The availability of high-quality 3-dimensional (3-D) imaging for interactive visualization and planning is an essential clinical tool for surgeons and restorative dentists performing implant procedures and looking for ways to reduce chair time, instill patient confidence, and ensure predictable outcomes.

Today, more than ever before, dentists need to become aware of the many advances that have made restoring implants as easy as, if not easier than, traditional crown-and-bridges. For these reasons and more, Town & Country Dental Studios created a system that makes restoring implants “SIMPL.”

The focus of this article is to describe the key characteristics of a new resin cement system and show examples of its use in clinical practice.

All good prosthetic work is based on the perfect impression. The current theoretical marginal accuracies of 50 µm for fixed dentures are only possible if the technician receives a sharp and bubble-free impression of the preparation margin as a working template. However, this objective can only be achieved successfully if a consistent system is followed using the appropriate high-quality materials.

Resin cements are modified composites that are used to bond restorations to the prepared teeth. BisCem, a self-adhesive resin cement from BISCO, Inc, accomplishes this task without the need for separate etching, priming, and bonding steps.

Activ GP™ Obturation System uses improved glass ionomer technology and combines it with advanced material science to result in a technique that provides both hermetic seal and superior results.

This article will highlight features of the TCS Flexible thermoplastic material and the partial denture design as well as benefits of a TCS Flexible thermoplastic partial with Vitallium® rest seats compared with the TCS Flexible metal-free design.

Creating a temporary comes at the end of a focused session of completing the needed prosthetic steps, and all dentists would like nothing better than to be able to make temporaries in a quick, simple, and predictable manner. Kerr Dental responded to this need with the development of AlgiNot™.

There are certain clinical situations (eg, Class V lesions) that demand an esthetic result, but the handling characteristics of conventional composite resins make achieving that result time consuming and may require the use of larger amounts of material for proper finishing and polishing. Because of their handling characteristics and ease of use, flowable composites are oftentimes the material of choice for the restoration of a Class V lesion.

The Atlas® Narrow-Body Implants/Tuf-Link™ silicone reline protocol (Dentatus USA, New York, NY) can provide all mandibular denture wearers, in about an hour, more stability, more retention, and more comfort--and with great advantages to the dentist and patient.