The Roundtable video series is a forum for discussion and debate on key topics, trends, and techniques in dentistry. For each edition, Inside Dentistry’s editor-in-chief, Robert C. Margeas, DDS, and a panel of experts examine a subject to help expand your knowledge and improve your practice. This month, our panel explores key considerations and emerging insights in injection molding for dental restorations.
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Meet the Host:
Robert C. Margeas, DDS, editor-in-chief of Inside Dentistry, maintains a full-time private practice in Des Moines, Iowa, and is an adjunct professor in the department of operative dentistry at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. He is board certified by the American Board of Operative Dentistry, a diplomate of the American Board of Aesthetic Dentistry, and a fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Society for Dental Aesthetics, and the International Team for Implantology. He has written numerous articles on esthetic and implant dentistry and lectures and presents hands-on courses nationally and internationally on those subjects.
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION:
How important is preparation modification when using injection molding?
What does research report about the longevity of injection-molded restorations?
How technique sensitive is injection molding?
Are certain materials better than others to optimize this technique?
Meet the panel:
MELISSA SEIBERT, DMD, MS
Melissa Seibert, DMD, MS, is a diplomate of the American Board of General Dentistry, the creator and host of the Dental Digest Podcast, and the founder of Elevated.GP. She maintains a private practice in Richmond, Virginia, and also serves as a clinical instructor at the Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha, Nebraska.
MARCOS VARGAS, BDS, DDS, MS
Marcos Vargas, BDS, DDS, MS, graduated from the Cayetano Heredia University School of Dentistry in Lima, Peru, and then completed the 2-year AEGD program at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, New York. He also received his certificate and master’s degree in operative dentistry from the University of Iowa where he is currently a professor in the Department of Family Dentistry.
