Readily identifying situations in which short dental implants are appropriate will set realistic clinical expectations and improve long-term surgical and prosthetic outcomes.

Properly managing mucogingival defects will set appropriate clinical expectations and improve long-term surgical outcomes.

Research into antibiotic scripts from dental providers shows declines in the rate of prescribing per patient encounter.

Useful in various dental procedures, platelet rich fibrin promotes wound healing, guides epithelial cell migration, and can be used as an adjunct for bone and soft tissue regeneration.

Newer targeted therapies are being linked with medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, which underscores the need to stay abreast of its risk factors and etiologies.

Careful presurgical planning, radiographic evaluation and surgical technique will minimize complications when anatomical structures, such as the mental foramen, are positioned outside of the expected location.

The use of checklists for periodontal and other oral surgeries can help improve outcomes in clinical practice and academic settings.

This review of surgical crown lengthening includes discussions of presurgical planning, surgical technique and postprocedural healing.

This case study of a patient with cleft lip and palate demonstrates a simple method to provide anterior esthetics and maxillomandibular fixation while healing after orthognathic surgery.

This denture duplication technique can simplify in-house fabrication of dental implant surgical guides.