Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: Page 38

ADA 2015: Diabetes, periodontitis, stroke link stressed

By Tony Edwards

Most of your patients may be unaware that they may have periodontal disease, but some patients may also be unaware that they have diabetes, according to a presentation at the recent ADA 2015 annual meeting.

November 12, 2015

Study questions periodontitis-osteoporosis link

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Postmenopausal women, particularly those with osteoporosis, are at greater risk for tooth loss compared with the general population, according to a new multinational study. However, the authors found that the prevalence of periodontitis was not influenced by osteoporosis in these women.

November 4, 2015

ADA survey: Debt, gender influence career choices

By Tony Edwards

Dentists who graduated with higher debt were less likely to specialize and more likely to enter private practice than other primary occupations, according to the findings of a new survey in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

October 27, 2015

Study finds complexity in denture-related stomatitis

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Denture-related stomatitis is currently thought to be a candidal infection. However, a new study from Europe on the oral microbiome of denture wearers has found that the condition is more complex than originally thought, which may eventually change how you treat these patients.

October 1, 2015

Can caries onset be predicted in pediatric patients?

By Tony Edwards

What if there were a way to predict caries onset in seemingly healthy teeth in your pediatric patients before the caries developed? A new study in Cell Host & Microbe from researchers in China and San Diego might show a way to do just that.

September 24, 2015

OCO Biomedical to highlight guided surgery kit at AAID

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

OCO Biomedical announced it will highlight its guided surgery kit at the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) conference in October.

September 22, 2015

UCSF dental researchers receive Alzheimer's grant

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A team of interdisciplinary researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), including two from the School of Dentistry, has received a three-year, $1.3 million grant to study the cell biology of Alzheimer's disease.

September 16, 2015

UCSF names new chair of oral, maxillofacial surgery

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry has appointed Brian Bast, DMD, MD, as the new chair of the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

September 3, 2015

CDA Presents 2015: Prevention is key for sports trauma

By Theresa Pablos

Nearly every dentist will need to address sports-related trauma at some point, and the best time to educate patients about injuries is before they occur, according to a presentation by Dr. Ray Padilla at the recent California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2015 meeting.

September 2, 2015

Legal Cases: Third-molar extraction with lingual nerve injury

By William S. Spiegel and Marc R. Leffler, DDS

DrBicuspid.com is pleased to present a new, regular column from two lawyers who spend every day defending dentists in litigation and before the licensing board. This column will offer our readers a fresh perspective on common practice and risk management issues from attorneys who litigate these issues in the real world.

August 30, 2015

IADR calls for session abstracts, proposals

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) is calling for session proposals and abstracts for its 2016 general session and exhibition.

August 25, 2015

Eastman Institute names new oral surgery chair

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Eastman Institute for Oral Health has appointed Antonia Kolokythas, DDS, as its new chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

August 18, 2015

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