Wesley Mullins
Episode 160: “Pontics Vs. Implants in 2024 with ...

Live from the 2024 Academy of Osseointegration Annual Meeting, we bring you an interview with Joseph Kan.  He will address what is best today, socket shield, dual zone, or sashimi (CT graft) for immediate implants.  Do not miss this!!

Episode 160: “Pontics Vs. Implants in 2024 with Joseph Kan DDS, MS”
Wesley Mullins
Episode 159: “Are You a Silanator- Part 2”

New Wine in Old Bottles?  Has bonding improved or are we back to basics once again?  We revisit our protocols and the newest research to ensure we are on the right track!

Episode 159: “Are You a Silanator- Part 2”
Wesley Mullins
Episode 158: Why Are Dentists Afraid of Lawyers?

Does a letter from an attorney make you sweat?  Why?  Corey Shipley joins us to help dispel our fears.  What can we learn from a seasoned attorney about what to do and not to do to avoid lawsuits and deal with them if they come?

Episode 158: Why Are Dentists Afraid of Lawyers?
Wesley Mullins
Episode 157: Is This Dentistry’s Airbag Moment? ...

We are just back from the excellent 2024 Academy of Osseointegration Annual Meeting and are excited to bring you some of the things we learned as we listened to and interviewed some of the best in the business.  Also, a potential game-changer in dentistry could be coming from a couple of long-time AO contributors!  Also, we answer listener question about in-office milling.

Episode 157: Is This Dentistry’s Airbag Moment? AO Recap 2024
Wesley Mullins
Episode 156: Digital Dentistry-Can We Do It All?

Brad the Dental Lab Guy returns along with Derek the Dental Mechanical Engineer Guy to discuss what is possible today with digital dentistry and photogrammetry.

Episode 156: Digital Dentistry-Can We Do It All?

Episode 54: I’m not Impressed With Your Impressions

Dentistry as a whole is struggling with producing quality impressions…but just how bad is it?  A recent JADA article answers that question and we take a stab at some possible fixes.  Also, an endo article we stumbled upon a couple of months ago ends up being a real revelation as to how long we can really wait before putting crowns on endodontically treated teeth before failure rates go up.  How important is coronal seal?  Finally, we talk about how digital impressioning changed our retraction techniques and product recommendations.

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ADA Impression Eval 2017
ADA Impression Quality 2017
Pratt J Endod 2016 PMID

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Episode 53: Practice Changers 2017- Occlusion, TMD, and Sleep Medicine

Over the last year, we changed the way we look at wear and occlusal problems through a better understanding of how occlusion really works and how sleep problems may be causing some of our TMD patients to get worse!  We also learned about the most predictable ways to restore patients with challenging occlusal problems and it transformed the way we treatment plan- again!  Join us as we recap our journey over the last year as we continue to try to take it to the next level!

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Episode 52: “Too Many Overdenture Options, Too Little Time- an Interview with Darin Dichter”

Episode 52: “Too Many Overdenture Options, Too Little Time- an Interview with Darin Dichter”

Darin Dichter from Spear Education joins us again this week to continue our conversation on full arch implant restorative options.  We dive directly into what options Darin prefers for removable and fixed situations, discuss how to decide on overdenture or fixed restoration, and also discuss which materials should be used against each other to minimize long-term complications.  It’s time to get your verification jigs and monomer out, folks!

Episode 51: “Wal-Mart in a Bottle: How to Choose a Bonding System”

Can one bottle do it all?  Is there really a one stop shop in bonding agents?  Is total etch dead?  In this episode, we tackle one of the toughest questions in dentistry- how do you choose a bonding system?  And maybe even more important-can you eliminate post-operative sensitivity in your bonding?  We will condense 30 years of bonding research into 30 minutes to help you make the best decision for your patients.  It’s all happening right here, right now on The Dental Guys.

Episode 46: “The Endo Files- How to Choose an Endo Rotary System”

Episode 46: “The Endo Files- How to Choose an Endo Rotary System”

This week on The Dental Guys, Wes and Jon transform into Scully and Mulder for an episode of “The Endo Files”.  It’s the week you’ve all been waiting for- we finally discuss which endo file system to use in your practice.  How do you decide which system is best for you?  Is there a huge difference between rotary and reciprocating files?  What about lower cost alternatives? The longest root canal of your life continues this week on The Dental Guys!