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Jul 29, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Ourania Ladia |Panagiotis Ntovas |Aspasia Sarafianou |Nikolaos Gogolas |Markus B. Blatz |Dennis Tarnow | +1 more
Corresponding Author Panagiotis Ntovas DDS, MSc Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Correspondence Panagiotis Ntovas, DDS, MSc, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University, 630 Washington Street, 02111, Boston, MA, USA. Email: [email protected] for more papers by this author
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
cdeworld.com | Markus B. Blatz
Login Sign Up Registration on CDEWorld is free. You may also login to CDEWorld with your DentalAegis.com account. Yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia oxide (Y-TZP) ceramics, which are simply referred to as "zirconia," have become extremely popular for indirect dental restorations.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
aegisdentalnetwork.com | Markus B. Blatz
You're probably familiar with the scene in Good Will Hunting where Will gets his emotional breakthrough. Robin Williams' character, Sean, a psychologist, has spent months working with Will, played by Matt Damon, an orphan who endured an abusive, troubled youth. Now a young man, Will, a natural math genius, has lived a life of fist fights, broken relationships, trouble with the law, and more.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
aegisdentalnetwork.com | Markus B. Blatz
We've all heard the expression, "things don't always seem as they appear." It means that appearances can be deceiving and that something may look like one thing but be another thing. Although it seems things are falling apart, upon further examination and perhaps with some counsel from a trusted source or two, in reality they are much different than we thought. Dental clinicians must sometimes provide their patients with a differential diagnosis to determine the real problem.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
aegisdentalnetwork.com | Markus B. Blatz
It's January, which means it is time to turn over a new leaf. A time for optimism, a fresh start, and maybe trying something new. I like to urge people to "never lose curiosity," to quote Albert Einstein. The desire to keep learning and to "not stop questioning" can make all the difference between success and failure.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
aegisdentalnetwork.com | Markus B. Blatz
By now, dental providers are well aware of the sea change occurring in dentistry involving digital workflows, and, indeed, many are currently utilizing and benefiting from them in their practice. And why not. From digital radiography, to intraoral scanning, to 3D printing and more, advancements in technology are helping clinicians provide better diagnoses, improve treatment planning, and, ultimately, deliver optimal care to their patients.
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Oct 1, 2023 | 
aegisdentalnetwork.com | Markus B. Blatz
While the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on most of the general public, it caused people to look at many things differently. For one thing, people changed their personal hygiene habits. For example, pre-COVID, most people used hand sanitizer only occasionally. Nowadays, miniature bottles of the gooey liquid seem to be in every purse, glove compartment, and desk drawer. And virtually every waiting room and drugstore checkout line prominently displays a dispenser of the omnipresent gel.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
aegisdentalnetwork.com | Markus B. Blatz
From the EditorMarkus B. Blatz, DMD, PhDAs a Compendium reader, whether a general dentist or specialist, you likely are committed to: (1) clinical excellence, (2) the lifelong process of learning, and (3) more specifically, enhancing your understanding of clinical practice. Moreover, you probably aspire to provide a more comprehensive and complete brand of care for your patients.
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Jul 15, 2023 | 
aegisdentalnetwork.com | Markus B. Blatz
In this twelfth edition of Compendium's annual dental implant issue, our focus is on not just implants, but the reconstruction, and even regeneration, of dental tissues supporting implants. As clinicians know all too well, the dentition, including alveolar bone, gingiva, and teeth, is subject to breakdown over time.
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May 1, 2023 | 
aegisdentalnetwork.com | Markus B. Blatz
By now we've all heard how artificial intelligence (AI) is going to change-or, shall I say, is changing-the world. AI has been knocking on the door for quite some time-decades, actually-and it now seems poised to push its way through the doorway. AI innovations, from chatbots to art generators to writing tools, are coming so quickly that it is difficult to keep track of it all. As for dentistry, the future of AI appears to be bright.
