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Retraction Paste Technique Sensitivity

By Lee Ann Brady on 12.01.22

One of my favorite clinical products is retraction paste, but using it means we need to be aware of the technique sensitivity and issues that may arise. So why do I love it? Retraction pastes are Read More

A Fantastic New Temporary Cement

By Lee Ann Brady on 06.02.19

The search for temporary cements has been a long one over the last decade as my practice has moved away from porcelain fused to metal full coverage as the go to indirect restoration. The difference in Read More

Does Your Team Order The Dental Materials You Want?

By Lee Ann Brady on 02.13.19

So today I went to take a Centric Relation bite record for a patient so we could fabricate an occlusal appliance. After I dry the upper teeth and reach for the bite registration silicone I realize I Read More

Not All Zirconia Is Created Equal

By Lee Ann Brady on 01.30.19

Most dentists think of zirconia as the highest strength, all-ceramic material that they can use to balance esthetics and durability. It is the material we go to for patients with occlusal risk, for Read More

White Spot Lesions & ICON

By Lee Ann Brady on 04.06.18

White spot lesions can be very frustrating for us as well as our patients. Over the years I have tried many solutions with marginal results and predictability. This year I have ben using a new product Read More

Air Abrasion Made Easy

By Lee Ann Brady on 04.03.18

I am a big fan of chair-side air abrasion. It is an incredible clinical tool to clean temporary cement off a tooth prior to adhesively placing a final restoration, prepare certain restorative Read More

Zirconia Implants

By Lee Ann Brady on 04.14.17

This week we had a patient in the office with a complex treatment planning dilemma. A number of years ago she lost tooth #10  and replaced it with a bridge from the central to the canine. The bridge Read More

Creating Dental Anatomy in Composite

By Lee Ann Brady on 04.09.17

One of my goals with composite restorations is to do as much of the forming and shaping prior to picking up a curing light as I can. The material is very sculptable before it is cured and access tot Read More

Condensing Composite

By Lee Ann Brady on 04.02.17

Composite Instruments with disposable tips eliminate the issues of cleaning off cured composite and avoiding scratching or damage to the surface. Posterior composite placement is very different than Read More

No More Gold Composite Instruments

By Lee Ann Brady on 03.19.17

Over the years I have had a love hate relationship with composite instruments. In the search for something that the composite did not stick to I have tried the gold tipped variety, the anodized Read More

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