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In 1905, Alfred Einhorn, a German chemist, formulated the local anesthetic procain, later marketed under the trade name Novocain.

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A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Indirect Esthetic Treatment of Diastemata

This article demonstrates the use of the new New York University (NYU) Smile Evaluation Form in treatment planning a case that required coordination of orthodontic, periodontal, oral surgery, endodontic, and restorative components to ensure the predictability of the definitive all-ceramic crown and veneer restorations.

CAD/CAM as an Integral Component of the Digital Dental Workspace

This article will discuss how an in-office computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) device is poised to redefine the digital dental workspace.

Contemporary Dental Cements to Meet the Challenges of Today’s Restorative Dentistry

Despite the challenges of the current restorative materials used for laboratory fabricated restorations, the newest cements satisfy many of the required demands.

From an Advisory Board Member

There was a time when indirect restorations referred to cast metal only restorations cemented with zinc phosphate cement, and in all likelihood, gold was the metal used. We have come a long way, baby!

Guidelines for the Selection and Application of Intracoronal Restorations

This article will discuss the use of direct and indirect composite and ceramic restorative systems for posterior intracoronal restorations, as well as such influences on their application as operator skill, experience, and clinical judgment.

How Clinicians Can Facilitate Predictable Outcomes with Shade Selection for Indirect Restorations

This article provides a step-by-step to-do list for clinicians to facilitate the custom shade matching process.

Material and Clinical Considerations for Full-coverage All-ceramic Restorations

Given the wealth of often confusing information and the fact that manufacturers now are producing a greater and better selection of alternatives that are both functionally and esthetically acceptable, choosing the right material in today’s dental marketplace can be challenging. To help make the selection process simpler, clinicians and their patients should be knowledgeable and well-informed about all-ceramic alternatives.

Tissue Management in Restorative Dentistry

This article will describe an approach for diagnosing four categories of biologic width—Normal Crest, High Crest, Low Crest Stable, and Low Crest Unstable—using the procedures of bone sounding and sulcus probing.

Zirconia and Computer-aided Design/Computer-aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) Dentistry

This article will examine CAD/CAM technological advances and the ways they reduce laboratory hours and inherent flaws produced through manmade methods while delivering a product with more esthetically pleasing results than metal. 

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