Smile Design

Stronger enamel, more may hinge on rodents' terra cotta teeth
By Melissa Busch
The orange-brown teeth of rodents may be key to developing oral care products that better protect human tooth enamel and ensure that restorations last longer.
April 22, 2024
2024 04 22 Rodent Terracotta Teeth 400
Pac-Dent launches iMatrix clear matrix system
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental product and device company Pac-Dent Inc. launched the iMatrix Clear Sectional Matrix System at the 2024 Chicago Midwinter Dental Meeting.
April 10, 2024
The iMatrix Clear Sectional Matrix System from Pac-Dent Inc. Image courtesy of Pac-Dent Inc.
Bad mouthguard partially blamed for UFC loss
By Melissa Busch
A faulty mouthguard may have been one of the factors that led a mixed martial artist to lose the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
April 8, 2024
Ronda Rousey. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.
This research may make filling cavities a thing of the past
By Melissa Busch
Using ongoing bone regeneration research, University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry researchers are studying whether DNA nanotechnology can restore teeth, possibly reducing the need for cavities to be filled, according to university news.
April 2, 2024
Nanotechnology
Dentsply's academy offers indirect restorations courses
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentsply Sirona (DS) is offering a new indirect restorations continuing education course series through the DS Academy.
March 30, 2024
Dental Chair Res
The celebrity with the most desired smile
By Melissa Busch
The public seems to envy this U.S. female artist's smile the most, according to an analysis.
March 26, 2024
Teeth Magnifying Glass
Some fad diets lead to more than fat loss
By Karie Neeley Anderson
Certain popular diets may lead to more than the loss of a few pounds, according to research presented at the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research General Session & Exhibition.
March 23, 2024
Scale Woman Obesity
Strips with this ingredient may mean whiter, brighter teeth
By Melissa Busch
This type of bleaching strip whitened and brightened teeth, according to new research.
March 21, 2024
Teeth Whitening Strips
Nev. woman's sinusitis caused by amalgam migration
By Melissa Busch
A woman developed foreign body sinusitis after amalgam restorative material migrated from a tooth in her upper jaw into her paranasal sinuses.
March 18, 2024
Metal foreign body in the ethmoid infundibulum. Image courtesy of Kramer et al. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
The odd way chewing less due to tooth loss may age patients
By Melissa Busch
In what's believed to be a first-of-its-kind study, a link was found between a reduction in chewing due tooth loss and premature aging.
March 13, 2024
Missing Teeth Pano
Chamlion, 3DRPD partner on manufacturing facility
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3D printing solutions companies Chamlion and 3DRPD have collaborated to establish a dental product production center in Las Vegas.
March 12, 2024
Business Deal Handshake
Sweet news about easing tooth wear. Hint: It involves chocolate.
By Melissa Busch
A surprising ingredient may slow dental erosion and lesion progression, according to new research.
March 8, 2024
Chocolate Sweet Tooth
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