by John Nosti | May 11, 2018 | Dental Education Tips
One of the best ways to ensure you never run dry of cosmetic treatments is to make patients a priority. This means going beyond just providing excellent care. You really need to get to know your patients. Efficiency is an admirable goal, but when we take it too far we...
by Lee Ann Brady | Nov 9, 2016 | Dental Education Tips, Dentistry
It’s important to know the wear and resistance of composite in areas of direct occlusal contact. One piece of good news is that very few composite restorations are replaced because of excessive wear. The majority of restorations succumb to marginal breakdown and...
by Clinical Mastery | Oct 27, 2016 | Dental Education Tips, Dentistry
An exam of retrodiscal tissue can solve some of the mystery of a patient’s joint pain. But just as important as the technical aspects of the exam itself is the way in which we conduct it. Useful Thinking for All Occlusion Exams I wrote about the golden rules of...
by Lee Ann Brady | Aug 11, 2016 | Dental Education Tips, Dentistry
Read on for this fascinating “missing tooth” case study from Dr. Lee Ann Brady. The Missing Tooth Approach Dental Implant Diagnosis and Treatment Planning – Patient History The patient was a healthy 46 year old. He presented after seeing the Oral...
by Lee Ann Brady | Jul 27, 2016 | Dental Education Tips, Dentistry
By Dr. Lee Ann Brady Ovate or “egg-shaped” pontics are not new to the world of missing teeth replacement in traditional crown and bridge. First discussed in 1933, but didn’t become a popular design until many years later. The obvious advantages of an ovate pontic are...
by Jackie Adame | Jul 27, 2016 | Dental Education Tips
by Jackie Adame More than 35 million Americans do not have teeth and 178 million are missing at least one tooth.* With those kind of numbers, bridge, implant, denture, and hybrid options should be common discussions with your patients. Yet, many dental doctors will...