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 Oral cancer is the sixth most prevalent  form of cancer in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 43,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year. 

How to quantify the risk of suspicious lesions and oral abnormalities using SaliMark™ OSCC

Stan Goff is a Managing Editor with MJH Life Sciences, which includes Dental Products Report, Dental Practice Management, Dental Lab Products, Modern Hygienist, and Dentist's Money Digest. He has covered the dental industry since 1999 and can be reached at sgoff@mjhlifesciences.com.  

 Choosing the right cements can go a long way toward a clinician’s ability to deliver great restorative care. Because this is such an important topic, DPR is interviewing three clinicians to learn how and why they use and choose the cements that they reach for when caring for their patients.

Talking cement selections with a pediatric dentist

 Have you ever been annoyed by composite sticking to everything but your cavity prep? You wipe off so much that you realize the wasted resin could have filled another preparation? You might even resort to wetting the instrument with adhesive material to prevent the problem or opt for a “non-stick” hand instrument or carver to solve the problem.

How to eliminate the tackiness between dental instruments and filled composite resin

 Previously, the etching mode clinicians used was dictated by the brand of adhesive. Now, with the advent of 3M™ ESPE™ Scotchbond™ Universal Adhesive, clinicians can choose between self-, selective- or total-etch techniques, all from the same “universal” adhesive.

How to use 3M ESPE Scotchbond Universal Adhesive in a selective-etch application

 ZEST Anchors has introduced the CHAIRSIDE Denture Prep & Polish Kit, the latest in its CHAIRSIDE products portfolio. Designed for efficient and accurate pick-up of denture attachment housings, the kit is the latest addition to ZEST’s CHAIRSIDE portfolio.

How to perform efficient and accurate pick-up of denture attachment housings

With the preponderance of published data demonstrating compelling reasons to remove teeth as minimally invasively as possible, the burden of finding and utilizing effective methods of atraumatic exodontia falls upon the clinician as never before.

How to extract teeth as atraumatically as possible

 Dentists, expanded function dental auxillaries (EFDAs) and dental assistants traditionally harbor conflicting thoughts about fabricating anterior provisionals.

How to fabricate anterior provisionals

 The growth of multiple options to serve patients’ esthetic and functional needs and desires requires mastery of disciplines that usually necessitate a coordinated and collaborative team approach with multiple specialties.

How to use transitional bonding for interdisciplinary care

Luke S. Kahng is an accomplished lab technician, specializing in high-end ceramic restorations. Luke has served on several major dental journal boards as a contributing member. Luke invented the Chairside Shade Guide: Volumes 1 and 2 and then expanded the offering to a unique ceramic shade guide system named the Seasons of Life Selection. He is owner and President of his own lab, LSK121 Oral Prosthetics, located in Naperville, IL. He has published over 100 articles in major national dental publications.

Luke S. Kahng, CDT, goes through a step by step technique on how to complete a implant maxillary and mandibular reconstruction.

Bench mastery: Complete implant maxillary and mandibular reconstruction

 In this case study, a 70-year-old individual with advanced periodontally involved teeth having class three mobility presented for comprehensive implant restorations.

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