Dental Specialties: Page 101

Mitigating anxiety before 3rd-molar surgery

By Alex Dagostino

Telling patients what they can expect before a third-molar extraction procedure may help reduce their dental anxiety and postoperative pain, according to a study published on November 1 in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

November 6, 2022

50% of dentists report patients show up high

By Melissa Busch

About half of U.S. dentists reported having patients arrive at dental appointments high on marijuana or other drugs, and more patients are telling clinicians that they regularly use cannabis now that it has been legalized in many states, according to the ADA.

November 3, 2022

Ormco to host webinar on Spark aligners' new features

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ormco, the manufacturer of Spark aligners, will host a webinar on November 4 to discuss the latest clinical features of the recently launched release 13 aligners.

November 1, 2022

CDC probes suspected waterline-related infections

By Melissa Busch

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a cluster of nontuberculous mycobacteria infections in children who underwent procedures at pediatric dental clinics where treatment water contained high levels of bacteria.

November 1, 2022

Read with caution: DrBicuspid's 5 scariest case reports

By Melissa Busch

Ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night may be what you think about on Halloween, but the biggest scares may happen right in your own dental practice. In the spirit of the holiday, DrBicuspid.com revisits the scariest case reports of 2022.

October 30, 2022

What's the best anesthetic technique for pulp therapy in kids?

By Melissa Busch

Buccal infiltration with 4% articaine may achieve a comparable anesthetic effect to inferior alveolar nerve block with 2% lidocaine when performing pulp therapy in kids' lower jaw molars, reports a review published on October 22 in the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice.

October 27, 2022

How to deal with the Halloween candy rush

By Alex Dagostino

Evidence shows that excessive sugar consumption can lead to a variety of negative health outcomes, including tooth decay and diabetes. But most children can withstand a short-term binge in candy consumption without concern, a pediatric dietician told The Philadelphia Inquirer.

October 27, 2022

Common TMD may be linked to calcium, vitamin D

By Melissa Busch

Patients with a common type of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) had lower calcium and vitamin D levels, indicating that calcium metabolism may be linked to these jaw conditions. The results were published on October 21 in the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

October 26, 2022

SprintRay launches new hybrid ceramic resin

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

SprintRay has launched OnX Tough, a hybrid ceramic resin designed for the 3D printing of dental prosthetics.

October 26, 2022

Are primary care providers addressing kids' dental health?

By Alex Dagostino

Primary care providers may think they talk with parents about children's oral health more than they actually do, according to a study published on October 26 in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care.

October 26, 2022

Researchers developing probe to rapidly detect gum disease

By Melissa Busch

Researchers from the University of Birmingham in the U.K. are developing a dental probe, which is believed to be the first of its kind, that can quickly identify periodontal disease and its severity from a saliva sample.

October 25, 2022

How much do ads affect the idea of an ideal smile?

By Alex Dagostino

Evidence shows that people are judged on their appearance, whether we like it or not. But how much do advertisements influence what we think of as an ideal smile? Researchers analyzed the effects of priming on social judgments in a study published on October 22 in the Journal of Dentistry.

October 25, 2022

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