Dentistry is a profession that demands precision, skill, and attention to detail. However, the nature of dental work often requires dentists and their staff to maintain awkward postures and positions…
As dental professionals, we have a responsibility to provide our patients with the best possible care. This includes understanding and addressing their fears and anxieties surrounding dental visits. Dental anxiety…
Tips for successful grant application | Mindmap The value of research grant can be reflected on the institution scientific position and researcher profile. The rich the researcher profile, the better…
Implants should be able to withstand normal use for several decades, especially since they are being used in young persons. To extend their use, it is important to know what…
Patients can share anything they want about their treatment with anyone they want but the dentist and dental staff is not allowed to do so. Patients can, however, waive their…
Metallic post failure can render a tooth unsuitable for further restoration. With fiber posts, it is preferable to have debonding of the post or post fracture rather than root fracture…
Many failures are attributable to a breakdown of communication among the essential trinity of patient, dentist and technician, rather than a problem of a technical nature involving the restorations themselves.
- Essentials of Esthetic Dentistry
Esthetic Dentistry Tip
Apart from preventing the ingestion or aspiration of the clamp, dental floss is particularly useful for assessing the condition of the mesial and distal contact areas, and thus for facilitating the passage of the rubber sheet beneath them.
Tooth Isolation: the Rubber Dam
Etching for 15 seconds on permanent tooth enamel provides adequate microporosity for resin adhesion and sealing and bond strengths great enough to result in cohesive fracture of the enamel…
Much of the available evidence indicates that xylitol has antibacterial properties that can improve the oral flora, but its caries-preventive effects are less well-supported. The conflicting findings may result from…