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This eBook provides dental professionals with a clear guide on optimal materials and techniques for different restorative situations explaining the unique benefits and tradeoffs of zirconia and e.max. Clear principles are provided for choosing the right material and technique to ensure successful, aesthetic, long-lasting restorations.

Over the years, shade guides have been created to make it easy to choose the correct color dental product to use on a particular case. However, since human teeth are composed of different tissues – dentin and enamel – and each has different optical properties, mimicking the appearance of human teeth usually requires the use of multiple materials. The ultimate goal is a single material that can mimic the appearance of translucent enamel layered upon more opaque dentin, and for this single material to also be able to match all shades of human teeth. This eBook provides an easy-to-read overview of true single-shade composite resins.

This informative eBook explains the rationale behind dental insurance claims review and offers practical guidance on improving your benefits reimbursement rate. We thank Fufidio Consulting Group for providing this valuable resource. Learn more at https://fufidioconsultinggroup.com/

When you think about caries and periodontal disease, you realize that they both live in an acidic environment. Studies have shown that those individuals who have a relatively acidic oral pH have a higher rate of both dental caries and periodontal disease. To control these disease processes you must therefore control the oral pH. This eBook provides an easy-to-read overview of the steps and strategies to control the oral pH of your patients.

As multiple studies have shown, endodontic treatment is highly effective in saving natural teeth. The survival rate of endodontically-treated teeth is very high: about 94%, virtually the same as the survival rate of implants. Compared to implants, though, root canal is more cost effective and less invasive, and allows patients to return to their normal function much more quickly. This eBook provides an easy-to-read overview of new advances in NiTi instruments for root canal preparation.

As a dentist you want quality, consistency and predictability in all your restorations. Crucial to achieving this are your preparation and impression, because a good indirect restoration starts with a good impression of a good preparation. This eBook provides an easy-to-read overview of how to take excellent impressions and get predictable clinical success time after time.

Due to advances in 3D printer resins and software, we can now eliminate certain steps in the bleaching tray fabrication process in order to save time, money and materials! If you offer teeth whitening in your practice, direct printing the whitening trays enables you to make your patients happier, save time, reduce your environmental impact and get excellent results.

Digital smile design—an approach to dentistry that fully embraces today’s digital options—is not just an amazing way to do better, more enjoyable dentistry. It can also get your team and patients fired up in a way that increases your patient base, enhances your team members’ job satisfaction and increases your practice’s profits. It’s a win/win/win!

As a dentist you face many challenges. You’re doing complex procedures, working with people who may be terrified of dental work. You’re dealing with failed procedures, such as debonded fillings and failed implants. You may be running a business and managing employees. Rather than wait until the stress of dealing with all of these challenges becomes too much for you, the secret to success is to find ways to simplify some of the “same day” dentistry and cosmetic makeovers that you do every day.

How many patients do you have in your database that have worn down or damaged teeth? How often are you speaking to these patients about how changing their smile and appearance can make them look better, feel better and maybe even change their ability to succeed in life? Depending on the details of the case, indirect ceramic restorations can help provide a better bite, greater stability and better muscle tone. This eBook presents the five fundamentals that you need to master in order to make this happen.

As dental technology advances, so do dental procedures, among which the new minimally invasive dentistry concept. This eBook will highlight these emerging trends, specifically flowable composites.

Composite restorative materials continue to evolve and adhesive dentistry evolves with them. This eBook provides an overview of new and advanced techniques and materials to improve your restorations for more predictable and aesthetic results. We thank VOCO America for their support so that we can provide you with this important information free of charge.

This eBook provides an easy-to-read overview of the workflow from preparation to placement for quadrant care success. Learn how to prep fast and effectively and achieve predictable success with your impressions. We thank DMG America for their support so that we can provide you with this important information free of charge.

Studies show that operating room personnel are struck in the face by fluids 45 to 51% of the time. These numbers are significantly higher in dentistry. Ideal for your entire dental team, this eBook highlights the prevalence and significance of aerosols in dentistry and the latest information on respiratory protection.

As dental technology advances, so do dental procedures. This eBook will highlight current emerging trends, specifically related to flowable composites, with a focus on minimally invasive dentistry.

This eBook provides an overview of the 3D resin printing process and introduces you to three of the most compelling uses for this in your practice: models, adult aligner orthodontics, and guides for implant therapy. The end result - better processes and better dentistry.

The use of zirconia has been revolutionary and has proven to be a durable, versatile restorative material when proper preparation and cementation techniques are used. This exclusive eBook addresses best practices related to zirconia and how proper chairside and laboratory protocol will help you achieve predictable long-term clinical success.

Proper utilization of PPE can be a daunting task for the dental team. In addition, limiting or controlling aerosols is of primary concern – so choosing the right air collection or air purification system is critical for maintaining a healthy dental environment. To help answer many of your questions, we are offering this exclusive eBook filled with practical and timely information, "Controlling Aerosols in the Dental Operatory."

As we return to our practices, it is paramount that our patients feel safe and are protected from COVID-19. We not only need to implement infection control protocol that follows CDC guidelines, but we also need to instill confidence by properly communicating and marketing our efforts to our patients. To help you do this, at no charge, we are offering this exclusive eBook filled with practical and timely information, "Marketing Your Infection Control Protocol During COVID-19."