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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 />
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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 />
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