A 46-year-old male presented to my practice with this chief complaint: “My teeth are getting smaller.” After a comprehensive exam, I determined that a lifetime of bruxing had caused significant wear. Over time, he had lost his anterior guidance, including his canine guidance.
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Trial Smile
The Trial Smile Experience has 2 main advantages, the first is the technical advantage of utilizing the lips to begin the esthetically driven aspects of the treatment plan intraorally; the second is the behavioral benefit of educating and inspiring the patient, along with instilling hope during the process. This presentation will further discuss these advantages and also demonstrate the technique of performing a successful Trial Smile Experience.
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Webinar: Align Technology Invisalign- Posterior Intrusion And Closing Anterior Openbites: Invisalign Is The 1st Choice
Closing the anterior openbite and maintaining that result, is a challenge in the orthodontic treatment of non-growing adult cases. Often excessive extrusive forces are placed on anterior teeth, and retention of these movements requires long-term fixed retainers, and still relapse of the openbite is common. Invisalign treatment aimed at posterior intrusion to allow mandibular autorotation and closure of the open bite without excessive anterior extrusion has proven very effective at treating these cases with results not possible by traditional braces and elastics.
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Rethinking Bruxism Treatment
Q&A with Dreamgard’s Chief Medical/Dental Officer, Dr. William Balanoff
Dental Product Shopper recently did a Q&A with Dr. William Balanoff, Chief Medical/Dental Officer for Dreamgard, a company that has introduced the first FDA cleared prescription custom dental nightguard for the treatment of bruxism. With more than 60 million Americans grinding their teeth at night and fewer than 20% finding treatment, Dreamgard has made a commitment to rethinking the treatment of bruxism to close this treatment gap and bring relief to bruxism sufferers.
Author: William Balanoff
Date: 05/21/2013 03:44pm
