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COVER STORY
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With Sameer
Puri, D.D.S.
The Origins
and Future of
cerecdoctors.com
CASE STUDIES
14 Two CEREC Guide 2s
What Do You Do When You Have
Two Implant Sites Next to Each Other?
BY DARIN O’BRYAN, D.D.S.
24 Guided Socket Shield Immediate
Implant Placement Technique
A New Technique to Prevent
the Resorption of Bone
BY FARHAD E. BOLTCHI, D.M.D., M.S.
30 Texture Will Make or Break
Your Anterior Case
An Important Part of Making
CEREC Restorations Look Natural
BY DHAVAL PATEL, D.D.S.
34 Clinical Application
of Resin Bonded FPDs
A Choice for a Variety of Provisional
and Permanent Treatment Solutions
BY DENNIS J. FASBINDER, D.D.S.
40 Provisional
Restorations:
An Integral Role in
Implant Treatments
Immediate Implant
Provisionalization
of Maxillary Central
Incisors Using Telio CAD
BY SARAH JOCKIN, D.D.S.
CONTENTS
Q3 | 2016
FROM THE EDITOR
2 Giving
From volunteerism to education,
the many ways CEREC dentists give back
BY MARK FLEMING, D.D.S.
SOFTWARE
4 Efficient and Accurate Proximal Contacts
Having the Ability to Dial-in
Location and Intensity
BY MIKE SKRAMSTAD, D.D.S.
INTERVIEW
52 The One Thing You Need to Know
About Restorative Materials
Understanding the Importance
of Fracture Toughness
BY DON BELL, IVOCLAR VIVADENT
OPEN WIDE FOUNDATION
56 A Tale of Learning
and Giving From a
First-time Volunteer
A 17-year-old Visits
Open Wide Foundation’s
Guatemala Clinic for a Week
That Would Change Her Life
BY TIFFANY TANG
PROFILE
60 Chris Nix, D.D.S.: The Next Adventure
From Private Practice to Teaching Others
WITH MARK FLEMING, D.D.S.
DISCUSSION FORUM
64 Celtra Duo
Tips and Uses for the Zirconia-reinforced
Lithium Silicate Ceramic
HAPPENINGS IN CAD/CAM
72 “It’s the End of the World
as We Know it — And I Feel Fine”
Step Back from Saving the World
to Save Your Practice
BY SAMEER PURI, D.D.S.
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