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Bulk Fill Saves Time—But at What Cost?
CR Scientists examined different types of resin-based composites within several manufacturers’ product lines to determine their strengths and weaknesses, and if there were trade-offs associated with their use.
This is one article from the March 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Have What You Need in a Medical Emergency
In this article, CR provides pragmatic information on:
Medical emergencies in dental offices
How to avoid emergencies, including the proper training and education
What medical emergency kits should and must include, including proper equipment
Suggested medical emergency kits for dental office...
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Are Low-cost Impression Materials Adequate?
The following report contains a summary of the comparison and the brands with the best combination of desirable clinical characteristics with low cost.
This is one article from the March 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Solutions for Staffing Shortages in 2024
How can we mitigate the damage from staffing changes, how do we make them less likely, and how do we attract quality people? This article provides potential solutions for these critical tasks.
This is one article from the February 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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3D-Printed Ceramic Crowns—A First Look
This report examines the potential advantages and limitations of 3D-printed ceramic materials, and compares current brands with other popular materials.
This is one article from the February 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Is It Time to Return to Conventional Glass Ionomer Cement?
Every cement for cementation of indirect restorations since the beginning of dentistry has had significant strengths and weaknesses. This task appears to be a difficult challenge for manufacturers since current cements are still having problems. Popular crown types do NOT have marg...
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The Rising Popularity of Digital Impressions
This report provides an overview of current digital impression use, key considerations when acquiring an intraoral scanner, and test results for three scanners recently evaluated.
This is one article from the January 2024 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Elevate Your Dental Assistants and Enhance Your Practice
In this article, CR uses survey results along with expert advice to make specific recommendations to help educate dental assistants (DAs); identifies the Top 5 essential DA skills and gives specific advice on how a DA can learn these tasks; and focuses on how skill and technique enha...
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Can Natural Teeth Be Successfully Connected to Implants?
If the edentulous space is longer than you consider acceptable for a fixed prosthesis, an implant placed at an appropriate location in the space can provide a shorter edentulous space if you connect the implant to a strong natural tooth. Later in this article you will find specific p...
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Dental A.I. is Here—Is it Hype, or Will it Help?
In this first look at dental A.I., CR’s Scientists and Clinicians will answer the questions surrounding where A.I. can help dentists and what A.I. hype dentists should carefully avoid.
This is one article from the November 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Fast Instrument Sterilization with Lower Cost
The following report describes the role of rapid instrument sterilization in clinical practice and the features and performance of Maxima Turbo compared to other autoclave concepts.
This is one article from the November 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Is It Time to Change to Ergonomic Loupes?
This report shows advantages and limitations of ergonomic prism loupes and compares features of various brands and designs.
This is one article from the November 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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When are Core Buildups Necessary?
The following report provides direction on the materials, the critical decisions, and the techniques that provide successful core buildups.
This is one article from the October 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Cordless Prophy Handpieces: Are they worth the expense?
CR Scientists provide an inside look at popular brands and offer insights and recommendations.
This is one article from the October 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Restorative Management of Gingival Recession
This report reviews the restorative management of gingival recession and identifies products available for your patients.
This is one article from the October 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Composite Complications: Predictable Solutions
This report identifies a range of such complications, describes the challenges contributing to their occurrence, and provides solutions that can lead to improved success in resin-based composite restorations for practitioners.
This is one article from the September 2023 issue of Clinicians Re...
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Botox in Dentistry: From Esthetics to Treating TMD
In this issue, CR Scientists and expert clinicians share their insights into the potentially powerful effects of Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A (BoNT-A) and provide useful suggestions.
This is one article from the September 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Using Cone Beam Radiography in General Practice
This report provides guidance for utilizing CBCT in general practice, highlights key features of current models, and offers a glimpse of how AI (Assisted Intelligence) is beginning to enhance diagnostic capabilities.
This is one article from the September 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Managing Dental Fear and Anxiety
Part 1: Psychological management—prevention, etiology, recognition, and abundance of clinical tips.
Part 2: Pharmacological management of who, who not to, which drug, risks, and resources for continuing education.
This document contains both Part 1 from Clinicians Report July 2023 and Part 2 fromClinicians...
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Five Tips for Better Impressions
This article leverages Clinicians Reports’ Scientists, Clinicians, and its extensive network of top industry experts to provide compelling facts and tips about impression making—particularly the very common PVS impressions—to help make great impressions better.
This is one article from the August 2023 issu...
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Common Implant Problems and Possible Solutions
When observing the many ways to replace a tooth, we are forced to admit that currently there is nothing as functional and esthetically pleasing as natural teeth, but implants can come close.
This is one article from the August 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Managing Dental Fear and Anxiety (Part 2): Sedation
This article will give the reader an appreciation for the complexity of providing safe sedation, familiarity with the pharmacology, patient selection criteria (ASA risk assessment), required equipment/drugs, complication avoidance, and the much required educational resources for you to sa...
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Gordon: Ten Things I Wish I Had Learned Sooner!
Implementing these ten topics into your practice will positively influence your patients, you, and your staff.
