Dental Specialties: Page 73

The not-so-scary truth about root canals

By Bjarne Bergheim

A root canal infection can be disruptive to a patient's life, yet many prolong treatment due to concerns about discomfort and downtime. Sonendo CEO Bjarne Bergheim demystifies two misconceptions people have about root canal procedures.

November 7, 2022

5 factors that impact peri-implantitis

By Alex Dagostino

Researchers analyzed the current literature concerning antimicrobial surfaces used on dental implant materials, focusing on microbial population and functional responses, and found five factors that affect peri-implantitis risk. They published their results earlier this month in Dentistry Review.

November 7, 2022

Align and Desktop Labs announce collaboration

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Align and Desktop Labs have announced a collaboration to integrate advanced restorative workflows within the Align digital platform.

November 6, 2022

AvaDent partners with Renew on restoratives

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Global Dental Science (AvaDent) signed a deal to supply prosthetic components to Renew for its proprietary fixed-removable, full-arch dental implant.

November 6, 2022

Dental issues up for vote in Tuesday's U.S. election

By Melissa Busch

On November 8, U.S. voters will go to the polls to weigh in on many issues affecting dentistry, including the possible reelection of several dentists to the U.S. House of Representatives, the future of public water fluoridation, and whether healthcare is a human right.

November 6, 2022

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

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