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Publisher<br />

Jim <strong>Glidewell</strong>, CDT<br />

Editor-in-Chief and clinical editor<br />

Bradley C. Bockhorst, DMD<br />

Managing Editors<br />

Jim Shuck; Mike Cash, CDT<br />

Creative Director<br />

Rachel Pacillas<br />

Contributing editors<br />

Greg Minzenmayer; Dzevad Ceranic, CDT;<br />

David Casper; Tim Torbenson<br />

copy editors<br />

Eldon Thompson, Jennifer Holstein, David Frickman<br />

digital marketing manager<br />

Kevin Keithley<br />

Graphic Designers/Web Designers<br />

Jamie Austin, Deb Evans, Joel Guerra,<br />

Audrey Kame, Lindsey Lauria, Phil Nguyen,<br />

Kelley Pelton, Melanie Solis, Ty Tran, Makara You<br />

Photographer/Clinical Videographers<br />

Sharon Dowd; James Kwasniewski, Marc Repaire,<br />

Sterling Wright<br />

Illustrator<br />

Phil Nguyen<br />

coordinatorS/AD Representatives<br />

Teri Arthur, Vivian Tsang<br />

If you have questions, comments or suggestions, e-mail us at<br />

inclusivemagazine@glidewelldental.com. Your comments may<br />

be featured in an upcoming issue or on our website.<br />

© 2011 <strong>Glidewell</strong> Laboratories<br />

Neither Inclusive magazine nor any employees involved in its publication<br />

(“publisher”) makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes<br />

any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness<br />

of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or<br />

represents that its use would not infringe proprietary rights. Reference<br />

herein to any specific commercial products, process, or services by<br />

trade name, trademark, manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily<br />

constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring<br />

by the publisher. The views and opinions of authors expressed<br />

herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the publisher and<br />

shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.<br />

CAUTION: When viewing the techniques, procedures, theories and<br />

materials that are presented, you must make your own decisions<br />

about specific treatment for patients and exercise personal professional<br />

judgment regarding the need for further clinical testing or education<br />

and your own clinical expertise before trying to implement new<br />

procedures.<br />

Inclusive is a registered trademark of <strong>Glidewell</strong> Laboratories.<br />

Letter from the Editor<br />

Turbulent economic times often motivate dentists to research<br />

and incorporate new means of maintaining, or even growing,<br />

their practices. One option is to expand service offerings. Mini<br />

implants might be a good choice. Once considered for transitional<br />

use only, small-diameter implants can provide a viable<br />

long-term solution in appropriate cases, at an affordable price.<br />

In this issue of Inclusive, we discuss access to dental care, as<br />

well as utilization of small-diameter implants, with Dr. Michael<br />

McCracken of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School<br />

of Dentistry. We also have a follow-up article on the fabrication<br />

of a mini implant overdenture by Dr. Christopher Travis. Online,<br />

you can view the case appointment-by-appointment from preliminary<br />

impressions to delivery of the final prosthesis.<br />

Another goal might be to incorporate products that reduce costs<br />

for both you and your patients. Due in part to the skyrocketing<br />

price of gold, all-ceramic restorations continue to gain in popularity.<br />

In fact, thanks to its high strength, low price point and<br />

patients’ demand for improved esthetics, monolithic BruxZir ®<br />

Solid Zirconia is the fastest-growing restoration in <strong>Glidewell</strong>’s<br />

history. Included are two articles from our R&D group: one on<br />

the optical properties of zirconia, and the other a finite element<br />

analysis of the Inclusive ® All-Zirconia Custom Abutment.<br />

As an adjunct to the abutment study, Dzevad Ceranic, CDT,<br />

reviews the fabrication and use of jigs as an aid to delivering<br />

abutments and screw-retained crowns easily and precisely.<br />

Newer technologies can also help you provide a higher quality<br />

of care to your patients while improving efficiencies. As a<br />

superior diagnostic tool, CBCT is becoming a standard of care<br />

for implant treatment. Dr. James Jesse reviews the use of this<br />

3-D imaging to accurately identify the mandibular canal, while<br />

Dr. Perry Jones demonstrates the use of intraoral scanning and<br />

CAD/CAM fabrication of an abutment and crown to deliver a<br />

model-free, implant-borne restoration.<br />

It is our hope that the information contained in this publication<br />

will provide insight into opportunities for strengthening your<br />

practice in these challenging times. Please enjoy the issue and<br />

take time to view the expanded content online.<br />

Dr. Bradley C. Bockhorst<br />

Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Editor<br />

inclusivemagazine@glidewelldental.com<br />

– Letter from the Editor – 3

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