Dental Digest Podcast with Dr. Melissa Seibert

Dr. Todd Schoenbaum discusses implant prosthodontics, decision-making for impressions, methods for identifying dental implants, challenges in restorative dentistry, and the significance of Morse taper and platform switching in dental implants.

Explore overlay preparation design in dentistry with guest Federico Ferraris, focusing on interproximal reduction, shoulder vs. full bevel finish line designs, and optimizing restorations with battle design and material selection. Learn about the importance of maintaining occlusal shape alignment, breaking fragile cusps, and blending overlays with natural teeth for superior aesthetic and functional outcomes.

Explore the benefits of ceramic onlays over crowns, understanding posterior indirect adhesive restorations, testing occlusion in adhesive rehabilitation, and adapting occlusal changes from provisional to final restorations in prosthodontic cases.

Guest Dr. John Timothy Wright discusses antimicrobials for caries prevention, biofilm, diet, and Chlorhexidine. Topics include optimizing oral hygiene regimen with various antimicrobials, exploring fluoride types, and the use of APF fluoride gel in dental treatment.

Dr. John Timothy Wright discusses caries management, demineralization, and remineralization in restorative dentistry. Topics include resin infiltration, sealants, and the importance of clean margins in dental procedures. The podcast debunks myths about anaerobic bacteria and emphasizes evidence-based practices in dental care.

Tal Morr, DMD, MSD, a specialist in aesthetic dentistry, discusses managing unhappy patients in aesthetic restorative dentistry. They explore the benefits of analog dentistry and debunk misconceptions about digital dentistry. They also touch on financing services for dentists, the future of digital dentistry, and materials used in dental restorations.

Tal Morr, DMD, MSD, specialist in Aesthetic, Implant, and Complex Restorative Dentistry, discusses the advantages of using dental labs and lessons learned in dentistry. He talks about building a strong reputation in the dental industry, challenges in taking over a practice, staying motivated, and the art of interviewing patients.

Dr. Mark Latta discusses the success factors in a clinical situation, advancements in dentistry and composite technology, challenges faced by clinicians in material selection, clinical trial failure, bonding to old composite, and the effects of saliva contamination on dental adhesives.

Mark Latta, a seasoned researcher and former dean of Creighton University School of Dentistry, joins host Dr. Melissa Seibert to discuss the optimization of universal hese and bonding techniques in adhesive dentistry. Topics include the value and limitations of clinical trials and laboratory research in dentistry, the difficulties of comparing bond strength between different labs, achieving adhesion of acrylic-based adhesive systems to enamel, different phosphoric acid conditioning techniques, and the variations between acrylic monomers in composite materials and dentures.

Dr. Betsy Bakeman, Accredited by the AACD, shares her expertise in esthetic crown lengthening. Topics include achieving symmetry without reflecting a flap, different aesthetic crown lengthening techniques, and the use of blades and the KB1 chisel in the procedure.