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  • Samantha Negraval
  • 03/29/2018

  E-Book Highlights KaVo Kerr as Single-Solution Provider

  Do most of your products come from different manufacturers, but you’ve wondered if it might be more efficient and cost-effective to use a single manufacturer instead? If your answer is “yes,” you’re not alone. This is the topic of “A Tale of Two Dentists…and a Single-Solution Provider,” a recently published e-book that tells the stories of two...

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  • Marie
  • 03/27/2018

  Contact Points Can’t Hide Anymore

  Tired of playing “hide and seek” with contact points before you cement crowns and bridges? Then jump right to “seek” with contact finder SpotIt from Directa Dental. Eliminate the need for checking the contact point with occlusion paper—a method that can be inaccurate and lead to errors in the restoration. SpotIt may look like a flosser, but it...

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  • Marie
  • 03/22/2018

  Do You Have a Handle on Posterior Restorations?

  Proximal contacts are key to successful posterior composite restorations; the contacts provide the necessary support to the interproximal papillae and deflect trauma from the col. Without adequate contacts, the patient may develop caries and other complications and require follow-up care. But as important as those contacts are, creating them can...

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  • Allison Walker
  • 06/05/2017

  Four Reasons to Use Spotit C&B Contact Finder

  1. Exact indication for adjustment of C&B contact areas between teeth Spotit is a colored marker strung like a flosser. As the marker is pushed through the contact between the prosthetic and adjacent teeth it leaves a clear and unambiguous mark where adjustment will be needed for creating a perfect contact point. 2. Optimal access Spotit comes...

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  • Jack Ringer, DDS, FAACD, FIADFE
  • 01/19/2017

  Pain, Pain Go Away

  What is the most common concern most patients think about when they visit the dentist? PAIN! When it comes to pain, patients experience both the physical component, i.e. receiving the injection, and the emotional component, i.e. the anticipation and anxiety associated with pain. A lot of patients face the dilemma of having a conventional...

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  • Allison Walker
  • 12/12/2016

  Wrapping 2016 up With a Bow

  As the end of the year draws closer, you may be taking stock of how the past 12 months went for your practice: what worked and what didn’t, what needs to be replaced or upgraded, and how you’re going to make 2017 even better from every angle, delivery of care to the bottom line. This is a good time to look at the condition of your equipment—do...

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