An endodontically treated tooth most often has a lot of missing tooth structure. The downfalls of cast posts to replace this structure are widely known – usually showing a higher incidence of horizontal and vertical root fractures, most often warranting extraction. Replacing the lost structures of an endodontically treated tooth is most successful with pre-fabricated…
Not every shadow or stain should be drilled and filled. Seeing a radiographic shadow under a restoration can make you doubt your own skills, or judge another dentist’s – depending on if the shadow belongs to a returning or new patient. Recurrent decay is a fact of life to be accounted for, as we are…
Nitrous oxide is seen as the “safest” form of sedation given in the dental setting. Since almost all of the nitrous oxide ingested is expelled unchanged, its delivery has become routine, due to its relative physiological safety. In routine, it is important to review the minutiae – the small details that tend to be forgotten…