Protrusive Dental Podcast

Learn about the importance of dental photography and how it can benefit dentists. Dr. Ray Panesar shares his journey in dental photography and transitioning to private practice. Discover how the speakers purchased camera equipment for dental photography and the specific choices they made. Dive into the settings and techniques for dental photography, including the advantages of different options. Gain insights into capturing high-quality dental images by understanding dental photography settings and challenges.

Dr Omar Ikram, an endodontics specialist, discusses efficient root canal treatments, including the use of loops and scopes, well-trained assistants, and different materials for coronation sealing. They also explore burrs versus ultrasonic usage, file sequencing techniques, the importance of sufficient hypochlorite, and valuable tips for becoming more efficient in root canals. Follow @specialistendo on Instagram for more endodontic insights.

Dr. Andreas Artopoulos discusses complete denture fabrication and busts denture occlusion myths. He highlights the pragmatic choice of group function occlusion and provides insights on jaw registration, incisor positioning, and balanced occlusion. The podcast covers adaptable techniques and patient adaptation for optimal denture fabrication.

This podcast episode discusses topics such as cusp preservation, material choices for onlays, adhesive failures, the use of gold and zirconia in dentistry, techniques for adhesive onlays, and finishing margins in dental restorations.

Expert treatment coordinator Emma shares her experiences and guidance on the evolving role of a treatment coordinator in a dental practice. Topics discussed include the advantages and disadvantages of treatment coordinators, the timing of appointments, patient consent processes, and introducing virtual treatment coordinators. Emma's insights provide valuable information for dental practitioners considering implementing a treatment coordinator model.

The podcast discusses the concept of fremitus in dental occlusion, including its definition, classification, and implications. It also explores the relationship between tooth mobility and fremitus, the role of the periodontal ligament in tooth protection, and the importance of avoiding fremitus in dental restorations. Additionally, the speakers express gratitude, promote an upcoming webinar, and provide updates on their online course.

Dr. Emma Ray-Chaudhuri, a pediatric specialist, discusses pain assessment for children, radiographs, and treatment options. Topics include building rapport, fissure sealants, pulp therapy, and the FiCTION trial. They also explore managing abscesses, reversible vs. irreversible pulpitis, and dental conditions like MIH. The episode highlights international variations in dental management and provides useful resources for further information.

‘Easy Dentistry on Difficult Patients is still Difficult’ - Dr Lincoln Harris Patients with small mouth opening can be a huge pain in the back for Dentists - but did you know there are ways we can significantly improve their mouth opening through physiotherapy? https://youtu.be/v_u9sBAGliU Watch GF020 on Youtube In this episode I’m joined by Dr. Tzvika Greenbaum, a specialist TMJ physiotherapist who's here to spill the beans on his journey from headaches to jawaches. We bring to light the jaw-dropping collaboration between dentists and physiotherapists, making dental treatment easier for both you and your patients. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Highlights of the episode:00:00 Intro01:02 Dr. Tzvika Greenbaum03:39 Dentistry meets physiotherapy09:33 Range of movement10:23 Asymmetry11:20 Prevention12:20 Advice to dentists14:34 Stretching16:17 The dental gym16:57 Sleep bruxists vs. awake bruxists19:28 Reducing sleep bruxism20:52 Obstructive sleep apnoea22:03 Statistics and diagnostic criteria25:16 At-home exercises27:20 Pain and discomfort28:39 Rehabilitation30:14 When to involve a physiotherapist31:12 Expected results32:21 Screening34:15 Dr. Greenbaum’s event39:04 Outro Dr. Greenbaum’s upcoming course: protrusive.co.uk/greenbaum If you liked this episode, you will also like 3 Simple TMD Exercises Did you know? You can get CPD from the Web App or Phone App and watch premium clinical videos, for less than a tax deductible Nando’s per month? Click below for full episode transcript: Jaz's Introduction: One of my mentors, Dr. Lincoln Harris, once taught me that easy dentistry on a difficult patient is still difficult, and nothing makes our dentistry more difficult than that patient who just can't open, or the patient that keeps closing their mouth. Like, it's impossible to do high quality work in that kind of a patient. Jaz's Introduction:Hello, Protruserati. I'm Jaz Gulati, and in this Group Function where we just focus on one theme, today's big topic is "Help! My patient Can't Open Their Mouth!" And you'll be amazed with some physio with some exercises with some training if you like your patient can actually open significantly more allowing you to do better dentistry and allowing the patient to get better outcomes. We're joined today by our first ever Israeli guest Dr. Greenbaum who is a physiotherapist who specialized in the area of TMD and he'll be coming soon to the UK. So I thought ahead of his visit, let's talk about a really important topic that I think is going to help you guys in the real world where our patients are struggling to keep their mouth open. What causes this and how can we get involved either just by yourself or working in tandem with a physiotherapist? Let's join the main episode now and I'll catch you in the outro. Main Episode:Dr. Greenbaum, welcome to the Protrusive Dental Podcast. How are you? [Tzvika]Hey, hi Jaz. I'm very well. Thank you very much. And thank you for inviting me to speak about my favorite topic, which is Rehabilitation of Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders. [Jaz]It's great to be able to help our patients in pain. And this is exactly what it's about, pain and discomfort. And I'm going to really try and extract all the knowledge and experience that you have. But just share with the Protruserati listening right now, what is your background? How did you niche into rehabilitation of temporomandibular disorders and psychogenic and in that area? [Tzvika]Well, my bachelor's degree was back in 2004 in Haifa University in Israel. And after that, I headed up to Australia, South Australia to learn a master's degree in musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy and a very well-known degree. But in that degree, I started to get into the topic of cervical spine. Upper cervical spine rehabilitation of patients with headaches. It was a new thing for physiotherapists to rehabilitate patients with cervicogenic headac...

