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Confidentiality!

Patients can share anything they want about their treatment with anyone they want but the dentist and dental staff is not allowed to do so. Patients can, however, waive their…
Mahmoud H. Al-Johani
December 8, 2016
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Post Failure!

Metallic post failure can render a tooth unsuitable for further restoration. With fiber posts, it is preferable to have debonding of the post or post fracture rather than root fracture…
Mahmoud H. Al-Johani
December 8, 2016

Many failures are attributable to a breakdown of communication among the essential trinity of patient, dentist and technician, rather than a problem of a technical nature involving the restorations themselves. - Essentials of Esthetic Dentistry

Esthetic Dentistry Tip

Apart from preventing the ingestion or aspiration of the clamp, dental floss is particularly useful for assessing the condition of the mesial and distal contact areas, and thus for facilitating the passage of the rubber sheet beneath them. Tooth Isolation: the Rubber Dam

Tooth Isolation : The Rubber Dam
Etching Pattern
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Etching Time!

  Etching for 15 seconds on permanent tooth enamel provides adequate microporosity for resin adhesion and sealing and bond strengths great enough to result in cohesive fracture of the enamel…
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Xylitol

Much of the available evidence indicates that xylitol has antibacterial properties that can improve the oral flora, but its caries-preventive effects are less well-supported. The conflicting findings may result from…
Mahmoud H. Al-Johani
December 29, 2010