Smile Design: Page 50

Spanish researchers quantify the perfect celebrity smile
By Theresa Pablos
It turns out celebrity smiles differ quite a bit from the grins of us regular folk. Photos of smiling celebrities showed numerous deviations from the smiles of Spanish dental students in a study published on May 19 in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.
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Flight attendant loses teeth in assault by passenger
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A flight attendant lost two teeth in an assault by a passenger last weekend on a Southwest Airlines flight, according to a PBS News Hour article from the Associated Press.
May 26, 2021
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Restoratives & Cosmetics Insider: Spanish researchers quantify the perfect celebrity smile
By Theresa Pablos
May 26, 2021
Burton inks distribution deal with Young Specialties
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dr. Matthew Burton, a practicing dentist in Illinois, has inked an exclusive distribution agreement with Young Specialties to distribute his chairside technologies to dentists in the U.S. and Canada.
May 25, 2021
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Case report: Dorsal tongue ulcer in COVID-19 patient
By Rebekah Moan, contributing writer, and Theresa Pablos, editor in chief
A dental team in Afghanistan identified a dorsal tongue ulcer in a 62-year-old man who later tested positive for COVID-19. The man's painful lesion persisted for weeks, and he also experienced asymptomatic geographic tongue, according to details published on May 20 in BMC Oral Health.
May 25, 2021
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U.S. orthodontic spending climbs 70% over 2 decades
By Melissa Busch
In 2016, patients in the U.S. spent about $20 billion on orthodontic treatments, according to a study published on May 17 in BMC Oral Health. This represents approximately 70% growth over spending in 1996 and was also the most spent during the 20-year study period.
May 23, 2021
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Behind the billions lost: Dental fraud is rare but costly
By Daryl Austin
Dental fraud is rare but costly. As much as $13 billion of the $136 billion Americans spend annually on dental care is lost to dental fraud. Kaiser Health News investigates some of the tactics used by dentists to unethically boost their bottom lines.
May 20, 2021
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Biolase hosts pediatric dental laser training in Calif.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase said it teamed up with Healthy Smiles For Kids of Orange County to host a pediatric dental laser training session recently at the Biolase Learning Center in Foothill Ranch, CA.
May 17, 2021
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Dental implant causes life-threatening mouth bleeding for weeks
By Melissa Busch
A young woman experienced rare, life-threatening episodes of mouth bleeding for weeks following the uncovering of a dental implant. Details of the case were published on May 11 in Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research.
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Shark teeth make researchers question tooth evolution
By Amerigo Allegretto
Researchers studying the history of shark teeth found that the dentition of prehistoric shark ancestors differs greatly from that of modern-day sharks -- upsetting the hypothesis that teeth have a universal development method.
May 16, 2021
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Week in Review: Vaccine legal advice | Hygienists still not working | CDA Presents
By Theresa Pablos
May 14, 2021
Do you know all there is to know about teeth whitening?
By Melissa Busch
Hydrogen peroxide can whiten teeth safely and effectively, with its only major setback being short-term sensitivity in some patients, according to a May 13 session at the California Dental Association's CDA Presents virtual convention.
May 13, 2021
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