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Three Factors Affecting Zirconia Crown Survival
In this update, CR identifies restoration debonds, crown fractures, and wear of opposing dentition as three potential negatives of zirconia restorations and gives guidelines on how to mitigate these problems.
This is one article from the November 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Bonding to Old Composite: A Clinician’s Guide
In this article, CR Scientists and Clinical Experts provide clear, actionable guidance to help achieve durable, successful composite repairs
This is one article from the November 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Dedicated Assisted Hygiene: Are You Missing Out?
Most dental offices use assistants to help dental hygienists in some ways, such as recording periodontal chartings, helping sterilize instruments, or other occasional services. This article examines something very different: What if each hygienist had a DEDICATED assistant?
This is one arti...
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CR Subscribers’ Favorite Products—2024
This report highlights the products and key concepts that were noted most frequently in a survey of Clinicians Report subscribers.
This is one article from the October 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Resin Restorative Cookbook: A Recipe for Success
CR Clinicians, Project Directors, and Scientists put forth an exemplary technique, complete with a sampling of all-star products, to achieve consistent and desirable results for Class II restorations.
This is one article from the October 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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How Can Digital Techniques Improve the Denture Experience?
This report compares products and techniques to improve the denture experience for patients, dentists, and labs in order to meet the need for high quality, well-fitting dentures.
This is one article from the October 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Suggestions for Solving Top Esthetic Challenges!
CR makes suggestions for solving the survey respondents’ top esthetic issues and advises on 1) shade matching, 2) best materials for the esthetic zone, 3) the expected lifetime of surface staining on porcelain, lithium disilicate, and zirconia, and 4) ways to build color that are longer last...
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Which Interdental Brushes and Picks Should Your Patients Use?
This article examines several brands of interdental picks and brushes and compares how they may be used to improve oral health.
This is one article from the September 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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How is the New LOCATOR FIXED System Working?
Is LOCATOR FIXED allowing more dentists to enjoy simplified complete fixed prostheses, thus increasing their patient base? Yes—read how in this issue.
This is one article from the September 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Handheld X-ray Units
A review of the clinical advantages of handheld x-ray units, common questions and concerns, and a comparison of several models.
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Post and Cores: What is Popular and What Should You Use?
In this article, CR Scientists and Clinicians evaluate the most popular post brands as chosen by readers, explaining the details in material and design that have the greatest impacts on core strength and retention.
This is one article from the August 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Socket Grafting: When and Which One?
This article compares the available graft substances, their advantages/disadvantages, and cost.
This is one article from the August 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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New Economical Handheld X-ray Units
This report compares the features and performance of three portable, handheld x-ray generators.
This is one article from the July 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Solving Challenges with Screw-Retained Implant Abutments
This article identifies challenges, and suggests remedies to help solve them.
This is one article from the July 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Skinny (Periotome) Burs for Faster/Easier Extractions
This article explains the use of the “skinny/periotome bur” for faster, easier, and more conservative exodontia.
This is one article from the July 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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New X-Ray Sensors Take Aim at Market Leaders
This report shows features and performance characteristics of the Acuity sensor (AMD Lasers) and the Carina sensor (Henry Schein), and compares them with other popular brands.
This is one article from the June 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Comparing Popular Dental Practice Management Software
This report shows user trends and compares popular dental practice management solutions, listing key features and advantages of each software.
This is one article from the June 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Bonding Techniques: Are Universal Adhesives Better?
In this article, CR Scientists and Clinicians offer insights into universal adhesives, offer a predictable bonding technique, answer questions, and provide clinical tips with adhesives and bonding.
This is one article from the June 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Improving Endodontic Debridement with Active Lavage
This report describes current concepts and products for active endodontic lavage and makes suggestions for improvement of endodontic treatment.
This is one article from the May 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Are Your Provisional Prostheses Working Well?
CR Clinicians and Scientists provide in-depth research on the many products and help dentists determine the best provisional material.
This is one article from the May 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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How Dental Assistants Can Elevate Your Practice
This article evaluates strategies of using more DAs as the practice grows to increase quality and profits. The article also suggests changes that may need to occur in some states or provinces to better utilize these crucial auxiliaries.
This is one article from the May 2024 issue of Clinicia...
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Crowns have Changed—What Should You Change?
To enhance success in fixed prosthodontics, CR experts demonstrate the right material choices and tooth preparation techniques for the digital age.
This is one article from the April 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Demystifying Controversies in Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Joints
CR Clinicians and Project Directors offer important information to clarify this controversial subject.
This is one article from the April 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Are Tissue-Level Implants a Better Option?
This report discusses the advantages of tissue-level implants, together with other factors, that potentially improve implant success and patient outcomes.
This is one article from the April 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Bulk Fill Saves Time—But at What Cost?
CR Scientists examined different types of resin-based composites within several manufacturers’ product lines to determine their strengths and weaknesses, and if there were trade-offs associated with their use.
This is one article from the March 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Have What You Need in a Medical Emergency
In this article, CR provides pragmatic information on:
Medical emergencies in dental offices
How to avoid emergencies, including the proper training and education
What medical emergency kits should and must include, including proper equipment
Suggested medical emergency kits for dental office...
