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Renew and ProHealth Dental announce partnership
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Renew and ProHealth Dental announced a partnership to expand Renew's footprint with new surgical center locations across the New York tri-state area and New England region.
October 11, 2022
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Dental anxiety of parents affects children's oral health
By Alex Dagostino
It is well established that oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is negatively impacted by negative dental experiences. However, a new study suggests that the dental anxiety of parents may also affect the OHRQoL of children who have not had a negative dental experience.
October 11, 2022
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Oral surgeons change opioid-prescribing habits
By Melissa Busch
Though U.S. oral and maxillofacial surgeons decreased overall opioid prescribing by 20% between 2016 and 2019, they wrote more prescriptions for codeine and tramadol, according to a brief communication published on October 9 in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry.
October 10, 2022
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How early life adversities affect access to pediatric dental care
By Alex Dagostino
Researchers evaluated the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the use of and delay of dental care among children in a study published on October 8 in the Pediatric Dental Journal. They found that ACEs often result in less dental care.
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9-year-old sets world record for 3rd-molar extraction
By Melissa Busch
A boy in Virginia was 9 years and 327 days old when he had a wisdom tooth extracted, making him the youngest person in the world to undergo this procedure, according to a recent story in the Guinness World Records.
October 10, 2022
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Does childhood diet cause impacted wisdom teeth?
By Melissa Busch
Could a soft-food diet during childhood coupled with low levels of vitamin D be why so many people have impacted wisdom teeth? A graduate student from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada is getting to the bottom of it, according to university news.
October 9, 2022
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AI firm DentalMonitoring expands into Japan
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based dental and orthodontic treatment monitoring company DentalMonitoring has opened a new office in Tokyo.
October 9, 2022
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Tooth loss increases risk of death in older adults
By Alex Dagostino
Oral health is tied to everything from Alzheimer's disease to arthritis, but the evidence on the association between the mouth and mortality is still lacking. Researchers analyzed the link between tooth loss and death in older adults in a study published recently in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
October 9, 2022
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World Smile Day: Which cities smile the most?
By Alex Dagostino
To celebrate World Smile Day on October 7, researchers analyzed the presence of smiling faces in 15,000 Instagram photos in 50 cities across the U.S. Their analysis of the American cities that smile the most was published by Shiny Smile Veneers
October 7, 2022
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Dentist settles case involving unneeded 'baby root canals' in kids
By Melissa Busch
A pediatric dentist, his dental service organization, and 13 affiliated practices will pay $753,457 to resolve allegations that dentists performed unnecessary "baby root canals" on kids and billed Medicaid for them, according to New York and U.S. authorities.
October 6, 2022
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Older, female providers more likely to get 1-star reviews
By Alex Dagostino
More healthcare providers are getting rated online -- and those ratings matter for attracting patients. Researchers determined which factors increase a provider's risk of receiving poor reviews on Yelp in a study published on October 3 in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology.
October 6, 2022
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Do apps help orthodontic patients improve their oral hygiene?
By Alex Dagostino
Can an app reduce plaque for orthodontic patients? Researchers analyzed the effects of using a mobile app on the oral hygiene of adolescents undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment in a small study published on October 1 in the International Dental Journal.
October 4, 2022
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