This question was submitted by Dr. Stephen Abrams from Cliffcrest Dental. Dr. Abrams is seeking colleagues’ opinions about the best approach to the video case that is presented below. Readers are invited to comment on this initial response and provide further insights by posting in the comment box which you will find by clicking on […]
The following question was posted by a practising dentist: There is quite a bit of variation in the office with respect to drugs dentists like to prescribe for post-operative pain. Which pain medications are the most effective for moderate to severe pain and have the least number of side effects? Dr. Mark Donaldson from the University […]
This question was submitted to us by a practising dentist: What are the pros and cons of self-adhesive resin cements (i.e.: RelyX, Unicem 2) and resin modified glass ionomers (i.e.: FujiCEM 2) in crown and bridge cementation? Are they equally reliable? Dr. Omar El-Mowafy, Head of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Toronto provided this […]
A 9-year old girl presents to your office for routine examination when you notice that teeth 5.3 and 6.3 have exfoliated prematurely and the 1.4 is erupting very near the 1.2. Your assessment from examination, xrays and models is that she is a young girl in mixed dentition with a hypoplastic maxilla characterized by a […]
Crowns on teeth #1.1 and 2.1 are overcontoured and failing. The mini-implants in the 1.2 and 2.2 areas have failed. How will you manage the aesthetic challenge? See the question video below (bilingual videos this week) followed by a review of the case by Dr. Wazirian in the next video. Please leave us your comments […]
From Dr. Milan Madhavji of Canaray Oral Radiology and Dr. Ian Furst of Coronation Dental Specialty Group A 23 year old female presents for orthodontic consultation regarding tooth #2.3 which is rotated and has a crown that appears mildly deformed. See the 1st video below for a panorex and CT with 3D reformatting. The 2nd video has the answer […]
Dr. Sarah Abitbol, Endodontist, Coronation Dental Specialty Group with Dr. Ian Furst, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Coronation Dental Specialty Group Here’s a case that involves regenerative endodontics. If you’re not sure what regenerative endodontics is or if you’d like a quick tutorial on the biologic basis for it, we’ve created an interactive backgrounder. For a flash […]
Ian Furst, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Coronation Dental Specialty Group The solution we used; The consensus from the comments is that most would have waited for the tooth to erupt. In this case, the orthodontist had asked that tooth 1.4 be extracted and the 1.3 be further exposed and bonded. Because we are a multi-disciplinary practice, I […]