[/caption] This video demonstrates one technique for fabricating an incisal reduction guide. I use incisal reduction guides routinely in my practice both to verify the amount of reduction that I Read More

By Lee Ann Brady
[/caption] This video demonstrates one technique for fabricating an incisal reduction guide. I use incisal reduction guides routinely in my practice both to verify the amount of reduction that I Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
Silicone bite registration material has become a standard in today’s practice. So much so, that we consider the use of wax very old school. With the advent of this new material, came some new Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
I am always amazed by the variety of techniques and preferences that dentists have for how an assistant loads temporary cement into a restoration. You only have to ask an assistant who works in a Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
This video demonstrates fabrication of a silicone model, made from Mach II die silicone and bite registration material. This type of silicone model is a daily occurrence in my practice as I use them Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
[/caption] I had a patient in today to complete crown preparations and take final records for a full lower quadrant. I completed my preps on both lower molars and the second bicuspid, placed my Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
This video demonstrates the process of fabricating a matrix using silicone lab putty on a dental cast. These matrices can be used to create reduction guides or provisional matrices used during a Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
Today in the office I had a new patient with lingual tori that almost touched at the midline. She was in the office for a TMD evaluation, our recommendation was to begin with a bite appliance. This Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
[/caption] Today I had a patient of record come in with a single tooth that had begun to decay and then she fractured the buccal cusp. She and I decided to proceed with a veneerlay restoration, so Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
I find it challenging to place sectional matrix bands, so much so that sometimes I just reach for a good old fashioned toffelmire, even though I know that adaptation and reproducing anatomic form is Read More
By Lee Ann Brady
This video blog demonstrates an efficient and effective method for trimming silicone bite records. Accurate trimming of the records is critical in order to obtain an accurate mounting as the material Read More