Technique Tips
Technique Tips: Vacuum-formed Implant Surgical Guides
Mohammad Majduddin SulaimanAppropriately adjusted vacuum-formed surgical guides are useful tools for guiding correct three-dimensional implant placement. They also provide valuable interdisciplinary communication when the...
Technique Tips: A Reflection on Mouth Mirrors: Types, Usage and Modifications
Debolina BishayiMouth mirrors, also rarely referred to as odontoscopes or stomatoscopes, have three main parts:.
Technique Tips: Glass ionomers in posterior teeth: a technique guide
FJ Trevor BurkeThis should have rounded internal cavity line angles. For Class II restorations, the manufacturers of one material, EQUIA Forte (GC, Leuven, Belgium) consider in their product profile3 that a cavity...
Technique tips
Carla FlemingBasic dental extraction forcep anatomy consists of handles, a hinge and beaks (Figure 1). Modern forceps will have each of these components and are aligned with International Organisation for...
Technique tips mobile apps. a step towards 3D digital dental diagnosis
Siddharth MehtaMany features of the face, which may be missed in a 2D photograph, may be evaluated by the use of a 3D scanning app. These apps are also useful for patient education and will allow 3D photographs and...
Post-dam
Andre D XavierAlong the posterior border of the upper denture, a border seal is created by the creation of a post-dam. According to the ‘Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms’, a post-dam (also known as a posterior...
An update on record keeping
Kate MortiboyOne way for dentists to ensure that all relevant information is recorded is to use automatic templates with text prompts. Given the busy lives of dental professionals and the need for records to be...
Rubber dam techniques in paediatric dentistry
Faye DoughtyThere are many indications for rubber dam use in paediatric dentistry. Outlined below are some cases where rubber dam has been used..
Lateral thinking: the laterally closed tunnel technique for root coverage. a case series
Devan S RaindiA 22-year-old female patient was referred in private practice by her general dental practitioner (GDP) regarding a localized recession defect affecting the lower right central incisor. The patient's...
Technique Tips: Using clinical photos and simple digital analysis to aid in complete denture aesthetics
Kasim ButtThe above steps highlight how basic digital photo analysis can be used at the jaw registration stage in complete denture construction to verify the upper complete denture's aesthetic prescription....
Technique Tips: Improving record keeping and patient safety
Sukhdeep MurbayA 68-year-old man presented with a mobile tooth in the upper right quadrant (URQ). There was no soreness, swelling or discharge. He was medically fit and healthy, with no medications or known...
Splinting traumatized teeth that are restored with porcelain restorations
Kajal B PatelA medically fit and healthy 45-year-old female was seen in a specialist trauma clinic 3 weeks after a bicycle accident when she collided with a car, resulting in displacement of three of her upper...