Category Archives: Clinical Technique

Shit Happens. Then Shit Happens Again.

Posted on May 18, 2011 by The Dental Warrior

Shit Happens Last September a new patient came to my office via my website. She was dancing and shit happened. She broke half of tooth #8 off. I had recently bought Ultradent’s “big crayon” Vit-L-Essence composite kit but had not … Continue reading →

Posted in Case Presentation, Clinical Technique, What Happened Today | Tagged avulsed teeth, before & after, braces, composite bonding, essix retainer, Short term ortho, six month smiles | 11 Comments

Check Those BPs!

Posted on May 14, 2011 by The Dental Warrior

Dentists Saving Lives In the past 2 weeks, I’ve had 3 patients needing extractions. All three patients looked healthy enough. But, their health histories indicated they were on medication for high blood pressure. I routinely take BPs before doing any … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Technique, What Happened Today | Tagged blood pressure, hypertension, medical history, medications | 4 Comments

V-Rings Mean Rock Solid Posterior Composite Contacts

Posted on May 5, 2011 by The Dental Warrior

As our profession has evolved from amalgam to composite for posterior direct restorations, one of the biggest clinical challenges has been creating consistently good proximal contacts. A number of gizmos have come through the marketplace promising to solve this vexing … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Technique, Dental Product Reviews, Tips & Tricks | Tagged class 2 composites, posterior composites, Triodent, v-ring, v-rings, v3 ring | 10 Comments

Optragate for Full Arch Prep & Impression

Posted on January 19, 2011 by The Dental Warrior

I love things that make my dental life easier. The Optragate by Ivoclar is one of them. What is it? It’s sort of like a rubber dam with a big opening in the middle and a built-in flexible frame. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Technique, Dental Product Reviews, Tips & Tricks | Tagged impression, isolation, Optragate, retraction, rubber dam | 26 Comments

Win the Isolation Battle with Isolite!

Posted on January 14, 2011 by The Dental Warrior

More and more we’re all doing adhesive composite restorations. And, we know that any sort of moisture contamination spells disaster. So, between you and your assistant, you’ve got only four arms and hands to prep and restore teeth while simultaneously … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Technique, Dental Product Reviews | Tagged dental isolation, isolite, isolite dental isolation system, isolite review, rubber dam | 35 Comments

Crown prep and build-up tip!

Posted on January 13, 2011 by The Dental Warrior

This is just a quick tip that can speed up your crown prep appointments. Most crown preps involve teeth that already have large amalgams. Personally, I take out all old restorative materials, clean up the tooth, and do a build-up. … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Technique, Tips & Tricks | Tagged build-up, crown, crown prep, impression | 36 Comments

DDS GP – Be a Treatment Presentation Ninja!

Posted on January 13, 2011 by The Dental Warrior

OK… Here’s my first Dental Warrior product review! I hope you like it! Over my 22 years in dentistry, I’ve come across all sorts of patient education tools. Our biggest challenge as dentists is getting patients to WANT what they … Continue reading →

Posted in Dental Product Reviews, Marketing, Practice Management, Tips & Tricks | Tagged app, case presentation, dds gp, ipad, patient education | 16 Comments