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Psychosomatic syndrome can lead to unneeded dental procedures

By Melissa Busch

Phantom bite syndrome -- a psychosomatic condition in which patients are preoccupied with dental occlusion -- can result in unnecessary dental procedures and even lead to new or worse dental problems. Frontiers in Psychiatry published a case report of three women with the condition.

August 8, 2021

Voco debuts adult-themed fluoride varnish

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Voco announced the launch of two adult-themed profluorid varnish flavors for all high-risk age groups.

July 29, 2021

Needle sticks, burs cause most dental school injuries

By Theresa Pablos

Needle sticks and uncovered burs are responsible for most dental school injuries, according to research presented on July 22 at the virtual International Association for Dental Research meeting.

July 21, 2021

Water from scalers largely fails to meet U.S. standards

By Theresa Pablos

The output water from ultrasonic scalers at a dental school largely failed to meet U.S. potable water standards in recent testing. The research was presented on July 22 at the virtual International Association for Dental Research meeting.

July 21, 2021

All-tissue lasers show power for managing peri-implantitis

By Dr. Samuel Low

Peri-implantitis is one of the more common diseases plaguing patients with dental implants. Dr. Samuel Low shares new research that demonstrates why Er,Cr:YSGG laser technology is a minimally invasive technique to manage the condition.

July 21, 2021

Dental disease prominent in Canary Islands mummies

By Erik L. Ridley

Analysis of pre-Hispanic mummies found in the Canary Islands has shown that their dental pathologies did not differ significantly from skeletonized remains found on the same island, according to research published online July 13 in the International Journal of Paleopathology.

July 20, 2021

Vaping associated with untreated caries

By Amerigo Allegretto

Vaping electronic cigarettes was associated with an increase of untreated caries, according to research published on July 14 in the Journal of the American Dental Association. While the study couldn't establish causality, the findings suggest vaping may be a major risk factor for caries.

July 19, 2021

EMS Dental secures NC contract

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

EMS Dental has installed seven of its Airflow Prophylaxis Master devices at Coastal Carolina Community College in Onslow County, NC.

July 12, 2021

A century-old method may be key to tooth removal in anxious kids

By Melissa Busch

A tooth-extraction method that originated at least a century ago for patients with hemophilia may be the answer to removing baby teeth from nervous kids, according to research published on July 3 in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Clinical Companion.

July 8, 2021

Aluminum foil can be hack for dental implant impressions

By Melissa Busch

Aluminum foil has its place in the kitchen, but did you know it comes in handy in the dental practice as well? Foil can be used to facilitate open-tray dental implant impressions, according to an article published on July 1 in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.

July 6, 2021

Pac-Dent unveils cordless hygiene handpiece

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Pac-Dent has introduced ProMate CL, a cordless hygiene handpiece that weighs only 3.8 oz.

July 5, 2021

Patients are willing to pay for preventive dental care

By Hannah Welk

People are willing to pay for scale and polish services and oral hygiene advice even without seeing the immediate benefits, according to a study published in the July print edition of the Journal of Dental Research.

June 30, 2021

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