For the past several decades, the quest for minimal invasiveness-or conservative dentistry-has been a chief driver of dental innovation. Many clinicians have diligently pursued this mission, doing their best to preserve healthy tissue during the treatment process. Removing the least amount of tooth structure possible is top of mind for dentists striving to provide improved long-term outcomes, better patient comfort, and natural-looking results.
To help with this objective, clinicians have increasingly turned to dental microscopes. By enabling high magnification and maximum precision, these instruments allow practitioners to be more conservative with dental tissues. This can lead to numerous benefits, esthetically, biologically, and mechanically. The clearer, more magnified view one has of a working field-be it a restorative, endodontic, or operative procedure-the better the chances of providing precise, efficient, and minimally invasive treatment.
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In this issue of Compendium we highlight the use of the dental operative microscope (DOM) in our first continuing education (CE) article. The article describes a one-day chairside technique that integrates both a DOM and a fully digital workflow for a single-unit prosthetic restoration. Facilitating accuracy, consistency, and team collaboration, the restorative procedure employs the DOM in every phase of treatment and keeps tooth preparation to a minimum. The technique eliminates the need for provisionalization, reduces occlusal discrepancies, and prioritizes patient satisfaction.
Our other CE article is provided to us by our partners at the Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity. Compendium and AO have enjoyed a long-standing relationship, through which this esteemed medical organization has periodically contributed a variety of CE and other articles, helping to bring a broader perspective to our readers. We appreciate AO's work building community in the dental profession and the organization's support of the journal. The AO logo will appear on articles the group has submitted to Compendium. This particular article describes a practical way to improve implant esthetics through the anodization of implant abutments.
Additional content in this issue includes case reports on a tooth replantation of a maxillary incisor and a full-arch reconstruction, as well as a Special Report on endodontics. As we strive to become better clinicians, let's continuously re-examine our methods-putting ourselves under the microscope, so to speak-and look for ways to better serve our patients.
Sincerely,
Markus B. Blatz, DMD, PhD
Editor-in-Chief
markus.blatz@conexiant.com
