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Using digital software for effective root canal therapy

Root canal anatomy is often complex. Traditional 2D radiographs can give us an idea about the anatomy and its complexity or indicate whether we are dealing ...

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Extremely minimally invasive mock-up-guided veneer preparations in the aesthetic area

This clinical case describes an aesthetic approach to the anterior dentition using veneers. The differential thickness of each veneer was obtained on the ...

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Pushing the boundaries with clear aligners: Multidisciplinary treatment planning

The evolution of clear aligner therapy has transformed the way we connect and communicate with our patients. As clinicians, it has also redefined our ...

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How clean do sterile implants have to be? Analysis and clinical relevance of factory-related contaminations

The initial phase of the biological response to a placed implant is primarily determined by the implant’s surface characteristics. The properties of any ...

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Boosting facial aesthetics through a hybrid approach of the Carriere Motion appliance and Reveal clear aligners

When Dr Edward Angle first classified malocclusions for orthodontic treatment, he created the categories of Class I, II and III, the principal categories by...

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All buttoned up! Styling your plastic with elastics

Clear aligners have become a popular method of orthodontic treatment in the new millennium, led by the launch of Invisalign by Align Technology in 1997. ...

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A chairside CAD/CAM lithium disilicate block in the hands of the dental technician: Giving that extra touch

CAD/CAM silicate ceramic blocks for the production of single-tooth restorations such as crowns and inlays have been available on the market for a long time....

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Less-Prep Endo—is a paradigm shift in root canal preparation ahead of us?

Lasers were introduced to dentistry in 1965 by Leon Goldman. The first application was a failure because of excessive thermal damage. We can only wonder ...

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Artificial intelligence: A gift to dentists

The May 2019 edition of The Atlantic magazine contained an article titled “The truth about dentistry”. In it, the author visualised dentists—not a ...

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Digital scans and human identification

The exponential growth of digital technology in dentistry is inherently accompanied by a significant expansion of 2D and 3D dental image records. ...

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Treatment of compromised teeth: The usual suspects

The unceasing innovations and iterations in dental technologies and materials have taken the sophistication of treatment modalities to a historic level. ...

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Integrating digital smile design into the analogue aesthetic workflow

Achieving a successful outcome in aesthetic dentistry can be a formidable challenge for all dental practitioners, regardless of their experience level. The ...

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Digital implant restorations

With the advancement of dental implantology techniques, implant treatment has become more affordable and thus easier for patients to accept, even though ...

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A guide to evidence-based clinical evaluation of dental 3D printing

Technologies are producing a paradigm shift in all areas of healthcare. Dentistry has seen significant changes in this context. Alongside new patient ...

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Endodontic treatment and the magic lamp

Sensitive or traumatised patients require special attention, whether they are adults or children. Sometimes both the clinician and the patient share a ...

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Immediate implant placement and provisionalisation of a mandibular first molar

The aim of this article is to present a case of immediate implant placement and provisionalisation of a mandibular molar with the PrimeTaper EV implant ...

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Endodontics fine motor skills with the use of conventional and 3D microscopy—a comparative study

Owing to the introduction of magnification principles in dentistry, new techniques have been implemented for the successful performance of endodontic ...

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When do you waste unused aligners, and how can you avoid it?

Orthodontic treatment with clear aligners has been a game-changer for our profession. If as an orthodontist you use clear aligners, you probably have ...

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A novel workflow for indirect restorations without digital design

Over the last decade, the impact of technology on dentistry has increased significantly.1 This impact has been well documented in the field of ...

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Addressing smile aesthetics with digital orthodontic planning and treatment: A case report

In an era where aesthetics and beauty dominate in advertisement, social media and many other aspects of our everyday lives, patients are actively involved ...

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Partial extraction therapy and implant treatment in the maxilla

Various techniques and methods based either on grafting of the fresh extraction socket (ridge preservation) with different materials and delayed implant ...

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Stop asking aligners to do things they are not good at!

Clear aligners have come a long way in the past 25 years and have evolved to be incredibly pervasive and effective, thanks to enormous consumer demand and ...

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The informed, lifetime patient

What does it mean to care for a patient over a lifetime? Are we, as dentists, treating a patient to make him or her happy and then saying goodbye, or should...

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If I could see through your eyes, I wonder what I would see?

Ever wondered why some things are very clear, very natural, even very normal for you, yet someone else thinks exactly the opposite, or you see or hear ...

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Radicular transplantation—The use of dental roots in the treatment of bone insufficiency

Treating bone insufficiency is a familiar challenge for all implant practitioners. Such insufficiency can compromise the placement of an implant, its ...

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Both digital and analogue dental workflows need to be your best friend

Many of the world’s greatest literary achievements were created with a pen or typewriter. And then, along came computers and word processing software such...

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Restoring multiple teeth with a single multilayer zirconia

When dental zirconia evolved into a highly aesthetic material suitable for the production of restorations with a monolithic design or minimal labial ...

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Resolving severe bone atrophy with the cortical lamina technique and innovative materials

The 65-year-old female patient presented for treatment of her bilateral posterior edentulism. She presented with a negative medical history and the loss of ...

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Full-arch CBCT-guided implant rehabilitation

Patients often present to the dental office asking how long it will take to complete a full-mouth dental implant rehabilitation from start to finish. ...

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Digital technology in endodontics: Use of dynamic navigation to access and shape canals in teeth with pulp canal obliteration after trauma

Pulp canal obliteration (PCO) is one of the complications which may occur in dental pulp after tooth trauma. It is also one of the mechanisms of pulp ...

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