Techniques

In this article, I will demonstrate smile design principles that can help in achieving esthetics in a smile.

Lorena Lighthart, product manager at Whip Mix, explains how the MaxAlign App can improve esthetic results and workflow through digital photography and a tablet computer.

Dr. Marcos Vargas explains how using 3M materials and a breakthrough new polishing system help him create amazing and esthetic smiles.

How to apply direct posterior composite restoration with bulk-fill dual-cure composite resin and sectional matrix/ring system.

One dentist outlines how using EPIC®-TMPT Composite by Parkell can simplify Class V restorations.

Jörg Muller of Aesthetic Press explores how this product can help technicians press more units than ever.

In this how-to dental technique, Dr. Parag Kachalia shows dentists in video and text form how he used posterior composites to help two patients.

Bob Cohen, CDT, writes a step-by-step technique showing how 3Shape's Implant Module for Dental System can be used to plan implants and create surgical guides.

Among the benefits of Calibra® Universal from DENTSPLY Caulk, dentists can now benefit from the swiftness of tack curing without the stress of overcuring.

Komet USA’s comprehensive line of endodontic instruments and accessories ensures successful treatment for all types of root-canal cases. The line includes instruments specially engineered for every step of the procedure, from straight-line access and proper cleaning, shaping and preparation to obturation and final finishing. Each instrument complements its counterparts, working to simplify endodontic procedures and enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

CAD/CAM Dentistry has evolved into a profitable resource for the dental office, especially for practices accepting of cutting-edge technology and converting to a digital dental platform.

Learn how to use this new material in a patient with mandibular right first premolar with an open contact and a defective composite restoration.

This technique features Straumann products combined with the latest CAD/CAM technology to create a polished, esthetic result.

KOMET's 4562ST expert set was compiled in close cooperation with six renowned experts from dental clinics and practices to simplify and systemize the precise shaping of cavities prior to receiving ceramic inlays and partial crowns.

One of the biggest reasons dentists avoid partial coverage restorations like onlays and veneers are problems related to how to temporize or provisionalize preparations without mechanical retention or axial walls.

Dental Lab Products revisits the five most-read step-by-step technique articles of 2015.

This year was a great one for dental resources, including how-to articles, webinars, videos, e-books and more. With the end of the year approaching, we've compiled a list of the top e-books of 2015.

Although no two composite restorative procedures are exactly alike, certain everyday finishing and polishing applications can be used in most cases.

Esthetic dentistry can transform people’s appearance and have a resounding impact on their lives by enhancing their smiles with completely natural-looking restorations.

In this step-by-step technique, Luke S. Kahng shows how to create an esthetic, shade matched single anterior tooth.

Used together to efficiently achieve optimal esthetics, Komet Q-Finisher carbides and CompoBrite polishers simply and effectively finish and polish composite restorations without multiple instrument changes.

The use of lasers in dentistry today has evolved from its beginnings in 1960.

In the last 14 years, the LOCATOR® Attachment System reportedly has grown to be the market leader for implant-retained, tissue-supported overdenture attachments.

In the days of G.V. Black dentistry, the watch-and-wait approach actually had a tremendous amount of merit. Clinicians, at times, were able to diagnose caries at an early stage; however, preparation form for amalgam restorations did not lend itself to conservative dentistry.

The Aquasil Ultra Single-Unit Procedure Kit offers a unique combination of products to help ensure a predictably perfect impression every time.

Komet USA’s seven-instrument crown-preparation kits have been developed to meet the challenges and practicalities of preparations for all-ceramic crowns.

The NX3 XTR cementation system reportedly blends the versatility of NX3 Nexus™ Third Generation Universal Dental Cement with the adhesion superiority of OptiBond™ XTR Self-Etch Universal Dental Bonding Agent for a new standard of permanent cementation for all esthetic materials.

In this step-by-step technique, Luke S. Kahng shows how he creates a full-mouth solution using an implant-secured hybrid denture.

SATURNO is a one-piece narrow-diameter implant with an o-ball connection featuring a patented, pivoting cap technology similar to the function of LOCATOR®.

The new Solutions Finder application reportedly will help dental professionals identify the right solution kit for their patients and procedures.