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TechnicalSteve Dearien, CDT, Owner of Sundance Dental Laboratory--who augments his own in-house digital technology by outsourcing some restorations to Diadem Precision... Read more
Fabricating and matching a single central is challenging enough; Ceramist Alwyn Naraine did it in under three hours. Read more
Thomas Wade, CDT, explains how he's using the latest techniques and products to fabricate screw-retained hybrids and attached bar overdentures. Read more
A dental team offers a step-by-step look at how to replace an aging pinledge bridge with a zirconia abutment, implant and Ceramco iC integrated ceramic restoration. Read more
Technicians at Marotta Dental Studio, Farmingdale, NY, offer a step-by-step explanation of how to fabricate a four-unit Telio CAD provisional bridge using... Read more
Jungo Endo, RDT, developed the Oral Stratified Buildup TechniqueTM, a systematic porcelain layering technique for creating lifelike periodontal tissue. Read more
Here is a quick-and-easy technique for an esthetic, bondable provisional restoration using eFiber, a very strong, opaque glass fiber that is impregnated... Read more
Manufacturers offer impression-taking tips to share with your dentist-clients. Read more
Learn how Whip Mix's Vericore custom milled bars deliver the best of both worlds. Read more
Dr. Daren Becker, DDS, and Matt Roberts, CDT, develops a plan to restore the maxillary centrals and lateral incisors which would address the spacing,... Read more
Luke Kahng, CDT, shares step-by-step instructions on how to use the one-color porcelain build-up system. Read more
Damon Penn Bill Mrazek provides a comprehensive look at the explosion of new materials, their applications and how you can make the best decisions Read more
Flemming Behrend, CDT, shares his step-by-step technique for creating Pure-Press crowns. Read more
CAD/CAM technology has brought the same precision to implants as it has to all-ceramic restorations, most notably in the fabrication of custom-milled zirconia... Read more
A 47-year-old female presented with multiple failing root canals and periodontically involved teeth in the maxilla. Read more
A 47-year-old female lost tooth #9 due to trauma from a car accident and had a Nobel Biocare 4.3 Replace™ Select implant placed. Read more
A 45-year-old female missing maxillary right central incisor was wearing a removable partial denture but was not pleased with its esthetics, phonetics and function. Read more
We are having a few problems with high bites. What do you recommend? And more.... Read more
11 restorative challenges, all solved using different pressable ceramic systems. Read more
Unhappy with the staining and uneven bite of teeth #5-#13, the patient wanted brighter teeth and cosmetic restorations that would improve his smile and overall look. Read more
A middle-aged male patient presented with a failing three-unit PFM bridge on teeth #6-8. Read more
A female patient in her early twenties presented with severely calcified anterior teeth that she wanted to replace with esthetic restorations. Read more
A 29-year-old male patient presented with a large midline diastema, a diastema distal to each lateral incisor, several misaligned teeth and a negative buccal corridor space. Read more
A 28-year-old female patient with large diastemas on her anterior maxillary teeth disliked her overall tooth display and "gummy" smile. Read more
The patient presented with discolored composite buildups and worn incisors caused by the misaligned lower incisors. Read more
The patient had a large diastema between teeth #8 and #9, both teeth were too long and disproportionate to her facial features, and tooth #8 was discolored. Read more
The 34-year-old female patient wanted to improve the esthetics on teeth #8 and #9 but it had to be done within a week. Read more
A 40-year-old male presented with esthetically compromised PFM restorations on teeth #8 and #9. He requested improved alignment and closure of diastemas. Read more
A male in his 20's presented with TMJ symptoms of excessive occlusal wear, headaches and clicking in the Temporal Mandibular Joints. Read more
A healthy, middle-aged woman wanted to replace her bridge (teeth #8-10) with a more esthetic restoration. Read more
One of the laboratory procedures that has created stress has been investing and divesting partial dentures. Craig Nelson, AAS, CDT, has developed a technique to make this process easier. Read more
Prefabricated implant abutments don't require CAD/CAM or other special equipment and the components are readily available, allowing practitioners to buy... Read more
Andrea Hegedus, CDT, Owner of Great Lakes Smile Design Studio, shares the case that won her second prize for Best Digital Documentation in Candulor's 9th KunstZahnWerk Competition. Read more
Andrea Hegedus, CDT This case study- co-authored with Andrew Maples and Heather Crouch- exemplifies the vital results that can be achieved using the latest CAD/CAM technology... Read more
Richard Campbell, J.D.T. Luke Kahng, CDT, offers his step-by-step technique for fabricating a porcelain-to-titanium restoration using Nobel Biocare's NobelProcera scanner and... Read more
Matt Roberts, CMR Dental Lab, Idaho Falls, ID, and Dr. Frankie Shull, Lexington, SC Read more
Michael Morris and Dr. Fred Arnold, Lexington Smiles, Lexington, KY Read more
This case exemplifies how attention to detail, use of new materials and good communication with the dental team can result in restorations that disappear in the oral environment. Read more