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Garrison Ring Forceps

Creating Interproximal Contacts-Separation Ring Fatigue

By Lee Ann Brady on 07.19.11

Until today I hadn't given any thought to the lifespan, care and maintenance of the separation rings that I use in the office to create tight interproximal contacts when placing a posterior composite Read More

Kleenex Blotter in Miller Forceps

Drying Teeth Before Marking the Occlusion

By Lee Ann Brady on 07.15.11

Often I need the occlusal surfaces of the teeth to be dry, and I mean completely dry. Over the years we have dried them with the air/water syringe, or tried to wipe them off with a two by two. Blowing Read More

Upper and Lower Alginate Impressions

Flexing the Set Time of Alginate

By Lee Ann Brady on 07.13.11

One of our new assistants has been struggling to get exquisite alginate impressions. Together we came up with an approach to getting the kind of impressions we need for our patients and accomplish Read More

Full Contour Lateral Silicone Reduction Matrix over canine preparation

Video: Full Contour Silicone Reduction Matrix

By Lee Ann Brady on 07.11.11

One of the challenges in restorative dentistry is ensuring adequate reduction for the technician to create an exquisite result, while remaining conservative in our preparation and not taking away more Read More

Silicone Incisal Reduction Guide made from Flexitime Easy Putty

Video: Fabricating a Silicone Incisal Reduction Guide

By Lee Ann Brady on 07.05.11

[/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

Silicone Bite material applied to the maxillary teeth after drying.

Silicone Bite Registration Material

By Lee Ann Brady on 06.30.11

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

Temporary Crowns With Cement

Loading Temporary Dental Cement

By Lee Ann Brady on 06.28.11

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

Silicone model made from Mach II and bite registration

Video: Fabricating a Silicone Model from Mach II

By Lee Ann Brady on 06.27.11

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

Quadrant Impression with Isolite

Quadrant Dental Impressions with an Isolite

By Lee Ann Brady on 06.22.11

[/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

Silicone Putty Incisal Guide

Fabricating a Matrix with Silicone Lab Putty

By Lee Ann Brady on 06.20.11

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

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