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Are Low-cost Impression Materials Adequate?
The following report contains a summary of the comparison and the brands with the best combination of desirable clinical characteristics with low cost.
This is one article from the March 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Solutions for Staffing Shortages in 2024
How can we mitigate the damage from staffing changes, how do we make them less likely, and how do we attract quality people? This article provides potential solutions for these critical tasks.
This is one article from the February 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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3D-Printed Ceramic Crowns—A First Look
This report examines the potential advantages and limitations of 3D-printed ceramic materials, and compares current brands with other popular materials.
This is one article from the February 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Is It Time to Return to Conventional Glass Ionomer Cement?
Every cement for cementation of indirect restorations since the beginning of dentistry has had significant strengths and weaknesses. This task appears to be a difficult challenge for manufacturers since current cements are still having problems. Popular crown types do NOT have marg...
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The Rising Popularity of Digital Impressions
This report provides an overview of current digital impression use, key considerations when acquiring an intraoral scanner, and test results for three scanners recently evaluated.
This is one article from the January 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Elevate Your Dental Assistants and Enhance Your Practice
In this article, CR uses survey results along with expert advice to make specific recommendations to help educate dental assistants (DAs); identifies the Top 5 essential DA skills and gives specific advice on how a DA can learn these tasks; and focuses on how skill and technique enha...
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Can Natural Teeth Be Successfully Connected to Implants?
If the edentulous space is longer than you consider acceptable for a fixed prosthesis, an implant placed at an appropriate location in the space can provide a shorter edentulous space if you connect the implant to a strong natural tooth. Later in this article you will find specific p...
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Dental A.I. is Here—Is it Hype, or Will it Help?
In this first look at dental A.I., CR’s Scientists and Clinicians will answer the questions surrounding where A.I. can help dentists and what A.I. hype dentists should carefully avoid.
This is one article from the November 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Fast Instrument Sterilization with Lower Cost
The following report describes the role of rapid instrument sterilization in clinical practice and the features and performance of Maxima Turbo compared to other autoclave concepts.
This is one article from the November 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Is It Time to Change to Ergonomic Loupes?
This report shows advantages and limitations of ergonomic prism loupes and compares features of various brands and designs.
This is one article from the November 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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When are Core Buildups Necessary?
The following report provides direction on the materials, the critical decisions, and the techniques that provide successful core buildups.
This is one article from the October 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Cordless Prophy Handpieces: Are they worth the expense?
CR Scientists provide an inside look at popular brands and offer insights and recommendations.
This is one article from the October 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Restorative Management of Gingival Recession
This report reviews the restorative management of gingival recession and identifies products available for your patients.
This is one article from the October 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Composite Complications: Predictable Solutions
This report identifies a range of such complications, describes the challenges contributing to their occurrence, and provides solutions that can lead to improved success in resin-based composite restorations for practitioners.
This is one article from the September 2023 issue of Clinicians Re...
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Botox in Dentistry: From Esthetics to Treating TMD
In this issue, CR Scientists and expert clinicians share their insights into the potentially powerful effects of Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A (BoNT-A) and provide useful suggestions.
This is one article from the September 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Using Cone Beam Radiography in General Practice
This report provides guidance for utilizing CBCT in general practice, highlights key features of current models, and offers a glimpse of how AI (Assisted Intelligence) is beginning to enhance diagnostic capabilities.
This is one article from the September 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Managing Dental Fear and Anxiety
Part 1: Psychological management—prevention, etiology, recognition, and abundance of clinical tips.
Part 2: Pharmacological management of who, who not to, which drug, risks, and resources for continuing education.
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Five Tips for Better Impressions
This article leverages Clinicians Reports’ Scientists, Clinicians, and its extensive network of top industry experts to provide compelling facts and tips about impression making—particularly the very common PVS impressions—to help make great impressions better.
This is one article from the August 2023 issu...
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Common Implant Problems and Possible Solutions
When observing the many ways to replace a tooth, we are forced to admit that currently there is nothing as functional and esthetically pleasing as natural teeth, but implants can come close.
This is one article from the August 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Managing Dental Fear and Anxiety (Part 2): Sedation
This article will give the reader an appreciation for the complexity of providing safe sedation, familiarity with the pharmacology, patient selection criteria (ASA risk assessment), required equipment/drugs, complication avoidance, and the much required educational resources for you to sa...
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Gordon: Ten Things I Wish I Had Learned Sooner!
Implementing these ten topics into your practice will positively influence your patients, you, and your staff.
This is one article from the July 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Dental Implants: Zirconia vs. Titanium, A Material Comparison
This report examines the advantages and limitations of zirconia implants, as compared to titanium, and discusses considerations and indications for use.
This is one article from the July 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Managing Dental Fear and Anxiety (Part 1)
This article discusses psychological management of patient fears—prevention, etiology, and recognition, with abundance of clinical tips.
This is one article from the July 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Aligner Orthodontics: Problems Observed and Keys to Success
In this article, CR identifies many of the problems involved with aligners and makes suggestions to limit these complications.
This is one article from the June 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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