New Material Promotes Endodontic Healing

Endodontics

What is tougher for patients other than endodontic treatment? Having endodontic treatment done again! Considering that the failure rate of root canals are somewhere around 5% to 22%, its astonishing to think that the US could have 750,000 to 3.3 million root canal failure cases per year. The criterion for a successful root canal is…

Longevity of Zirconia – ceramic vs. Metal – Ceramic Fixed Dental Prostheses

Prosthodontics

With progress in dental materials manufacturing, the demand for esthetics is increasing – both with the patient and the practitioner. For decades, the gold standard for fixed prostheses was the metal-ceramic crown. However, zirconia crowns have ushered in greater demand within the past 10 years, due to their superior esthetic quality, especially in anterior restorations.…