Case Presentation – Facing Challenges
Dr. Samir Ayoub I recently completed a Smile Design case that had some interesting challenges but resulted in a very nice cosmetic and functional outcome. The patient presented with concern for her protruding and flared central incisors and an excessive gummy smile. She wanted an attractive smile and white teeth. After an initial [...]
Smile Design: Fix Momma’s Mouth
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 [...]
Message from the CEO: Resilience and Commitment
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 [...]
Managing Imperfection
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 [...]
Is Zirconia the Bomb?
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. [...]
Restorations after Extensive Trauma
Gary Vaughn, CDT, CTO In an extensive study done in Germany over a fifteen-year period, among many other factors, it was determined that a kick from a horse can transfer a force of 10,000 N to the human body. A Newton is an absolute unit of force in the International System of Units [...]
Message from the CEO: Adapt, Innovate, Thrive
Garrett Caldwell, CEO To our valued clients and colleagues: It’s been nine months since our country was introduced to a crisis unlike anything we have seen in recent history. We know these are tough times for us all and we are all doing everything within our power to ensure the safety and well-being [...]
Message from CEO
Garrett Caldwell, CEO Together, we are facing a truly unprecedented situation. The global pandemic is affecting all of our families, our businesses, our communities, and our way of life. During this time, I wanted to reach out and update you on how we’re approaching the situation at our laboratories, both Corr Dental Designs [...]
Please Help Me: The Right Questions May Save a Life
Dr. Jack Griffin It’s easy for us dentists to minimize our own significance in overall patient health. We drill holes, we fill holes. We grind, we restore. We clean, we re-clean. Rewarding work but often just becomes routine for some of us. Instead of “just” filling and restoring, we need to understand that [...]