Goodbye to an Old Friend

By |2022-03-25T23:54:09+00:00March 25th, 2022|Dental|

Dr. Todd Franklin Having used it for almost 30 years, Empress (Ivoclar) has been very good to us. It revolutionized how we approached aesthetic cases and the laboratory enjoyed its simplicity in fabrication. Pressed ceramics were here to stay, so we thought. Advancements in materials will take us in new directions and as [...]

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Lasers in Dentistry

By |2022-02-24T16:35:42+00:00February 24th, 2022|Dental|

Gary Vaughn, CDT, CTO The invention of the laser occurred around about 1960. Since that time a myriad of laser technology applications have surfaced, so diverse that it would be near impossible to name them all. Laser systems in dentistry have advanced rapidly enabling the practitioner the ability to remove caries, prep tooth [...]

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Smile Design: Fix Momma’s Mouth

By |2022-01-27T18:16:46+00:00January 27th, 2022|Uncategorized|

Dr. Thomas Dudney What is the most common response when people are asked: “What is the first thing you notice when you meet someone?” It probably does not come as a big surprise that surveys show the answer most often given is a person’s smile. The smile is an important psychological component of [...]

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Message from the CEO: Resilience and Commitment

By |2021-12-29T16:24:02+00:00December 29th, 2021|Uncategorized|

Garrett Caldwell, CEO Greetings to our valued clients and colleagues: Reflecting back over the last 18 months, never before has our industry experienced such challenges. All of our businesses were affected in many different ways. Here is a bit of our story. With our own business beginning to slow rapidly at the beginning [...]

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Managing Imperfection

By |2021-11-18T21:31:52+00:00November 18th, 2021|Uncategorized|

Dr. Jack Griffin It would be great if every case was perfect. Wait, come to think of it, I’ve NEVER done a case I was 100% happy with. So when planning and prepping a case, the limitations should be identified early, shared with the laboratory technician, and explained to the patient so that [...]

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Is Zirconia the Bomb?

By |2021-10-21T16:40:32+00:00October 21st, 2021|Uncategorized|

Dr. Michael Miyasaki I placed my first zirconia restoration almost 20 years ago. We were excited to have an aesthetic material that could be used for multiple-unit restorations. Zirconia could resist crack propagation and it was strong (Figure 1). The initial trials we did were impressive because we were using such new technology. [...]

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Case Presentation: Worn Upper Anterior Teeth

By |2021-09-22T18:40:50+00:00September 22nd, 2021|Dental|

Dr. Samir Ayoub In my last PAC article (Worn Dentition Reconstruction - April 2021), I wrote about restoring a severely worn dentition requiring full mouth reconstruction opening the vertical dimension and creating a functional and aesthetic result (Figures 1 and 2). Figure 1 Figure 2 Shortly after completion of [...]

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From the Frontlines: Real World Applications of PAC

By |2021-08-30T15:33:00+00:00August 30th, 2021|Dental|

Dr. Todd Franklin Summer is in full swing here in California and we are busy at our practices and at home. This month we revisit a complicated case from 2015. At the PAC, we teach a Full Mouth Rehabilitation curriculum that helps you treat complicated cases. From the moment you sit down with [...]

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Back to Basics: Prepping

By |2021-07-15T16:56:47+00:00July 15th, 2021|Dental|

Gary Vaughn, CDT, CTO However elementary it may seem, adherence to a manufacturer’s instructions on the recommended fabrication procedure is a critical component to the success and longevity of any dental restoration. Most of the materials used in the laboratory do have some latitude or “forgiveness factor” nevertheless, when the envelope is pushed, [...]

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Minimally Invasive Never Looked So Good

By |2021-04-16T22:12:05+00:00April 16th, 2021|Dental|

Dr. Michael Miyasaki ‘Minimally Invasive’ is all the buzz. From endodontics to implantology we have made the move to much more conservative techniques. Combine this with what we know about the Zoom Boom going now, and you should be seeing the growing aesthetic demand in your practice. Patients now are requesting more aesthetic [...]

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