With 2024 marking the 40th anniversary of the AACD, members are gathering at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD on April 3-6, 2024 for the Annual AACD Scientific Session to celebrate this momentous milestone together to “Explore. Dream. Discover.”
By Ed Lowe, DMD, AAACD
What type of clinical procedures can be done with a soft tissue diode laser?
5 Restorative Clinicians' Take On True Dental Dam.
By Nate Lawson, DDS, MA, PhD
The Clinician’s Choice rubber dams stand out among others due to their versatility, tear resistance, flexibility, and color.
By Susan Prater-Kudlats, DMD
Although Class II restorations are routine amongst restorative dentists, they still present challenges when it comes to proper contour isolation, and marginal seal. Failure to achieve adequate contour can lead to food packing, gingival inflammation, and bone loss over time. The inability to ensure isolation can result in post-operative sensitivity; the marginal seal is essential to prevent recurrent decay.
By Ellen Katz, DDS
There is a feeling of immense satisfaction when you complete an esthetic case, and the patient cannot stop smiling because you have delivered exactly what they had envisioned. It can be challenging for a patient to communicate what it is that they do not like about their smile, leaving the possibility that the clinician does not completely understand what procedure to perform. It takes active listening, restating, rephrasing, and follow-up questioning to clarify what vague description of dislike for their smile may be.
By David Chan, DMD, AAACD
I believe there are two important concepts that should be embraced when considering direct restorative materials for anterior restorations: 1. Composite restorations can be indistinguishable from natural dentition and 2. Composite materials aren’t an inferior option to porcelain.
By Megan Shelton, DMD
While it may be one of the most common procedures in most restorative dental offices, the efficient placement of multiple Class II composites in a single quadrant can be technically demanding. Creating strong and natural proximal contours and contacts with the restoration of even a single Class II composite restoration can pose a challenge using traditional matrix systems.
By Fred Peck, DDS, FAACD
Every day, dentists encounter decay in areas of the mouth where the teeth are a challenge to effectively treat, due to the decay extending beneath the gingival tissue. Saving these teeth is beneficial to the patient in maintaining function and esthetics, even more so if it can be done in a cost-effective manner.
5 Restorative Clinicians' Take On DualForce Sectional Matrix System.
