Butterflies in the Stomach
Butterflies in the Stomach I just saw this full mouth rehab that I did more than ten years ago for a follow up. I don’t know about you guys but I always get butterflies in the stomach when I see these patients on the schedule…. Once a year, I get to evaluate my own […]
Three Things To Evaluate when Your Patient Needs a New Crown and a Denture
Three Things To Evaluate when Your Patient Needs a New Crown and a Denture I get a lot of questions from my students about what they have to do for a patient who will need a crown and a new partial denture. The common answer is you need to fabricate the fixed treatment (the crown) […]
My Dos and Don’ts When Retrofitting a Crown to an Existing RPD
Does your crown fall out of your die easily?
I have completed this case many years ago. But I never had the time to organize my pictures to showcase the steps taken. But looking at this completed case almost nine years later, you can see how I have completed my mandibular reconstruction first using cast based PFM restorations. Then when I completed the […]
“If You Fail To Plan, You Are Planning To Fail.”
I did not understand about diagnostic planning until I was in graduate school. But to me, this is a fundamental concept that should be understood at all levels amongst all dental practitioners, generalists or specialists. It is a diagnostic step that can change the treatment plan entirely and helps the patient decide what treatment solutions […]
Implant Planning and Treatment for Maxillary Partial Edentulism
Please follow me on this maxillary reconstruction. This patient told me he had a bridge made as a teenager and he broke it within one week of function. I know from looking at his occlusal scheme, it will be tough to establish something that is both functional and aesthetic. I know I have to test […]
The Relevance of a Facebow in Today’s Dental Education
I remember reading the definition of a facebow many times both in dental school and in graduate school. The definition was actually very confusing and it always took me awhile before I can see it in my mind how this piece of caliper works in the head and in the mouth. Then almost always people […]
