With A Little Help From My Friends A Case Report
I am envious of those of you that practice with other practitioners – generalists and/or specialists. Why? Because you can easily discuss your challenging treatment … more
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Full Mouth Rehabilitation with Dental Implants and Fixed Dental Prostheses
Advances in dental implant research, design and their clinical application have greatly changed dental care. Improved protocols in implant therapy over the last several decades … more
Mise à jour des connaissances scientifiques sur les facettes dentaires en porcelaine
La demande pour des facettes en porcelaine a beaucoup augmenté depuis les dix dernières années (Stappert et al. 2005). Historiquement, la façon la plus prévisible … more
Risk Management Advice And Guarantees In Dentistry An Interview With Ms. René Brewer
All practicing dentists should be armed with practical risk management knowledge to minimize exposures to patient lawsuits and or College complaints. As such, this article … more
“Train The Brain”
I feel honoured to have been chosen as one of the editorial board members for the November (Prosthodontic Specialty) issue of Oral Health. Please allow … more
Clinical Management Of Peri-Implantitis And Periodontitis: Are There Differences In Treatment Protocols?
IntroductionDental implants have evolved significantly over time. Four thousand years ago root form bamboo pegs were tapped into the jawbone to replace lost teeth, which … more
Show Me Yours and I’ll Show You Mine
The other day my son called me and said: “Dad I remember what I wanted to give you for your recent birthday.” Yes – I … more
A Cup of Green Tea for Periodontal Health?
When did you last have a cup of tea? Besides water, tea is the most commonly consumed beverage worldwide. In Canada, tea is increasingly popular … more
78th Annual Winter Clinic
The 78th Annual Winter Clinic will take place on November 6th, 2015, at the Toronto Sheraton Centre in the heart of downtown Toronto. The Winter … more
Addressing the Inflammatory Response in Periodontal and Related Systemic Disease
Periodontal disease is among the most common inflammatory diseases and the major cause of tooth loss in adults. For years, the etiology of periodontal disease … more
Suturing in Medicine and Dentistry
There is a fuzzy line between surgery in the mouth and the rest of the body. Many principles are the same, however, there are certain … more
Palatally Displaced Canines Is There A Way To Prevent Impaction Of These Teeth?
IntroductionEctopic eruption is defined as a disturbance in which a tooth does not follow its usual path of eruption.1 Maxillary canines are one of the … more
Bad Memories Of The Chalk Carving Admission Test
I can still vividly remember when I and over 100 other trembling students sat for the dreaded chalk carving dental admission test at the University … more
Why After 30 Years is the Cause of AIDS Still Being Questioned?
A major new report provides the reasons.
The Surprising Absence of Disease Transmission From Infection Control Disasters
IntroductionFrom the mid- 1980s and throughout the early 1990s there was an explosion of infection control recommendations from dental regulatory agencies, national and provincial dental … more
Implants Used As An Adjunct To Full Mouth Rehabilitation
The following is a case study that involves a patient who has lost vertical dimension, lost posterior teeth, worn down his anterior teeth from bruxing … more
The Checklist – Sign Up Or Lose
Dental implants can be a challenge at the best of times, although if everything is planned out ahead of time, most of these challenges can … more
Re: The Perceived Issue of Oversupply of Dentists, Roundtable Discussion, May Oral Health
“Perceived” as opposed to real? Please note the following statistics reported in R.K. House and Associates Ltd., Economic Report to the Dental Profession, Ontario Dental … more
Surgical Risk Factors in Implant Dentistry: Influence on Failures and Bone Loss
Implant failures, peri-implant bone loss and other complications do occur, so it is vital for dentists to be aware of the risk factors that may … more
Implant Supported Overdentures
In 2009, the Canadian government published a summary report on the findings of the oral health component of the Canadian Health Measures Survey 2007–2009.1 They … more