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Caries Interpretation: Cervical Burnout

Being that I’ve been asked quite a few questions on cervical burnout versus caries, I thought it might help to go over the topic a little more in depth. Here are the initial four caries interpretation posts (interproximal caries, occlusal caries, recurrent caries, root caries).  Here’s the goods on cervical…
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Case of the Week: Transposition fixed with orthodontics

It’s been a while since I’ve had some interesting and fun cases for a case of the week and this is one that I thought others would want to see. 🙂  Here is a case of transposition of the mandibular right canine (#27) and lateral incisor (#26) before orthodontic treatment.…
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Locate the Object: October 2014 ANSWER

I did not realize that the answer to the October 2014: Locate the Object was not out so here it is, a bit late. 😐 I’ll be going over both image shift and SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal). . Image shift Before starting to use the image shift principle it is important to know/remember two key points…
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Locate the Object: October 2014

Here is an interesting case to practice your image shift and SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) information. The object in question is the impacted maxillary canine.   Which position (buccal or lingual) is the impacted maxillary canine in relation to the maxillary lateral incisor? Answers coming Thursday.  You can answer either in the comments, twitter (@DrGstoothpix) or wait.  If…
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Find the Caries: October 2014 ANSWERS

And now the answers for the October 2014 Find the Caries. maxillary right second premolar (#4) – distal mandibular left second molar (#18) – mesial mandibular right second premolar (#29) – distal There are a few other spots that appear questionable.  What other surfaces are catching your eye? If you have…