Dental News Blog
The Many Faces of Dental Veneers
Improving one’s own appearance is big business. Just look at the many products advertised in the marketplace that promise to make us look more youthful and vibrant. When it comes to the smile, a beautiful white smile can exude confidence and make the person feel better about themselves. Discolored, chipped, slightly crooked, or spaces between the teeth can often be a reason that people are unable to present their best self to the public.
Where Will Dentistry Be in 2030 and Beyond?
Unless you have the gift of being psychic, no one can really predict the future. However, it is possible to pay attention to current dental trends and issues that haven’t been solved in order to see what could potentially be the next logical steps that are on the horizon. I recently reviewed the dental literature to get a glimpse of what the future holds for dental practitioners and where dentistry may be headed as a whole 10 to 15 years from now.
What You Need To Know About Denture Relines & Rebase
In this article, we will discuss the various types of complete denture relines including soft denture relines and hard denture relines, laboratory-processed relines versus chairside relines, and denture rebases. I will give you some things to consider to keep you out of trouble and to aid your denture laboratory by providing the records that will produce the best outcome. I will also provide some convenient checklists to help make your life easier.
Titanium Partial Denture Frameworks: A New Approach to Removable Partial Dentures
Change is inevitable and Stomadent Dental Laboratory is changing with advancing technology in the form of new offerings to dental professionals. Today we will discuss the latest offering from Stomadent – titanium partial denture frameworks.
Dental Implant Procedures: The On 1 Concept by Nobel BioCare
Since Stomadent Dental Laboratory is an exclusive provider of Noble BioCare, I have the privilege of reviewing the types of products that Nobel BioCare has to offer. The On 1 concept is a relatively new one. Maybe you have heard of it and maybe not. If it is new to you, it might be worth exploring it in greater detail. I will share what I know with you.
Restoring Implants with Crowns: Screw-Retained or Cemented Restorations. Which is Better?
Whether to treat dental implants like their natural tooth counterparts and restore them with cemented restorations or treat them as a different entity and restore them with screw-retained crowns requires careful consideration. We all have our ideas of what works best clinically in our own hands and what is the best solution for our patients.
Implant Placement for the Support of a Mandibular Denture
If you ask, most patients will tell you they hate their lower denture. Lower dentures flip and flop. They are notoriously unstable and are difficult to wear. In many cases, the only option to improve the patient’s overall well-being and happiness is to stabilize the denture with implants.
Laboratory Processed Reline or Rebase of Implant-Retained Overdenture
How many times has this happened: a patient presents with an existing implant overdenture that does not fit. Although the denture snaps into place correctly, the patient complains the denture feels loose or that a lot of food gets under the denture. The patient may also complain that they can’t chew well.
Full Ceramic Single Crowns: What’s The Real Deal?
Full Ceramic Single Crowns: What's The Real Deal? Full Ceramic Single Crowns: What's The Real Deal? By Dr. Hudnall DMD Stomadent Dental Laboratory offers two different types of [...]
Zirconia Crowns: What Are The Options?
Zirconia Crowns: What Are The Options? Zirconia Crowns: What Are The Options? By Dr. Hudnall M.D Zirconia dioxide, a metal oxide, was first discovered by a German chemist in 1789 [...]
Saving Time at Chairside by Partnering with the Right Dental Lab
Saving Time at Chairside by Partnering with the Right Dental Lab Saving Time at Chairside by Partnering with the Right Dental Lab By David Hudnall, DMD The field of [...]
Hybrid Cast/Flexible Partial Dentures: Taking Partials a Step Further
Cast metal partial dentures have been considered the standard of care for removable tooth replacement for a very long time. From the dentist’s perspective, they are functional and serve to fill the space left by the patient’s missing teeth.