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Legal Cases: 24 fillings on virgin teeth
By William S. Spiegel and Marc R. Leffler, DDS
A 23-year-old woman presented to a general dentist for a routine exam with no radiographic evidence of decay. Yet on clinical examination, the dentist found that his explorer stuck on the occlusal surfaces of the patient's posterior teeth and recommended treatment. As William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler write in their latest Legal Cases series, finding a way to document justification for clinical treatment is crucial.
February 9, 2017
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Do CBCT images change endodontic treatment planning?
By Tony Edwards
A treatment plan is based on experience and clinical and diagnostic information. But when it comes to endodontic treatment planning, especially for a difficult case, do the images from a cone-beam CT (CBCT) scan actually influence how a specialist proceeds? The results of a new study might make you consider what imaging tool you use.
February 8, 2017
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Sustained antimicrobial-release implant curbs biofilms
By Lori Roniger
What if you could prevent infectious biofilms on your patient's implants? Researchers have shown in the laboratory that sustained chlorhexidine release through a porous titanium-silica material prevented and eradicated biofilm formation, which may lead to a new option for preventing implant infections.
February 6, 2017
2016 08 18 14 05 36 950 Implant 400
Carestream Dental scanner OK for use with 3M ortho system
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Carestream Dental announced that its CS 3600 intraoral scanner has been approved for use with 3M's Incognito appliance system for orthodontic treatment.
February 5, 2017
Smoking may affect optimal timing of implant loading
By Lori Roniger
Smoking may not affect the success rate of dental implants, but it could have an effect on the ideal timing for implant loading, according to a recent study. Researchers found that the survival rate of posterior mandible implants was the same in heavy smokers and nonsmokers, but bone healing around implants was slower in smokers.
February 2, 2017
2016 11 14 17 08 22 202 Cigarette Smoking 400
3D Systems acquires NextDent parent company
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3D printing company 3D Systems has acquired Vertex-Dental, the manufacturer of traditional and 3D printing dental materials under the Vertex and NextDent brands.
February 1, 2017
DDS Lab, Dentegra form partnership
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental laboratory DDS Lab and Dentegra Insurance have partnered to offer discounted pricing on DDS products and services to the dental carrier's participating dentists.
February 1, 2017
Implants and inflammation
By Dr. Alvin Danenberg
Recent published research has raised a question about titanium dental implants and possible inflammation. Dr. Alvin Danenberg notes that while the vast majority of procedures using these implants have been successful and free of symptoms, he'd like to see well-designed studies undertaken and published so practitioners can offer their patients more complete information.
January 31, 2017
2016 08 22 14 15 49 958 Danenberg Alvin 400
Implant pioneer Dr. Leonard Linkow dies
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Leonard Linkow, DDS, DMSc, died on January 26 at age 90. He was known as the father of oral implantology.
January 26, 2017
Study measures time for in-office crown fabrication versus labs
By Tony Edwards
One question any office considering the purchase of a CAD/CAM system must ask is how much time will be saved during crown fabrication versus the traditional process. The more time an office can save, the more procedures it can schedule. Now, researchers have attempted to measure how long each process takes.
January 25, 2017
2017 01 18 12 22 46 330 Crown Tooth 400
Which imaging system is better for diagnosing tooth cracks?
By Tony Edwards
When it comes to examining images of a tooth and identifying a crack, should you use periapical radiography or cone-beam CT? Also, who is better trained to identify these cracks on images, an endodontist or a radiologist? A new study in PLOS One answers these questions.
January 23, 2017
2016 10 04 13 57 40 48 Tooth Pulp Endodontic 400
LED Medical acquires imaging software company
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
LED Medical Diagnostics has acquired Apteryx, a software development company.
January 19, 2017
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