Dental Specialties: Page 79

SmileDirectClub expanding CarePlus plan in the U.S.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
SmileDirectClub’s premium clear aligner offering, CarePlus, will be available at SmileShops in the U.S. and select partner network locations.
July 25, 2023
Clear Aligner
Dentists provide 1-in-4 cosmetic surgery injections in the U.K.
By Will Morton
Dentists provide nearly a quarter of cosmetic surgery injections in the U.K., according to a report by University College London researchers.
July 25, 2023
Filler Injection Needle Resized
Florida tops states for children's dental ED visits
By Will Morton
This recent study is the first to explore children’s use of EDs for nontraumatic dental conditions (NTDCs).
July 23, 2023
Boy Dentist
Patient develops air in facial vein during crown preparation
By Melissa Busch
On two occasions, air blown from a turbine drill became trapped in a major facial vein of a healthy woman during dental crown preparation.
July 21, 2023
Coronal views of CBCT scans (A-E) show swelling. The CBCT scan shows an air-filled fissure between the masseter muscle and soft tissue (F-H) . The blue arrows indicate swelling, while the yellow arrows indicate the fissure. Images courtesy of Sun et al. Licensed by CC BY 4.0.
Is SDF the answer to reducing tooth sensitivity?
By Melissa Busch
Adults experienced reduced tooth sensitivity when silver diamine fluoride (SDF) was applied to tooth root surfaces.
July 18, 2023
Tooth Sensitivity Man
Lower lip sensation loss after mandibulectomy may not be irreversible
By Kate Madden Yee
The loss of sensation in the lower lip caused by damage to the inferior alveolar nerve during mandibulectomy may no longer be irreversible.
July 17, 2023
The sensation of the lower lip gradually recovered after inferior alveolar nerve sacrifice. (a) Sensory disturbance area diagram of the lower lip one month after operation. (b) Sensory disturbance area diagram of the lower lip three months after operation. (c) Sensory disturbance area diagram of the lower lip six months after operation. (d) Sensory disturbance area diagram of the lower lip one year after operation. (e) The proportion of lower lip sensory recovery area at three, six, and 12 months after surgery based on the area with lower lip sensory disturbance at one month after surgery. Licensed by CC BY-NC-ND. Image courtesy of the International Journal of Oral Science.
N.H. tops list of U.S. states for stained smiles
By Melissa Busch
A new ranking shows the U.S. states where people are the most and least likely to have discolored teeth.
July 12, 2023
Teeth Magnifying Glass
Jaw surgery may leave 4 in 10 patients with deviated septums
By Melissa Busch
Nasal septum deviation may occur in about 4 in 10 patients after undergoing orthognathic surgeries, according to a study.
July 11, 2023
Surgery
MRI shows neural differences in patients with jaw pain
By Amerigo Allegretto
Recently, researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure brain activity in patients with bruxism and temporomandibular disorder-related pain, according to research published in the Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache.
July 6, 2023
Tmj Pain Woman
Surgery-free 3rd-molar treatment expected in 2024
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oral health and development firm TriAgenics hopes to bring its 3D-guided microwave third-molar tooth bud ablation treatment to market in 2024.
July 7, 2023
Xray Third Molars
Roe teams up with Stabili-Teeth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Roe Dental Laboratory will provide prosthetics to complement Stabili-Teeth’s full-mouth restorations.
July 5, 2023
Hands Clasping
Local anesthesia injection led to rare temporal muscle ossification in woman
By Melissa Busch
A woman developed a very rare complication after receiving local anesthesia for root canal treatment.
June 29, 2023
The (A) panoramic x-ray after surgical treatment shows partial resection of the lesion and the coronoid process (arrow). A (B) clinical image of the resected lesion.
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