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The Scorpion Technique: A Veneer-Seating Pearl

Dentistry Today

INTRODUCTION Delivering a set of veneers can be a stressful procedure in a dental office. Patients invest a significant amount of both time and financial resources to enhance their smiles and have worn their temporary veneers for several weeks. All excess flowable composite needs to be removed at the margins of the temporary veneers.

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What Different Types of Dentists Are There?

Aerni Dental

The American Dental Association (ADA) defines dentistry as “the evaluation, diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical, surgical or related procedures) of diseases, disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and/or the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body.”

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Use Of Platelet Rich Fibrin In Dentistry

Healthy Smiles

Dr. Joseph Choukron, a French surgeon, is credited with the invention of the PRF techniques (L-PRF, A-PRF, and i-PRF). Since then, PRF techniques have been used in maxillofacial surgeries and various disciplines of dentistry. Its ease of derivation makes it popular amongst surgeons/specialists. Application of PRF in Dentistry.