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Read with caution: DrBicuspid's 5 scariest case reports
By Melissa Busch
Ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night may be what you think about on Halloween, but the biggest scares may happen right in your own dental practice. In the spirit of the holiday, DrBicuspid.com revisits the scariest case reports of 2022.
October 30, 2022
2019 11 19 00 10 8061 Skull Error Danger 400
Week in Review: New AAOMS guidance | Systemic complications after dental care | What patients will do to avoid a root canal
By Theresa Pablos
October 21, 2022
Sonendo launches updated GentleWave system
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Digital technology company Sonendo has released an updated version of the GentleWave G4 system.
October 20, 2022
2021 10 28 22 29 5765 Tooth Caries Cavity 400
What people would do to avoid a root canal
By Melissa Busch
Patients report they would go to surprising lengths to avoid a root canal procedure, including temporarily giving up social media or letting clinicians get a look at their large intestines, according to a survey conducted by dental technology company Sonendo.
October 17, 2022
2022 10 18 14 24 9860 Man Sad Scared 400
Dentist settles case involving unneeded 'baby root canals' in kids
By Melissa Busch
A pediatric dentist, his dental service organization, and 13 affiliated practices will pay $753,457 to resolve allegations that dentists performed unnecessary "baby root canals" on kids and billed Medicaid for them, according to New York and U.S. authorities.
October 6, 2022
2018 08 30 18 07 7208 Settlement 400
Legal Case: Down the hatch!
By Marc Leffler, Dr. Mario Catalano, MAGD, and Theodore Passineau
Dr. H., a pediatric dentist, saw a 13-year-old, long-standing patient who needed endodontic treatment on his upper left central incisor. During the procedure, the patient became agitated, and the dentist dropped her file. A trip to the hospital and legal action against the dentist followed.
September 26, 2022
2016 08 15 14 01 32 982 Law Books 400
Sonendo secures $63M in financing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental technology firm Sonendo has secured $63 million in financing through a private investment initiative.
September 25, 2022
2021 12 08 01 56 3917 Fist Cash 400
3 benefits of lasers for the modern dental practice
By Dr. Ben Curtis
Dental lasers can significantly reduce the time it takes to complete a root canal procedure and other treatments compared to traditional high- and slow-speed handpieces. Dr. Ben Curtis shares three benefits of lasers and how he's incorporated them into his dental practice.
August 22, 2022
2022 08 23 14 42 0637 Curtis Ben 400
U.S. study links extractions, surgeries to endocarditis
By Melissa Busch
A notable link was found between invasive dental procedures, especially extractions and surgeries, and subsequent infective endocarditis in high-risk patients, according to a large U.S. study published on August 17 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
August 18, 2022
2017 05 26 14 08 22 160 Heart 400
Imaging aids in treatment of man's fused 3rd molar
By Melissa Busch
Imaging assisted in the treatment of a man's third molar that had fused with a supernumerary tooth, according to a case report published July 27 in the American Journal of Case Reports. The man was diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis with apical periodontitis.
August 1, 2022
2022 08 02 16 58 0792 2022 08 01 Fused Mandibular Molar Fig 4 400
Week in Review: Dentigerous cyst found in infant | Dental tourism gone wrong | Root canals and a rare syndrome
By Theresa Pablos
July 29, 2022
Root canals linked to rare Eagle syndrome
By Melissa Busch
Imaging aided in revealing that the rare Eagle syndrome, which is caused by a calcified stylohyoid ligament, may be linked to dental inflammatory events, specifically root canal treatments, according to a study published on July 26 in the International Dental Journal.
July 28, 2022
2022 07 29 16 46 2183 2022 07 Calcified Sh Ls 400
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