Why is magnification in dentistry important? Magnification in dentistry is critical to great care. The higher the magnification the greater the visual acuity and even if we actually work at a lower magnification viewing the higher magnification helps. Magnification in general dentistry You can’t treat, diagnose, or understand what you can’t see! More magnification makes […]
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Case of the Week, Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Composite, Veneers
Two broken front teeth fixed by Dr. Bauer!
Teeter-totter vs. Devi Devi lost 🙁 Case of the week Devi came in for her first visit with us after a frantic call that her and her sister were playing on the teeter-totter and when Devi got off the board, still weighted down by her sister on the other side, the board flew back up […]
Minimal prep dental veneers with no prep temporary veneers Case of the week Mary was never happy with her smile, even after years of ortho. As a young adult she was still somewhat dependent on her family for major expenses and needed help paying for what she wanted. She knew in her mind what was […]
Bone Graft, Dental Implant, Dental Professionals, Oral Surgery
Dental Implant Nerve Damage – Classify and treatment
Dental Implant Nerve Damage During surgery Dental Implant Nerve Damage is a known risk for dental implant surgery. It can occur at several different stages of the dental implant procedure. Diagnosing the cause of the injury is very important for how you treat the injury. Dental Implant Nerve Damage Description and classification is found below […]
Fun run 2014 was a blast!! Are you coming this? We’ll be there again!! This run has a special place in our heart as it possibly saved the life of one of us. The non-staining color takes a little work to get off. While cleaning up after the run one of our hygienists noticed a […]
Mesiodens – supernumerary teeth (hyperdontia) Mesiodens is the most common supernumerary tooth. If it erupts into the mouth it will look like a small fang in between the middle two teeth on top. What is the mesiodens? It is an accessory tooth that is located in between the two central incisors (basically right in the […]
Anatomy MB2 second molar Anatomy of the second molar has a lot of variability in the research. I cover why I think some of that is in my first molar blog. However, here is one example where it gets tricky on what someone is calling an MB2 or MB3. This root could be said to […]
Root Canal Irrigation Protocol and Medicaments Vista protocol (which I currently use) VPro Canal clean kit NaOCl EDTA (Maybe switch to 7% MA and .2%CTR?) NaOCl EDTA or 7% MA and .2% CTR or Citric Acid or Alcohol (use cheapest cause just rinsing really) CHX at least 1 minute 10 minutes is even more potent […]
Hard reline products COE-RECT – GC America Inc. Elite Hard Relining – Zhermack Inc GC RELINE – GC America Inc. Hygenic Acrylic – Coltène Justi – American Tooth Industries KOOLINER – GC America Inc. MucoHard Hard Reline Resin – Parkell, Inc. Original Truliner / New Truliner – Bosworth Company Probase / SR Ivocap / IvoBase […]
Turner’s tooth – hypoplasia There are four types of hypoplasia described Type I is enamel discoloration Type II is abnormal coalescence Type III is some enamel missing Type IV is a combination of the above Turner’s hypoplasia typically only affects one tooth in the mouth, as opposed to most forms of hypoplasia that impact multiple […]