7 September 2023
The innovation brought about by digital technologies has now partly or completely revolutionised certain workflows, not only in dental practices, but also in dental laboratories [1–3]. In dental laboratories, digital workflows have accelerated various procedures that in the past, with analogue…
7 September 2023
The main purpose of infection control can be briefly summarised as blocking the transmission of microorganisms or pathogens.
This block must be applied in two directions. The first is the prevention of vertical transmission and the second is the prevention of horizontal or lateral …
6 September 2023
In the field of dentistry infectious agents can be transmitted by inhalation, injection, ingestion, and contact with the mucous membranes, with the conjunctiva or with the skin. [1].
In a dental practice, one of the main routes of transmission is direct exposure to blood or body fluids. Gingival…
31 August 2023
Full edentulism is a fairly common problem and is often treated will full removable dentures. Clinicians use different materials and techniques to take the final impression. Adopting the correct impression technique improves the quality of the restoration, and therefore improves the patient’s…
28 August 2023
Succeeding in obtaining a prefect impression is perhaps one of the most complex challenges facing dentists, especially when taking impressions on patients with fixed restorations (1).
It is interesting to note that a fairly high percentage of the impressions that leave dental practices and are …
2 August 2023
BOPT (Biologically Oriented Preparation Technique) involves the vertical preparation of the tooth stump to allow the mucosa to adapt to the prosthetic contours of crowns. [1.2]
It is a dental preparation protocol in which diamond burs are used to eliminate the emergence of the natural tooth at the…
2 August 2023
Impressions for edentulous patients are an extensively debated topic and the schools of thought among clinicians vary considerably [1].
In today’s scientific literature, several studies have compared digital and analogue impressions, focusing primarily on dentulous and implanted patients…
2 August 2023
A well-known chart in a New York Times[1] article published during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic provided a graphical presentation of the risk levels of various professions in the United States.
Each profession was represented by a bubble whose position…
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