Porcelain Veneers: Providing Beautiful Aesthetics Sam Simos, DDS, shares a conservative porcelain veneer case that demonstrates the proper clinical and laboratory use of materials to artistically enhance the natural beauty of the smile.
Scientists Profile Oral Mycobiome Over the past few decades, researchers have come to recognize that the plaque-forming microbes in the oral cavity live as complex microbial communities.
Dental Materials
The Custom Impression Tray: Fabrication and Utilization Douglas A. Terry, DDS; Olivier Tric, MDT; Karl F. Leinfelder, DDS, MS; and Markus B. Blatz, DMD, PhD; discuss the proper fabrication and rationale behind using custom impression trays in lieu of prefabricated trays.
Endodontics
Bioceramic Technology: Closing the Endo-Restorative Circle, Part 2 Kenneth A. Koch, DMD; Dennis Brave, DDS; and Ali Nasseh, DDS, MMSc; in part 2 of this 2-part article, continue their discussion introducingthe various benefits of bioceramic technology in both nonsurgical and surgical endodontics, including how its use will meld together endodontics and restorative dentistry.
Ergonomics
Little Things Can Make a Big Difference Bethany S. Valachi, PT, MS, CEAS, discusses the ergonomic importance of the proper selection and use of various dental products on the market today.
Technique: Fabricating and Indexing a Provisional Restoration Renee E. Duff, DDS, MS, presents a technique for indexing a prefabricated provisional fixed complete maxillary denture restoration on immediately loaded temporary implants using a clear acrylic palatal index.
