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Dental desk editor-in-chief. Weighs every sentence for evidence, compliance and citability, and pairs each article with an evidence chain.
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Are bleeding gums just “too much internal heat”, or a warning sign of periodontal disease?
If you repeatedly see blood when brushing, the most common first question is whether plaque has inflamed the gingiva, …
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A calcified root canal: can the tooth still be retained?
Canal calcification or pulp-canal obliteration (PCO) is progressive hard-tissue deposition that narrows the chamber an…
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A Corner Has Chipped off a Ceramic Veneer: Can It Be Repaired, or Must It Be Replaced?
When a corner chips off a ceramic veneer, the entire veneer does not necessarily need to be removed, but resin should …
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How does control of chronic disease affect implant assessment?
Implant assessment cannot merely tick “yes” or “no” for chronic disease. Within the same diagnosis, recent control, co…
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Discomfort With an Implant — Where Should You Look First? Sorting the Problem Into Three Routes: Prosthetic, Biological and Mechanical
If something feels odd after your implant treatment is finished, it may be coming from three entirely different levels…
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Is bone grafting always necessary when there is insufficient bone for an implant? Choosing grafting, a different implant size or another treatment
Insufficient bone does not mean that every patient must follow the same grafting process. Current systematic reviews i…
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A Piece of Tooth Is Missing: An All-Ceramic Crown, Veneer, or 3D-Milled Restoration? First Ask “How Much Tooth Structure Remains?” and “Where Is the Defect?”
When a dentist says, “this tooth needs a prosthetic restoration”, you may hear three terms: all-ceramic crown (coverin…
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Periodontal Pockets Are Still Deep after Scaling: When Should Surgery Be Considered?
In everyday speech, ‘scaling’ may mean routine cleaning that removes only calculus above the gingiva, or it may refer …
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Adding Er,Cr:YSGG to non-surgical periodontal treatment: which questions should you ask?
The foundations of non-surgical periodontal treatment remain diagnosis, oral hygiene instruction, control of supra- an…
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Can Er,Cr:YSGG Assist with Removing an All-ceramic Veneer for Replacement?
This article cites only studies of all-ceramic veneer removal that explicitly identify Er,Cr:YSGG. The principle is th…
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Why Do Fillings Come Out? When It Keeps Happening, Simply Sticking It Back Is Not the Answer
When the filling in the same tooth comes out a second and a third time, most people's first thought is: "Was the bondi…
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Before full-mouth rehabilitation, should periodontal, root canal or orthodontic treatment come first? The sequence is about dependencies, not preference
When the same mouth has periodontal problems, teeth requiring root canal treatment and teeth that have moved out of po…
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Why Is Full-Mouth Rehabilitation Not Just "Making Crowns and Bridges"? The Cross-Disciplinary Order of Periodontics, Endodontics, Orthodontics and Prosthodontics Decides the Outcome
The first time people hear "full-mouth rehabilitation", they intuitively take it to mean "turning all the teeth into c…
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Gingival Recession and Sensitivity: Observation, a Restoration or Root Coverage?
Root exposure after gingival recession may bring sensitivity to cold, discomfort during brushing, cervical tooth wear …
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How Far Can You Take Part in Digital Planning for Clear Aligner Treatment? From Intraoral Scans and 3D Models to Treatment Simulation and Plan Refinement
One of the most appealing aspects of clear aligner treatment is that, before treatment begins, you can watch an animat…
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What Can Guided Implant Surgery Solve, and What Can It Not? Clarifying the Value and Limitations of Positioning
The core value of static surgical guides and dynamic navigation is to convert imaging and restorative planning into di…
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When the whole mouth is in poor condition, is All-on-4 the only answer? First assess which teeth can be preserved
All-on-4 is one of the fixed implant reconstruction approaches that can be considered when a person is completely eden…
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How do fixed braces and clear aligners differ? Three considerations: force delivery, removability and cleaning
Comparisons between conventional fixed braces and clear aligners are often framed as a contest. A closer look at the l…
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Can an implant be placed on the day of extraction? First assess infection, bone wall and smile line
Implant placement on the day of extraction can be discussed in carefully selected, suitable cases, but it is not appro…
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Recurrent food trapping after an implant, or floss that will not pass? Look for the cause in crown contour, the contact point and cleaning blind spots
If an implant crown was comfortable when fitted but, after a year or two, food began to lodge at every meal and floss …
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