Smile Design: Page 104

Want to improve teens' oral hygiene? Text them

By Theresa Pablos

If you want your teenage patients to brush and floss regularly, you may want to text them. In a new study, teenage orthodontics patients who received daily text reminders showed remarkably improved oral hygiene within a few weeks.

December 18, 2018

'Hope for the future' drives orthodontic decision-making

By Lori Roniger

How do potential patients and their families make decisions about undergoing orthodontic treatment? The process can be complicated, in part because of the treatment's expense and largely cosmetic status, as well as the involvement of mental health factors. Researchers interviewed orthodontic patients to learn more.

December 16, 2018

3Shape integrates with 3M ortho software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3Shape and 3M have announced a partnership that allows practitioners to use 3Shape's scanner to digitally integrate with 3M's Oral Care portal.

December 12, 2018

Why do our kids have tooth decay?

By Dr. Alvin Danenberg

It's a question dentists and hygienists hear every day whether they are in the office or not: Why do our kids have so much tooth decay? Periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg writes that the roots of the issue are nutrition and activity.

December 11, 2018

Carestream Dental, 3M partner on aligner scans

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Carestream Dental and 3M have announced a partnership that allows Carestream's CS 3500 and CS 3600 intraoral scanners to digitally integrate with 3M's Oral Care Portal.

December 10, 2018

Case report: Anesthesia-free subgingival restoration

By Joshua Weintraub, DDS

Dr. Joshua Weintraub reports on the case of a 67-year-old man found to have recurrent subgingival decay under an old composite restoration on examination. He describes performing a gingivectomy and restoring the tooth using a laser for treatment.

December 10, 2018

G&H Orthodontics names new CEO

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

G&H Orthodontics has named John Voskuil as its new CEO.

December 9, 2018

What determines nickel-titanium rotary instrument usage?

By Lori Roniger

Why are some practitioners using nickel-titanium rotary instruments and some not? What might encourage practitioners to try these instruments? Researchers surveyed endodontists and general dentists to find out the answers to these and other questions.

December 9, 2018

Legal Cases: Disruptive patient and incomplete restorative work

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

In their latest Legal Cases column, William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc Leffler present a case in which a patient became disruptive and had to be removed from the dental office by the police after incomplete restorative work. Read on to learn how the case was resolved and what you can do to help your practice.

December 4, 2018

New product: Digital workflow for dentures released

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ivory Digital Denture has announced that its digital workflow system is now available in the U.S., Canada, and throughout the world.

November 28, 2018

How did I contract multiple myeloma?

By Dr. Alvin Danenberg

Dr. Alvin Danenberg announced to his blog readers in September that he'd been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. In this column, he raises questions every dental team member should ask themselves about the health risks they may face while serving their patients and their community.

November 27, 2018

How do results with narrow-diameter implants measure up?

By Lori Roniger

How well do narrow-diameter implants perform compared with regular-diameter ones? Are crestal bone loss and survival rates similar? Since research is limited and contradictory in this area, one investigator performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to learn more.

November 27, 2018

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