Table of Contents

Cover Story

• Welcome to the Age of Digital Dentistry
  

Continuing Education

• Approaches to Vertical Dimension
  

Departments

• In Vivo Degradation of Resin-Bonded Human Dentin After 3 Years of Storage
  Howard E. Strassler, DDS
• Size Doesn't Matter-Needle Gauge and Injection Pain
  Howard E. Strassler, DDS
• Practice Building: 10 Ways to Lead Your Practice to Greater Success
  Roger P. Levin, DDS
• Practice Building: Should Your Mutual Fund Strategy Go International?
  Scott Kleiman
• Practice Building: Using Your Insurance: Contingency Plan Saves a Practice
  
• Clinical Materials Review: Direct Composite Resins
  Luis Guilherme Sensi, DDS, MS, PhD, Howard E. Strassler, DDS, William Webley
• Lab Talk: Creating Physiologic Contours Using a Modified Geller Cast Technique
  Edward A. McLaren, DDS, MDC, MDS, Yi-Yuan Chang, BS, MDC
• Do All Endodontically Treated Teeth Require a Post?
  Sergio Rubinstein, DDS
• Computer-Assisted Implant Technology - Incorporating Surgical and Restorative Implications
  Louis F. Rose, DDS, MD, Howard Fraiman, DMD, Jeffrey S. Ingber, DDS
• Novel Materials Work Best with Proper Preparations
  Robert B. Mongrain, DMD
• Take Advantage of Improved Materials-A Rapid and Effective Posterior Resin Placement Protocol
  Stan Presley, DDS, Jaime Morgan, DDS
• Evaluation of Enamel and Dentinal Cracks Using Methylene Blue Dye and the Operating Microscope
  Glenn A. van As, DMD, BSc
• Health & Safety: Cleaning Instruments: A Critical Step to Instrument Reprocessing
  Eve J. Cuny, RDA, MS
• Dentistry at Large: Orallongevity™ Engages Patients, Caregivers, and Dental Professionals
  
• Update On Patient Care: Who Is At Risk for Acid Wear?
  Sandy Nickolson, RDH, MEd, RF

Esthetics

• Esthetics: Strategies for Blending-PFM vs Porcelain Veneer
  Luke S. Khang, CDT

Industry News

• An Inside Look At...: Premier Dental
  
• The Main Event: Nobel Biocare Conference Explores Education, Showcases Live Surgeries
  
• Industry Insider
  

Implants

• Implant Dentistry: The Use of Narrow-Bodied Implants in Limited Bone and Restricted Spaces
  Tommaso Ravasini, DMD

Product News

• 3-D Images for Implant Planning in 24 Hours or Less
  
• When You Cannot Brush and Floss...
  
• New OTC Treatment for Canker Sores - An Oral Patch
  

Periodontics

• Periodontics: Small Diameter Implants Combined with Laser Therapy - a Case History
  Jon Julian, DDS