Dental Specialties: Page 73

AAP launches dental hygiene initiative
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) has launched an initiative to educate dental hygienists on periodontal topics.
November 15, 2023
Dental Assistant 2
Highs and lows of opioid prescribing for dental patients
By Ava Barros
U.S. dentists and oral surgeons still prescribed opioids to millions of patients, according to a recently published study in PLOS One.
November 13, 2023
Opioids
U.S. Air Force deploys laser periodontal surgery
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Air Force has implemented dental laser-assisted regeneration technology, according to Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc. The Air Force is using Millenium's proprietary LANAP protocol and laser dentistry for periodontal disease.
November 9, 2023
Dr. Robert H. Gregg II, founder, president, and chairman of the board at Millennium Dental Technologies, oversees the LANAP protocol on a patient at the U.S. Air Force Postgraduate Dental School. Image and caption courtesy of Millenium Dental Technologies.
Group working to get more students dental exams, preventive care
By Ava Barros
Early Smiles Sacramento, a program of the nonprofit organization Center for Oral Health, has launched an oral health program that aims to increase the number of school-aged children who undergo dental exams and fluoride varnish application.
November 9, 2023
Child Fluoride Application
What the tooth fairy gives to a kid of a Kardashian
By Melissa Busch
The tooth fairy left True Thompson, the daughter of Khloe Kardashian and NBA player Tristan Thompson, with a gift that may surprise some.
November 8, 2023
Tooth
This killer combination takes a bite out of caries
By Ava Barros
The combination of ferumoxytol, an iron replacement, and stannous fluoride may eliminate dental caries in high-risk patients, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.
November 7, 2023
Fluoride Application Closeup
DMG launches new nanohybrid composite
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DMG America’s new Ecosite Elements nanohybrid universal composite shade system for restorations is now available for purchase.
November 6, 2023
Ecosite Elements composite. Image courtesy of DMG America.
Dentists to get childhood trauma training to curb opioid crisis
By Ava Barros
The University of Missouri will virtually train dentists to work with patients who experienced childhood trauma in a move to address the opioid epidemic.
November 6, 2023
Child Sad
Dread in the dental chair: DrBicuspid’s 8 scariest case reports
By Melissa Busch
In the spirit of Halloween, DrBicuspid reviews 2023’s most hair-raising case reports.
October 31, 2023
A coronal (A) and sagittal (B) view of the CT angiogram shows the wire penetrating through the skull floor of a 12-year-old boy. (C) An axial view of CT demonstrates the wire in the temporal lobe and the associated intraparenchymal hemorrhage. (D) Axial bone window CT shows the wire entering through the foramen ovale. Images courtesy of Morgan et al. Licensed by CC BY 4.0.
Halloween candy that can be a nightmare for teeth
By Melissa Busch
As people dig into Halloween treats today, find out which types of candy have wreaked the most havoc on teeth.
October 31, 2023
Candy
The wild tale behind a denture made of deer teeth
By Kevin Henry
Francis Wharton killed a deer, then used the deer's own teeth to eat it. It's a dental story that must be read to be believed.
October 30, 2023
Francis Wharton's denture made of deer teeth
What dentists are saying about managing pediatric pain
By Melissa Busch
Dentists reported that pediatric pain-management practices need to improve, because controlling pain, as well as anxiety or fear, in kids is a problem.
October 30, 2023
Child Girl Stuffed Animal
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