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Digital workflow speeds up implant-supported crowns

By Hannah Welk

Implant-supported crowns can be made in both fully and partially digital workflows. The occlusal adjustment and total adjustment times of the fully digital workflow, however, are significantly shorter than the partially digital workflow, according to a study in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.

May 16, 2022

Cancer drug may have delayed man's oral surgery healing

By Melissa Busch

A medication used to treat cancer may have prevented a 58-year-old man from healing following an oral surgery procedure, according to a case report published May 11 in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

May 15, 2022

How to code implant- and abutment-supported crowns

By Estela Vargas

A standard Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature coding error is documenting and reporting implant- and abutment-supported crowns, writes coding expert Estela Vargas. Vargas explains the difference between these two types of crowns and shares why knowing the distinction is essential to avoiding denials and claim payment delays.

May 11, 2022

NYU students perform robot-assisted dental implant surgery

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental students at the New York University College of Dentistry have used robotic technology to perform dental implant surgery.

May 9, 2022

Woman develops air in skull after debridement procedure

By Melissa Busch

A 62-year-old woman developed a life-threatening presence of air within her skull when a dental clinic used an air-polishing device to perform submucosal debridement to treat her peri-implantitis lesion, according to a case report published May 3 in Clinical and Experimental Dental Research.

May 5, 2022

Southern Calif. surgeons give patients jaw in a day

By Melissa Busch

Surgeons from Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit hospital serving the Los Angeles area, and the Los Angeles Center for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, are one of a handful of teams in the U.S. giving patients jaw replacements complete with dental implants in one day.

May 3, 2022

AAIDF opens grant applications

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The American Academy of Implant Dentistry Foundation (AAIDF) recently opened applications for its 2022 large research grants, which support dental implant research projects.

April 28, 2022

Can antihypertensive drugs prevent jaw bone loss?

By Melissa Busch

Cone-beam computed tomography scans show antihypertensive drugs may positively affect the thickness of the jawbone cortex, possibly preventing bone loss. The study was published April 4 in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology.

April 10, 2022

AAID opens call for abstracts

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) is calling for abstracts to be presented during table clinics at the 2022 AAID annual meeting, to be held in Dallas, TX, September 21-24.

March 16, 2022

Week in Review: Transplanted molar | Hygienists have big impact | New study on fluoride and IQ

By Theresa Pablos

March 11, 2022

AAID set to host 2022 Southern District Meeting in April

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) will hold its 2022 Southern District Meeting in New Orleans April 29-30.

March 7, 2022

Oral surgeons successfully transplant molar to infected site

By Theresa Pablos

Oral surgeons from Syria opted to transplant a molar instead of placing an implant in a 24-year-old female with signs of infection. Two years after the procedure, the transplanted molar had vitality and was in good periodontal and functional health, according to a case report published on March 2 in the Annals of Medicine and Surgery.

March 7, 2022

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