipped with a Lava ST scanner, holds firm to the idea that the more you, the dental clinician, know about the materials and processes available to you from us the better we both …Continue Reading →
In my commitment to discussing the horizons of dentistry, I’ve got an overview of periodontitis associated with systemic conditions. It should not need to be said, as much as it should be said, that patients affected by periodontal disease with …Continue Reading →