Author Archives: The Dental Warrior

The Power of Photography (and a quick mock-up)

Posted on February 4, 2020 by The Dental Warrior

A quick blog post here.  A recently new patient has had some basic restorative treatment.  I asked him about his front chipped teeth.  The initial chips were caused by an accident when he was a kid.  He never had them … Continue reading →

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Gold is still the Gold Standard!

Posted on February 3, 2020 by The Dental Warrior

Today, I had a patient scheduled for a crown on #3.  The tooth had a couple of deep occlusal amalgams with some darkly stained cracks on the marginal ridges.  Oh sure… we can debate, “to crown or not to crown” … Continue reading →

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Today I Met a Real World War 2 Hero!

Posted on January 21, 2020 by The Dental Warrior

His name was John Katsaros.  And what a lucky day it was! Today was just another regular day at the office.  I went out to lunch by myself at one of my usual places.  I sat in a booth, facing … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart – Legendary Drummer Passed On

Posted on January 10, 2020 by The Dental Warrior

A Tribute to Neil Peart, the “Professor.” Earlier today, I watched some Rush and Neil Peart videos.  Then I dozed off on the couch for an afternoon nap.  I heard my phone text notification ding… and then ding again… and … Continue reading →

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How to Add a Virtual Black Contraster to Your Intraoral Photos

Posted on November 6, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

If you’ve been doing intraoral photography for cosmetic cases, you’re likely familiar with the black contraster.  If you’ve only read articles about cosmetic dentistry, you’ve likely seen the photos of a restored arch with a black background to show off … Continue reading →

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Trim Your Own Dies???

Posted on October 28, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

Who does THAT?  Why would you? I started my own practice renting space in an existing dental office (shared space).  The other dentist took a lot of pride in his work, and deservedly so.  One of the many things he … Continue reading →

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Is the Other Bracket About to Drop?

Posted on October 6, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

I wrote about DIY orthodontics not long ago.  While it felt good to “unload” my feelings about DIY orthodontics, I had to admit to myself that it was unlikely we (dentistry) would stop this multi-billion dollar juggernaut.  I figured it … Continue reading →

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All My Training and 31 Years of Experience Have Led to This!

Posted on October 2, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

About a month ago, we had a close call with Hurricane Dorian, which was a “Cat 5” and got within 100 miles of us.  In the process of putting up my shutters, I smashed the tip of the ring finger … Continue reading →

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Why I Like Guns

Posted on September 8, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

Why do I like guns? They are simple mechanical devices and among the few durable items that can be as functional 100 years later as the day they were made. They are powerful.  It’s an explosion you can hold in your … Continue reading →

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Golden Proportion Template for Treatment Planning and Case Presentation

Posted on August 23, 2019 by The Dental Warrior

There are a number of ways you can use Golden Proportion to plan or present an anterior cosmetic case: You could just print a photo of a retracted view of the anterior teeth and draw on it directly with a … Continue reading →

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