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Child abuse—Are we powerless to help?

Whilst you are reading this article, somewhere in the world a child is suffering deliberate harm, inflicted by someone who is supposed to care about them. ...

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Staff promotion: Is ‘potential’ enough?

Anyone who has managed employees for any length of time has seen it. The rising star with all the potential to succeed is promoted to a new position and ...

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Relationship-based dentistry: The 21st century formula for success

The 21st century is such an amazing time to be in our wonderful profession. From a technical standpoint we’ve got better diagnostic tools, better ...

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Nobody cares for your money like you and RG Capital

Robert Graham, founder and owner of RG Capital, had a vision: to create an atmosphere where businesses and individuals would be able to prosper in the ...

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The Ankylos-SynCone Overdenture System: The biology, diagnosis and treatment

The SynCone Over Denture System is one restorative implant-supported removable option within the Ankylos Dental Implant System. The SynCone Over Denture ...

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A simple, esthetic & inexpensive technique for a custom implant abutment

In implant reconstruction, the dimension from the implant platform to the crest of tissue, especially in esthetically critical areas, is often more than 2 ...

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The ‘All-on-4’ implant concept for edentulous jaws

The efficacy of dental implant treatment is well-documented and its further development includes protocols for simplifying the procedures. The immediate ...

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The importance of gingival health in a functional cosmetic case

Complete dentistry is the aesthetic and occlusal harmonisation of the teeth with the gingiva, lips, and face. As dentists, we can directly affect the ...

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New smile, new life—innovative technologies and techniques can transform a smile

An actor-turned-director came to our practice from www.denturewearers.com. He was seeking a solution to enhance and reconstruct his smile. Over the past ...

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The DownPak device: Obturation with heat and vibration

Achieving successful endodontic treatment requires an accurate diagnosis and appropriate cleaning, shaping and three-dimensional obturation of the canals. ...

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BioRaCe—Efficient, safe and biological based sequence files

Endodontics is the prevention or elimination of apical periodontitis. Apical periodontitis is caused by microbes in a necrotic pulp.1-3 If the pulp is ...

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The ProTaper technique: Shaping the future of endodontics

There are enormous differences in opinion regarding the best methods for shaping root canals. A review of the literature reveals virtually no agreement on a...

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Evaluating instrumentation techniques

With the continuous introductions of endodontic rotary files, recommended techniques for their use seem to proliferate even more rapidly. Although a desired...

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Endodontic success: It’s all about the apical third

It goes without saying that as professionals we should strive for the highest success possible. Yet, defining and determining long-term success isn’t ...

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New possibilities for managing severe curvature: The Twisted File

Definitive competent management of apical third anatomy, especially severe curvature, is the net result of performing all the previous steps (beginning with...

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Checklist reduces surgical issues

Hospitals in eight cities around the globe have successfully demonstrated that the use of a simple surgical checklist, developed by World Health ...

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Aesthetic restoration of posterior teeth with composite resins and ceramic inlays

The restorative dental treatment possibilities available to practicing dentists have grown immensely over the past few decades. Considerable progress has ...

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Morita elected president of idm

LEIPZIG: The international dental manufacturers association has choosen Haruo Morita from the Japanese Dental Trade Association (JDTA) as president-elect ...

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Political unrest threatens world health

LEIPZIG, Germany: The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Margaret Chan, has warned that political unrest and violence in different ...

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