Articles from the American Academy of Periodontology 108th Annual Meeting
How I Developed My Approach To and Philosophy About Effective Dentistry
Many years ago I learned from several of my mentors the importance of doing ‘clean’ dentistry, and this clip offers just a bit of insight into how I developed my approach to treatment and philosophy about effective restorative dentistry: What’s your approach to dentistry and treatment philosophy? How did you arrive at such? Please …
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Denture Occlusion – The Opposing Arch Is Often Ignored
Denture occlusion: Too often, the opposing arch is ignored. I see this all the time. This opposing occlusion is problematic for many reasons: The lower right second molar is an unavoidable interference. The existing wear on the lower teeth are concerns for not only the health of the teeth themselves, but the inability to couple …
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What Others Are Saying
Curious what others have said about their experience at a Chasolen Education course? These are just a few attendee comments from a recent course. We have 2 excellent skills development courses coming up over the next few months and seats are still available.
A Practice Philosophy Pearl to Guarantee Success
I’ve operated my practice following this guiding principle for many years and I believe it has helped me have a very busy, very productive practice. What do you think? What philosophies do you have that have helped your practice thrive and be successful?
American Academy of Periodontology
American Academy of Periodontology 107th Annual Meeting. Dr. Howard Chasolen is presenting on the main podium in a point counter, point forum. We are discussing the periodontics / restorative team approach protocols for saving severely compromised teeth vs todays aggressive implant treatment modalities. View the schedule November 6th at 8:00 am Speaker List This program …
Embracing The Challenging
Embracing challenges help us to grow. Today, it was 90 degrees and the sun was brutal at 1:00 pm. I was scheduled to run. It was not going to be fun or pleasant unless I turned it into a game or challenge. I told myself that not only would I train, but it would be …
4 Week Reline
Why do we do a 4 week reline after periodontal corrective surgery? Why do we temporize at all? Temporizing a patient prior to periodontal corrective procedures allows 3 things: 1. Determine the apical extent of the caries so that the correct biologic width can be established with out guessing where the future margin will be. …
Provisional Restorations
Why are they important? Provisional restorations serve so many important functions. They can make or break any treatment, but especially a comprehensive fixed reconstruction. 1. They serve as a cosmetic blueprint that can be modified or approved by the patient and transferred to the lab via study cast or digital scan. 2. They serve as …
Tooth vs Implant 1975 Lundgren
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