“Well-I never!…and so should you!” The Occlusal Instrumentation Holy Wars

It seems that whenever discussion of occlusion & instrumentation comes up, dentists get quite polarized into two groups. On one side of the spectrum, there is the “Occlusion is way too complex and overrated-I just use a triple tray every time and those who don’t are dumb. I sold my articulator for beer money the day I graduated!” On the…

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Second Molar Headaches & Leaf Gauge

Have you ever had “that call” from your technician? You know-that one where he or she wanted to touch base, complement you on your excellent impression… & Oh yes: “Would it be okay if I sent you a reduction coping?” “Um-sure… How much room do you need?” “Oh-about 2 mm…” “WHAT?!?!!?” How could this be?? You KNOW that you had…

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