Dr. Neel Jaiswal, founder of Professional Dental Indemnity, discusses the difference between dental indemnity and insurance. He provides transparent advice on choosing the right policy for your career stage. The podcast explores the benefits of insurance, the shift from mutuals to insurance, and the importance of uninterrupted coverage. The speakers also emphasize the need for clear communication and understanding when choosing a provider.

Ovate pontics are what you choose when you want the best aesthetics for fixed dental bridges - but how do you go about prescribing this to your lab? https://youtu.be/ffg0gX4L8ng Watch PDP158 on Youtube How do you carry out 'pontic site development' and how can you assess the soft tissues for suitability? Get your onions ready, Protruserati, it's another cracker with that man Dr Jason Smithson who will make ovate pontics tangible. We've also made a kick-ass infographic for you to download alongside 2 PDFs recommended by Dr Jason Smithson, summarising all that Dr Smithson taught on this episode. [Also available in the Protrusive Vault for premium subscribers] Protrusive Dental Pearl: Jaz's Rule for Resin Bonded Bridges For Metal winged adhesive bridges, do not accept more than 1 compromise For Zirconia RBBs, do not accept any compromises! Examples of compromises: small abutment teeth (and thus smaller surface area for bonding), poor quality enamel, awkward path of insertion, dodgy occlusions etc Join us on Saturday 30th September for Occlusion and Communication Day at London Heathrow - amazing speakers on 2 huge topics! As promised, check out the PDF on Ovate Pontics by Professor Bill Robbins and more about the E-Pontic here. Learn more from Dr Jason Smithson and his Restorative Programme. Also, check out his courses with Spear Education. Highlights from this episode to follow. Robbins Ovate Pontics PDFDownload If you enjoyed this episode, you will also like PDP132 Success with Resin Bonded Bridges Did you know? You can get CPD from the Web App or Phone App and watch premium clinical videos, for less than a tax deductible Nando’s per month? Click below for full episode transcript: Jaz's Introduction: This episode will be the definitive guide to all things OVATE PONTICS. Now, we actually cover bridge pontics in general, and when we qualified from dental school, we only really learned the modified ridgelap or the ridgelap. Jaz’s Introduction:Look, they're okay pontics, they do the job, but they're ugly. Ovate pontics are egg shaped or bullet shaped, and they emerge from the soft tissues, and they look really natural. As well as that, they offer really good cleansability as well. So Ovate Pontic is the best kind of pontic you can aim for. But it's so difficult to find good content online when it comes to Ovate Pontics, until now. I got on, once again, Dr. Jason Smithson, who, to me, is the best dentist in the world. He is amazing. I've been to so many courses. He's taught me so much. And it's just always a pleasure to have him on the podcast. I tried to really extract as much as I could from Jason Smithson during this episode to try and cover a lot of depth, but also a bit more breadth around this topic. What I also did in the editing stages of this episode is I really stacked it with lots of visuals, because sometimes when you talk about topics like this, when it's not visual, it's very difficult to follow along. Now, for all my Protruserati audio listeners, don't worry, all of it can be followed along by audio, but when a visual is really going to enhance the learning, I've put that on the screen. So for those of you who are watching on YouTube or on the app with the premium notes, you're probably going to gain a bit more. So I encourage you if you can make the time to do this, like an on demand webinar kind of thing, right? Just study all the visuals that will really compliment what we're talking about. In this episode, we discussed case selection for ovate pontics and all the nuances, like how deep do you actually go into soft tissues, which kind of soft tissues are suitable. What if you don't have enough soft tissue and everything you have to do to actually develop your pontic site. At the end of the episode we also see the return of Am I Naughty If, because I shared with Jason a shortcut way of working with ovate pontics to try and bypass th...