Maria D. Gonzalez, DDS, MS, FACP, is an assistant professor and assistant director of the Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics in the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry. Gonzalez also maintains a private practice limited to prosthodontics. She can be reached at Maria.D.Gonzalez@uth.tmc.edu.
Digital technologies that allow the in-office design and fabrication of occlusal guards can reduce chairtime and fabrication time, thus improving the patient and provider experience.