Dental Heroics Ferrule increase via crown lengthening on a bicuspid
Heroics to restore a coronally-decimated endodontically-treated second bicuspid. The patient wished to crown lengthen and retain the root for one last attempt at the use of his natural tooth. The […]
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APT Technique for Controlled Preparations
(Afternoon tea pics 1615.1: APT Workflow) A.P.T. was still used in this case despite an existing full coverage PFM crown and complex restorations on the #9 (vital) and 8 (non-vital), […]
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Chasing cracks and caries when reconstructing teeth
The S T R U G G L E is real. // Recurrent caries // Ringbarked dental caries around proximofacial aspect of #19. // Variant coefficient of thermal expansion between […]
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Social Six Smile Makeover
S O C I A L S I X. I rarely get away with “just doing six.” Normally, combinations are 2, 4, 8 or 10 in a given arch. Here […]
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Using the Ceramic Rosebud Komet Burs to remove caries
#KerrSimplishade #GarrisonCompositight #HuFriedy #nictone #BicuspidBisous
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Using the matrix in matrix assembly on a clamped tooth
The difficulty and fun with this case was the sheer depth of the free-end extension Class II on the actual clamped tooth. An Omnimatrix was utilized to retain the Garrison […]
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Complex Direct Layering using a Supercomposite material
Marginal failure in multiple regions on this first molar called for a staged layering approach using a Supercomposite. The palatal aspect was freehanded, converting the OP into a proper Class […]
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Reconstruction within a dental reconstruction
Who doesn’t like a little AMBUSH in an esthetic rehabilitation case, with many sins hidden by the sheer white radiographic glare of a PFM. Tooth #4 – well, with the […]
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Amalgam incompatibility with tooth structure
(Afternoon tea pics 1607.2: Clearfil Majesty ES-2 Universal U) Interesting demonstration of the thermal incompatibility of an amalgam restoration over time. Not only does amalgam not bond to enamel or […]
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