This is one article from the July 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Dental Implants: Zirconia vs. Titanium, A Material Comparison
This report examines the advantages and limitations of zirconia implants, as compared to titanium, and discusses considerations and indications for use.
This is one article from the July 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Managing Dental Fear and Anxiety (Part 1)
This article discusses psychological management of patient fears—prevention, etiology, and recognition, with abundance of clinical tips.
This is one article from the July 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Aligner Orthodontics: Problems Observed and Keys to Success
In this article, CR identifies many of the problems involved with aligners and makes suggestions to limit these complications.
This is one article from the June 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Single Anterior Tooth Restorations: Do Yours Match?
This article will provide readers the following:
• Various methods for better shade matching in the esthetic zone.
• Techniques to match even the most difficult shade-matching expectations.
• Comparisons of ceramic materials—essential for anterior crown selection and matching.
This is on...
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Resin Curing Lights—The Latest Technologies
This report provides clinical tips for effective use of curing lights and a comparison of new brands.
This is one article from the June 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Aligner Orthodontics: Problems Observed and Keys to Success
What every general dentist needs to know! This is an expanded single topic article that discusses many of the problems involved with aligners and makes suggestions to limit these complications with extra bonus material discussing specific cautions and expectations with these align...
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Adjusting Zirconia Restorations: Techniques, Tips, and Products
This report reviews the best techniques and products for adjusting and polishing indirect zirconia restorations.
This is one article from the May 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Why Do Clinical Staff Prefer Handheld X-ray Units?
This report explains the advantages of handheld x-ray generators and addresses the lingering questions.
This is one article from the May 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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MTA: An Endodontic and Restorative Necessity
In this article, CR expert Clinicians and Scientists explore the advantages of MTA cement and its expanding use in dentistry.
This is one article from the May 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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The New Bulk-Fill Composites: What are they and where should they be used?
In this article, CR evaluates these products and offers suggestions about where they are best employed—and when they should be avoided.
This is one article from the April 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Complete Denture Impressions—Can Yours Be Better?
This article provides step-by-step pictorial and narrative instruction on how to make excellent complete denture impressions..
This is one article from the April 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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High-Speed Electric Handpiece Attachments—2023
This report compares high-speed attachments for electric handpieces.
This is one article from the April 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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What Is the Best Treatment for an Edentulous Patient?
CR compares treatment alternatives for edentulous patients for your use and for education of your patients.
This is one article from the March 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Medical Billing in Dentistry: What You Should Know
This report examines medical billing in dentistry and can help you decide if and how it can be implemented in your practice.
This is one article from the March 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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What Temporary Crown Material Should You be Using?
This article compares the popular automix resin and the classic powder/liquid acrylic temporaries to the advancing digital world of 3D-printed and milled temporaries. However, because over 80% of dentists/assistants make their temporaries from automix materials, this article also includes ...
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Can Implant Failure Be Effectively Prevented or Treated?
This article discusses possible reasons and potential solutions for implant failure and treatment for peri-implantitis.
This is one article from the February 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Socket Bone Graft without a Buccal Plate: How To Make It Work
This issue includes techniques when one or more socket walls are missing and a discussion on why and how ridge preservation can be done.
This is one article from the February 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Antibiotic Crisis!
This article is a resource for dentists prescribing antibiotics, particularly as antibiotics decline in efficacy.
This is one article from the February 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Some Crowns Are Not Fitting—Why?
This article explains common challenges and how to minimize them for better crown fit and performance.
This is one article from the January 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Practice Success in Inflationary Times
Clinicians Report offers some advice to help navigate these, and future, turbulent times.
This is one article from the January 2023 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Ridge Preservation (RP) at Extraction: Why and How
This report discusses simple grating of extraction sites with fully intact bony walls. Surgical technique, osteogenic graft materials, and secure suture placement is emphasized. Patient compliance is critical to final success. Products listed are prevalent in survey; costs vary considerabl...
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High vs. Low Translucent Zirconia: Should I be using BOTH?
This report shows clinical results now pointing to some indications and contra-indications for the high and low translucent zirconia formulations.
This is one article from the November 2022 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Maintaining Internal Access to Implant Screws and Endo Canals
This report makes suggestions for improved filling and sealing materials for both short-term and long-term closure of access openings.
This is one article from the November 2022 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Direct Resin Veneers—A Great Practice Builder!
In this issue, CR clinicians and Scientists share practical and useful information on direct resin veneers.
This is one article from the October 2022 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Sensor Alignment Devices—What’s the Angle?
CR Scientists and Clinicians have evaluated many of the most popular sensor alignment systems on the market and provide reasonable expectations from these systems and clinical tips to ensure diagnostic quality radiographs every time.
This is one article from the October 2022 issue of Clinicians R...
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Saving Money with Low-Cost Private-Label Dental Supplies
This report discusses potential savings and offers clinical tips when trying to reduce supply costs.
This is one article from the October 2022 issue of Clinicians Report.
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Gordon Answers 20 Tough Questions
CR clinicians and science staff accumulated 70 topics on which there were no finite answers and are controversial. At the risk of developing additional controversy, they have provided suggestions for you on the potential current answers to these questions.
This is one article from the September 2022 issue...
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