In order to optimize the final functional and esthetic result for patients, the dentist and dental laboratory must work as a team. As such, communication and common understanding is extremely important. Both parties must be able to interpret the other’s terminology effectively and accurately. Ideally and where possible, the dental and laboratory teams should meet […]
In the following video conversation, a panel of experts, including Drs. Howard Strassler, Joe Oxman, and Fred Rueggeberg, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe, Director of Knowledge Networks at CDA, about THE key factors to consider when buying a new curing light. Panel Discussion Highlights All lights are not created equally and affect the quality of cure of composite […]
This summary is based on the article published in Endodontic Topics: Bioceramic materials in endodontics (May 2015) Zhejun Wang Courtesy of Wiley Publishing, you can access the full-text article for the next 3 months (PDF) Context During the past two decades, a number of major advances have been made in the field of bioactive […]
Chris Felix, from BlueLight Analytics, spoke with Dr. Suham Alexander about the work BlueLight Analytics is doing in the area of light curing outputs. Click here to read/print the Light Curing Guidelines for Practitioners Chris Felix is a material scientist who has spent the last 11 years conducting research in the field of light cured dental materials. He […]
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Materials: All-ceramic or metal-ceramic tooth-supported fixed dental prostheses (FDPs)? A systematic review of the survival and complication rates. Part I: Single crowns (SCs) (June 2015) Irena Sailer, Nikolay Alexandrovich Makarov, Daniel Stefan Thoma, Marcel Zwahlen, Bjarni Elvar Pjetursson Context All-ceramic fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) are […]
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Materials: Bonding to oxide ceramics—Laboratory testing versus clinical outcome (January 2015) Matthias Kern Context A large number of articles dealing with bonding to zirconia and other oxide ceramics suggests that bonding to these ceramics would be an unsolved problem in dentistry. Most original laboratory research reports […]
This post is based on a Q&A published on the Nordic Institute of Dental Materials website Can a patient react against composite resin fillings when he or she has been diagnosed with a contact allergy to epoxy? Should existing composite fillings be removed, and placement of new fillings avoided? Could resin-based luting cements pose a […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: I always worry that the cavosurface margins of class II preps are not fully filled when using composite resin. Is there a difference in the long-term margin integrity using the following 3 methods? Pack composite resin into the proximal box using an amalgam condenser. Place flowable resin […]