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Pros and Cons of Receiving Nitrous Oxide During A Dental Surgery

Nitrous oxide is an intriguing subject for dental patients who are getting a surgery done on their teeth. If you […]

Play it SMART: Silver diamine fluoride plus ITR for dental caries management in anxious pediatric patients
Managing dental caries in children requires clinicians to weigh risks and benefits unique to the pediatric population. Drs. Beau Meyer and Jennifer Crisp explain how a new algorithm makes working through the decision-making process to plan treatment easier. They present a case study of an anxious three-year-old male whom they treat successfully using the SMART […]
Case study: Failing root canal and management of tooth with a perforation
A patient presents with an infected tooth and failing prior root canal therapy. A post perforation or root fracture is suspected. The tooth has a questionable prognosis, but the patient is determined to pursue all possible tooth-saving options. While this case is successful, other treatment options would also have been reasonable. Dr. Michael Zuroff illustrates […]
Dentistry at its finest: high heels and dental crown lengthening using pig jaws from the land of sun
Dr. Stacey Simmons, editorial director of Breakthrough Clinical, took her entire dental staff to Hawaii for the ADA Annual Meeting to reset, learn, network, and relax. Her first item on the agenda: crown lengthening on pig jaws. Aren’t these the best kinds of patients? She knows that dentistry is the right profession for her as […]