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Restorations: Page 58
Medicaid-accepting dentists inclined to promote fluoridation
By
Melissa Busch
Pediatric dentists who accepted at least one new Medicaid-insured child each month showed greater willingness to advocate for community water fluoridation programs in a recent study.
July 8, 2019
Case report: Removal of a porcelain-fused-to-zirconia crown
By
Timothy Anderson, DDS
Dr. Timothy Anderson reports on the case of a 52-year-old man who needed to have a crown on tooth #15 removed. He describes using a laser for removing the crown and explains the advantages for both the practitioner and patient.
July 7, 2019
Study boosts Er,Cr:YSGG laser for peri-implantitis treatment
By
Tony Edwards
Is an erbium, chromium-doped yttrium, scandium, gallium, and garnet (Er,Cr:YSGG) laser effective for treating peri-implantitis? A new in vitro study showed that this laser eliminated two different colonies of bacteria on dental implants.
July 2, 2019
Fluoride varnish has little new caries impact
By
Melissa Busch
Fluoride varnish is widely recommended because of its assumed anticavity benefits. When researchers conducted an analysis to see if those benefits were supported by the literature, they found that perhaps the benefits of the treatment are overstated.
July 1, 2019
New product: DMG America adds etching gel refill
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DMG America has added an etching gel refill system to the company's line of caries infiltration products.
June 30, 2019
FDA data show over 100,000 implant injuries in 2018
By
Theresa Pablos
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new data that include approximately 117,200 reports of serious injuries associated with dental implants. The vast majority of these injuries were due to problems with osseointegration.
June 26, 2019
Study: Use extra-narrow implants as indicated for success
By
Lori Roniger
Extra-narrow implants can fit into spaces that other implants can't but have limited indications. However, some practitioners use them in clinical situations that may risk failure. Researchers tested the biomechanical behavior of these implants and found that following the manufacturer's recommendations was the key to success.
June 23, 2019
Study measures restoratives' survival rate in frail older adults
By
Tony Edwards
Do restoratives last when placed in frail older adults who live in long-term care facilities? In promising news for these residents, they do, according to a presentation on June 20 at the 2019 International Association for Dental Research meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
June 20, 2019
Does a CAD/CAM system produce a better restoratives fit?
By
Tony Edwards
Should you trust the fitting of a monolithic zirconia crown to a CAD/CAM or milling process? Researchers put the two methods to the test to find out which produced a better fit. What they found might change how you complete the restorations for your patients.
June 17, 2019
Glass ceramic outperforms indirect resin in new veneer study
By
Theresa Pablos
Veneers made with glass ceramic may be more durable than those composed of indirect resin. These findings come from a new study that evaluated the long-term survival rate of restorations placed on maxillary anterior teeth.
June 16, 2019
New product: Align Technology launches intraoral scanner
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Medical device company Align Technology has launched a new intraoral scanner.
June 12, 2019
Can computer-guided navigation teach implant placement?
By
Tony Edwards
When it comes to implant placement, developments in computerâguided dynamic navigation systems may offer dental students a new training approach. Researchers put one of these systems to the test to see if it could improve implant surgical training.
June 11, 2019
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