Guided surgery for dental implants is an amazing clinical procedure and one that is used on a regular and consistent basis globally. A surgical guide is simply a device fabricated from 3D printing or CAD-CAM processes that assists the surgeon during drilling procedures to control the angle and depth of…
I don’t use the term “paradigm shift” lightly… although when I use it I try to mean it. Why make a statement out of a simple phrase? Well, when we discuss a paradigm shift, it implies a new way of thinking challenging what we historically have accepted as the standard…
Creating crown counters between adjacent implant crowns can be tricky to get just right. If too broad, it can interfere with seating… if not broad enough can promote food impaction between the embrasure spaces. This post was inspired by Dr. Mark Kwon’s post in BITES Facebook group because he brought…
There’s a lot of excitement out there about direct imaging of edentulous patients using intraoral scanning, much of the excitement is for good reasons! Intraoral scanning of edentuous ridges is the closest we can get to for truly mucostatic impressions and is really cool for both patient and clinician/technician. The…
PVS impressions and RPD cases have long been a terrifying combination for me. If it’s not getting PVS stuck in deep undercuts, it’s pouring the models and hearing the dreaded “pop” as one of my abutment teeth fractures off the model!! Thankfully digital technology comes to the rescue [again] for…
Guided surgery for dental implantology is something that I am a big fan of, especially when using it in places where there’s challenging existing structures, immediate placement, creative bone positions, or one needs to be creative with prosthetics. The last one is key for me, as guided surgery has always…
While I don’t do a ton of cast post and core restorations, there is a need for them in my practice as they are extremely predictable in those challenging case when situations demand it. Typically those situations include many but the most poignant are those patients with little remaining ferrule…
Aerosols are a challenge to manage in a dental office, especially that from a high-speed handpiece or ultrasonic hygiene machine. Some articles have described the challenges of aerosol generation during dental procedures including dental hygiene. We are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the regards that the NY Times pointed…