Systematically analyzing smiles using smile design principles as a guide will help dentists recognize what can be changed to influence visual perception, leading to a better outcome for patients.

While the equipment used in modern dentistry has always required dentists to have some degree of tech-savviness, the increasing prevalence of 3D-printed dentures is creating a sea change in the industry.

Dr. Parag Kachalia, DDS, doesn’t think artificial intelligence (AI) will decimate the dental industry—in fact, he sees this emerging technology as a major benefit to the field—and one that may enable more humanistic interaction in the long run.

Using the right kind of clamp during a dental procedure can mean the difference between an expert result and a patient returning to the chair, dissatisfied—or worse yet, in pain.

A look at where adhesives are today, and the progress being made toward suture-less surgery.

As dental professionals, it is our responsibility to guide our patients through this maze of promises, social media postings, and subtle, but aggressive, marketing psychology.

Ultimately, treatment planning is a series of decisions, and therefore a series of choices.

Why it’s so important to find root fractures before endodontic treatment, and how to do it.