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ADA releases revised book on water fluoridation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA has released the 2018 edition of Fluoridation Facts.

March 14, 2018

Southern Implants gets FDA clearance for 2 new implants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental implant company Southern Implants has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for two new implants.

March 14, 2018

Cosmetic Dentistry Insider: Aging reduces translucency of zirconia composites

By Tony Edwards

March 13, 2018

UNLV dental school warns of possible implant failure

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) School of Dental Medicine is informing more than 180 patients that the implant they received at the school's Faculty Dental Practice may fail.

March 13, 2018

Legal Cases: Implant placement into the maxillary sinus

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

A group practice's dentists proposed a treatment plan of three implants for a 60-year-old man with missing teeth. However, after the implants were placed, an x-ray showed one of the implants projected beyond the bony floor of the patient's sinuses. As William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc Leffler write, sometimes there is a difference between acceptable clinical practice and what a jury may see.

March 13, 2018

Should you recommend flossing to your patients? It depends

By Lori Roniger

How does flossing compare with other interdental oral hygiene aids for maintaining periodontal health? Could the longstanding dominance of floss be heading for a further tumble? Researchers analyzed the existing evidence in a new study and reached some interesting conclusions.

March 13, 2018

CDC investigates cluster of dentists with lung disease

By Tony Edwards

A March 9 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) detailed a cluster of nine cases of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis among dental personnel treated at one care center in Virginia from 2000 to 2015. Occupational exposure to dental materials may be the culprit behind these cases, the authors speculated.

March 12, 2018

Infographic: 12M U.S. kids live with untreated decay

By Theresa Pablos

More than 12 million children experienced untreated coronal caries between 2011 and 2014, even in the era of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The statistic comes from a new study that looked at demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with untreated decay.

March 12, 2018

Pharmacy, not dentist, is 1st stop when kids have oral pain

By Tony Edwards

Less than a third of children with oral pain saw a dentist before their parents went to a pharmacy for pain medication in a recent survey. In addition, about the same percentage of children saw a physician or school nurse rather than a dentist for a diagnosis of their oral pain, researchers found.

March 11, 2018

Week in Review: Latino oral health challenges | Heartland acquisition | Preventing flu spread

By Tony Edwards

March 8, 2018

Study: Half of Latinos experience poor oral health

By Theresa Pablos

A recent study took an in-depth look at how cultural background and ethnic identity affect the oral health of U.S. Hispanics and Latinos. More than half of U.S. Latinos have experienced poor oral health-related quality of life, the study found.

March 8, 2018

Do patients with head and neck cancer get more opioids?

By Tony Edwards

Patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer were significantly more likely to be prescribed opioid medications than patients diagnosed with lung or colon cancer in a new study, published on March 8. The findings highlight the need for healthcare professionals to be mindful of opioid prescriptions in this patient population.

March 8, 2018

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