Dental Specialties: Page 139

Man's pulled wisdom tooth leads to dangerous lung abscess

By Melissa Busch

A healthy 45-year-old man experienced respiratory failure due to a giant life-threatening lung abscess caused by oral bacteria stemming from a wisdom tooth extraction. The case report was published in the December issue of Chest.

December 7, 2021

U.S. Oral Surgery Management partners with Tenn. practice

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.S. Oral Surgery Management has signed East Tennessee Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery as a new partner practice.

December 6, 2021

U.S. kids' preventive dental care slipped during pandemic

By Melissa Busch

Fewer children had dental exams or cleanings in 2020 than in the prior year, according to results released on December 3 from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2019-2020 National Health Interview Survey.

December 6, 2021

Henry Schein agrees to pay $500K to settle opioid case

By Melissa Busch

Henry Schein has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a case in which the wholesale distributor allegedly improperly distributed hundreds of thousands of painkillers to dentists and other doctors despite red flags of drug abuse, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

December 5, 2021

Woman's rare inflammatory disease mimics peri-implantitis

By Melissa Busch

After years of treatment, lab results revealed that a 57-year-old woman did not have peri-implantitis but the rare inflammatory disease intraosseous sarcoidosis, according to a case report published on November 29 in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

December 5, 2021

Plant-heavy diets may be linked to lower risk of periodontitis

By Melissa Busch

Patients who follow diets rich in plant-based foods but restrict refined grains and added sugars may be less likely to experience periodontitis, according to a study published recently in Nutrients.

December 5, 2021

OHSU dental school names new dean

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dr. Ronald Sakaguchi, PhD, has been named dean of Oregon Health & Science University's (OHSU) School of Dentistry.

December 2, 2021

DSO Jefferson Dental opens 2nd office in Okla.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Texas-based dental service organization (DSO) Jefferson Dental & Orthodontics has opened a second practice in OK.

December 2, 2021

Dental Dose: The one supplement proven to work -- in weird ways

By Theresa Pablos

There's one dietary supplement that's proved to be medically effective but also to cause drug interactions and weird side effects. Tom Viola, RPh, explains what you need to know about St. John's wort in the latest episode of Dental Dose.

December 2, 2021

Is cold saline the key to less pain after root canals?

By Melissa Busch

Using a cold saline solution as a final irrigating agent during root canal treatment may reduce patients' postoperative pain, according to a systematic review published on November 28 in the Journal of Evidence Based Dental Practice.

December 2, 2021

Carestream Dental offers prosthetic-driven implant planning tool

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Carestream Dental now offers the prosthetic-driven implant planning software Swissmeda Dental Planning to improve patient outcomes.

December 1, 2021

SoftSmile exhibits updated Vision software at 2021 GNYDM

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

SoftSmile exhibited an upgraded version of its artificial intelligence-based orthodontic software, Vision, at the 2021 Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM).

December 1, 2021

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