Originally posted April 10, 2014 Sometimes – when advanced gum disease has substantially weakened the supporting bone, say, or when a tooth is so deeply infected that only a root canal can give the appearance of “saving” it – tooth loss is inevitable. So what do you replace it with? Once upon a time, bridges […]
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The Facts About Dental Implants
Sometimes – when advanced gum disease has substantially weakened the supporting bone, say, or when a tooth is so deeply infected that only a root canal can give the appearance of “saving” it – tooth loss is inevitable. So what do you replace it with? Once upon a time, bridges were our go-to solution. They […]
The Metal-Free (R)Evolution
Here’s an interesting statistic we ran across recently: Glidewell – a major dental lab based in Southern California – reports that over the past five years, the proportion of crowns made of porcelain fused to metal has dropped from 65% to just 20%. As the company’s director of clinical education told Dr. Bicuspid, “That’s […]