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Category Archives: Dental Restorations
Severe Wear Type Cases Present Special Challenges
By: Buddy Shafer, CDT Diagnosis and Pre-Treatment of Worn Dentition Cases Severe wear type cases present special challenges as well as opportunities for the doctor/technician team. A critical first step is to properly diagnose the cause of the wear. From occlusal interferences, to … Continue reading
Cleaning Etched Porcelain After Try In
by Lee Ann Brady September 9, 2011 Original Posting Date It is quite common that I try in an all porcelain restoration after the glass has been etched with hydrofluoric acid. I have asked that any restorations I get back … Continue reading
Impression Flash, How Much and Why?
by Lee Ann Brady October 24, 2011 Original Posting Date Accurate impressions are a critical ingredient in our ability to deliver quality restorations to our patients. They are also the one thing that laboratory technicians agree dentists need to do … Continue reading
Fractured Lower Incisor, How?
by Lee Ann Brady June 12, 2011 Original Posting Date I had a new patient come in for an emergency appointment with a fractured lower incisor. This is probably the best example I have seen yet of someone shearing off … Continue reading
Using a Leaf Gauge to Adjust an Appliance
by Lee Ann Brady June 23, 2011 Original Posting Date One of the goals of an occlusal appliance can be to release the Lateral Pterygoid muscles, seat the condyles in Centric relation and establish intercuspal position at this point. Over … Continue reading
The Two Shade Rule
by Lee Ann Brady August 11, 2011 Original Posting Date A common question I get is what the best material is to restore discolored teeth. We have an enormous number of really great materials available today for both veneers and … Continue reading
Highly Polished Provisionals
by Lee Ann Brady Aug 30, 2011 Original Publish Date I was trimming and polishing a bisacryl provisional this week, and one of my assistant’s asked if she could come and watch over my shoulder. My immediate response was “of … Continue reading
Pre-Wedging
by Lee Ann Brady Years ago while doing some research for a program on posterior composites I came across interesting information about how interproximal wedges work. The article looked at the distance the teeth were separated over the time the … Continue reading
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