Category Archives: Tips & Tricks

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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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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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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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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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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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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