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Contents
Features
15 Clinical Tip: Introducing
whatimplantisthat.com
16 Role of the Scan Appliance/
Radiographic Index
35 Evaluating Limited
Vertical Space When
Replacing Posterior Teeth
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Master of Esthetic Dentistry –– Objective Criteria:
Guiding and Evaluating Dental Implant Esthetics
Dr. Lyndon Cooper presents insights regarding an objective approach
to planning, executing and evaluating the esthetic merit of
single-tooth implant restorations. Meeting the goal of providing
a single-tooth implant crown that equals or exceeds the esthetic
value of the tooth it replaces requires identifying and addressing
easily recognized anatomic constraints, Dr. Cooper writes.
Priced to Sell: Dental Fee Psychology
David Schwab, Ph.D, delves into case acceptance, explaining that
the number of options offered to the patient and how those options
are presented is critical. Schwab advocates a “good, better,
best” method in which patients are given three choices for treatment
at three different price points.
R&D Corner –– BruxZir ® : Virtually Bulletproof
BruxZir Solid Zirconia, the lab’s newest restorative material, is gaining
popularity for a multitude of reasons. Robin Carden, senior director
of Research & Development for Glidewell Laboratories, presents
a material science overview of this unique zirconium dioxide
material and discusses the four physical properties — high flexural
strength, high fracture toughness, resistance to thermal shock and
color/translucency — that make zirconia ideal for dental restorations.
Digital Implant Treatment Planning: Restoration of
Maxillary Posterior Single Teeth
In this article and photo essay, Dr. Timothy Kosinski advocates the
use of single dental implants to replace one or more teeth. Single
dental implants prove functional and the final restoration esthetic,
he says. Any previous reluctance to place implants in certain anatomic
areas has been eliminated thanks to CAD/CAM technology,
Kosinski illustrates.
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