Category Archives: Clinical Technique

Even Office Staff Need TLD (Tender-Loving-Dentistry)

Posted on June 14, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

Yesterday, when I arrived at the office, my office manager told me that she felt tooth #7 “crack” and now it’s loose.  At the end of the day, I took a look.  I was able to remove the crown / … Continue reading →

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Using Dental Memes to Educate Patients on Social Media

Posted on May 13, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

This post will be very short!  Earlier today, a dentist friend posted a dental meme on Facebook, designed to educate patients about the effects of the progression of decay.  I saw it and thought, “That’s pretty good.  I like it.” … Continue reading →

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Provisionalization of Immediate Implants With Screw-Retained Crowns

Posted on April 23, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

It’s been a while since I’ve written, and even longer since I posted a technique / case presentation article. One of my long-time patients had a 3-unit bridge (#12 – 13 – 14) fail due to unrestorable recurrent caries under … Continue reading →

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Dr. MacGyver – Implant Bridge Repair

Posted on August 10, 2018 by The Dental Warrior

OK, nothing revolutionary here.  Many of you may have done cases like this.  But, maybe some haven’t. Patient is a 90 y.o. male.  He broke a big chunk of porcelain off a screw-retained 3-unit bridge, #19 – 21.  The fracture … Continue reading →

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Closing a Diastema – With Bioclear Matrices

Posted on November 10, 2017 by The Dental Warrior

Just a quick and dirty case presentation. A new patient came to me last week for a consultation about “bonding” a space between her teeth. She had been to a another dentist who had closed the space with “bonding.”  It … Continue reading →

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Dr. MacGyver – Episode 3

Posted on August 31, 2017 by The Dental Warrior

The One About the Broken Post A new patient called saying a crown on her front tooth came out.  We appointed her the same day (that afternoon).  She has a current dentist, but he was on vacation, and the front … Continue reading →

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Fixing an Overprepped Tooth

Posted on October 12, 2016 by The Dental Warrior

          Today’s challenge was a tooth #2 belonging to my former hygienist.  An all-ceramic crown fractured in half and debonded.  It had been endodontically treated before.  The tooth was under-prepped occlusally and over-prepped  and over-tapered axially, … Continue reading →

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Habit #7 of Highly Effective Dentists: Sharpen Your Explorer!

Posted on May 10, 2016 by The Dental Warrior

In Stephen Covey’s seminal book, “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” the seventh habit is described as “Sharpen the Saw.”  In the book, “sharpen the saw” is a metaphor for self-improvement.  In the case of your professional development, and … Continue reading →

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I Never Use Retraction Cord

Posted on October 15, 2014 by The Dental Warrior

Except when I do… I rarely use retraction cord for crown preps, as I try to keep my margins equigingival or supragingival.  If I need retraction, I’ll usually reach for my Picasso Lite diode laser first.  Or, I may use … Continue reading →

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Slam-Dunk Anesthesia for Lower Molars!

Posted on May 21, 2014 by The Dental Warrior

And, painless, too!  Promise! I’ve learned a lot of tricks over the years, and the internet has been my go-to source.  For at least 20 years, I’ve been an active participant in online forums.  The ability to access the minds … Continue reading →

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