I had a request to write a post about the relationship between anterior tooth form and incisal enbrasure size and shape and a patient's gender. I personally associate more rounded open incisal Read More
Curing Dentin Adhesive When Seating Indirect Restorations
There are two schools of thought about dentin adhesive when seating indirect restorations. One school of thought treats the technique much like a direct resin and places and cures the dentin adhesive Read More
Tissue Management for Class Five Composites
[/caption] One of the challenges in successfully placing class five composite restorations is tissue management. Composite requires a clean dry field to achieve optimal bond strengths and ensure Read More
Plumbers Tape: The Matrix You Get At The Hardware Store
There are a variety of techniques for seating veneers. Some people like to do 6-10 all at once, while others seat them two at a time. I am in the group that likes to seat restorations a small number Read More
Anterior Veneer Try-In
Trying in Anterior Veneers and confirming the fit, contacts and color can be challenging as they do not stay in place well. The use of try in paste is an important tool in overcoming the challenges. Read More
Testing Esthetic Changes to Provisionals Without a Handpiece
[/caption] I am a strong believer in patient approved provisionals in cases where we are making esthetic changes to anterior teeth. I have patients back a week or two after placing anterior Read More
Adjusting the “S” sound
[/caption] Often when we alter the length and position of anterior teeth we inadvertently make changes to the patient's phonetics. One of these sounds is the ability to say "s". Patients produce Read More
Treatment Planning for Peri-Implant Esthetics
As I complete the series on soft tissue esthetics around anterior implants we have worked our way back to assessing the existing architecture and planning for success. John Kois has simplified the Read More
Anterior Implant Tissue Response
One of the most challenging pieces of anterior implant esthetics is anticipating and controlling the tissue response. In the early days of implant dentistry we were cautious of loading implants due to Read More
Anterior Implant Abutment Design
Another piece of learning for me out of this week's symposium was about the design of implant abutments in the esthetic zone. A common challenge with implant restorations is that the interface between Read More
