You Should Be Doing This on Every Implant Impression
Once again I want to focus on idealizing the implant restoration. This time I want to focus on the inter proximal contact. During the integration period patients are typically without […]
Preparation Blockout – Conservatism and Pulp Protection
One of the challenges with onlay preparations is dealing with undercuts. Our choices are to either prep away the undercut, leave the undercut and allow the lab or CEREC to […]
Implant Restoration Emergence Idealization
Those who have heard me speak know my disdain for traditional healing abutments. In fact, I have written on my blog several times about custom healing abutments. This time I […]
CEREC Efficiency Tip
One of the greatest advantages of CEREC is the level of efficiency it creates. This efficiency can be tested in certain clinical situations. A specific example of this is the […]
An Important Problem to Watch for with Implant Restorations
The screw retained restoration is nothing new. However, the modern screw retained restoration has leveraged the economics and efficiency of CAD/CAM technology. This has led to a proliferation of ‘low […]
3 Things That Could Be Killing How Your Patients Perceive Your Practice?
Today I went to the barber shop for my usual Thursday morning routine. I get my head cut and my face shaved. It’s the male equivalent of a mani-pedi – […]
Take Your Implant Restorations To A Higher Level
Those who have followed me know that one of my passions is to take a clinical procedure and find a way to make it more efficient and produce better outcomes. […]
The Most Under Utilized Clinical Application for CEREC
CEREC is unlike anything I have ever experienced in dentistry. Not a day goes by that my patients aren’t absolutely amazed by it. Even more important, not a day goes […]
Are You Prepared? 3D Imaging Let’s You See the Future
Not all implant cases are created equal. Some cases are straightforward and don’t need a flap or grafting to complete. Some are complex and require ‘pre implant’ surgery to allow […]
You Know What They Say About the Word ASSUME – Two Valuable Lessons
It’s easy to get in a groove and allow things to become routine and begin to take things for granted. Recently, there were two incidents that made me rethink what […]