Laird Harrison[email protected]WhiteningADA Show Report: Solutions for single stained toothSAN FRANCISCO -- More obvious than a sore thumb, an off-color tooth can mar the brightest smile. Yet whitening just one tooth -- without affecting its comrades -- presents so many challenges that dentists of the past have often counseled their patients to live with the problem.September 26, 20073D PrintingLCT catches long fractures -- in the labA kernel of popcorn that went unpopped. A piece of ice like an iceberg. Grueling nighttime grinding. Who knows what started a fissure down the length of that tooth?September 18, 2007Practice SalesDiscount plans: Packing in the penny-pinching patients"Buy one, get one free!" "On sale!" "Half-price with this coupon!" Such come-ons can be effective in luring customers to supermarkets, drug stores, and restaurants. Now dentists can tap similar marketing techniques via dental discount plans.September 16, 2007WhiteningTetracycline stains defeatedCoffee can be complicated and tobacco tenacious, but the toughest tooth stain dentists grapple with is the dark blue-gray caused by tetracycline.September 13, 2007WhiteningWhat's in a smile?You couldn't attract a mate without an inviting smile. Your employment prospects would be rather limited too. Maybe that's why Pearl Jam, Charlie Chaplin, and Laura Nyro all wrote songs called "Smile."September 13, 2007PediatricsNew evidence restores amalgam's imageTwo long-term studies reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggest that mercury fillings don't affect children's mental or physical health.September 10, 2007Previous PagePage 24 of 24Top StoriesDental EducationDental students may not be ready for emergenciesDental students report being moderately prepared -- at best -- to handle medical emergencies, highlighting gaps in training, according to a study.Team ManagementRetaining your dental team: Why training and incentives matterTMJ/TMDBiofeedback may help treat TMDsPodcastsPodcast: How is burnout impacting dental practice transitions?AntibioticsOral mucositis may be tied to antibiotic-related infection
