Tag: Simple Dentistry

  • Smile balancing through functional tooth reshaping

    Smile balancing through functional tooth reshaping

    According to Gordon Christensen, dental equilibration (bite balancing) might be one of the most widely UNDER-utilized services in dentistry. – JADA April 2005 136(4): 497–499; Teeth that fit together correctly do not require the additional muscular activity needed to shift the jaw to the side or squeeze unilaterally when one side hits first.  The art of…

  • White dental fillings less sensitive when restored under rubber dam

    White dental fillings less sensitive when restored under rubber dam

          One of the most challenging types of  “simple dentistry” is to accomplish a direct resin restoration (aka, white filling) that looks good, functions well, and seals out bacteria from re-entering the side of the tooth.   Only a few years , which had been somewhat sensitive since being placed.  An X-ray of the…