Author: Katherine Pfaff
The maker of uSmile™ Clear Aligner System, uLab Systems, has joined orthodontic service organization SG Management LLC for a supply agreement. The agreement makes uLab the preferred provider of...
Oral surgery 25 March 2021
When reduced dimension implants are not indicated in the atrophic posterior maxilla, because of the relevant reduction of residual alveolar crest volumes following atrophy and/or expansion of the...
Author: Katherine Pfaff
The Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division (NAD), a watchdog of various industries’ advertising claims, has offered guidance regarding advertising by the American Association of...
Author: Dario Cianci
The case describes a vertical mandibular elevation with a personalized bone graft that allows a fixed prosthetic rehabilitation on implant.MATERIALS AND METHODThe case describes a fixed prosthetic...
News 23 March 2021
Viper Equity predicts an uptick in oral surgery, endodontic and orthodontic practice buys this year
Author: Katherine Pfaff
2021 will bring enhanced interest in sales of oral surgery, orthodontic, and endodontic practices, according to Viper Equity Partners. In 2021, private equity firms are expected to look to the field...
Periodontology 21 March 2021
New technologies, scientific research, and resilience: driving factors for the Dentistry Community
Interview with Doctor William Giannobile
Dr. William Giannobile, Dean of Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM), is a leader in the field of periodontology and an internationally recognized scholar in oral regenerative medicine, tissue...
Ankyloglossia (ankylos – curved/tied; glossa – tongue), also known as tongue-tie, is an embryological anatomical malformation of the tongue, characterized by an abnormally short and thick lingual...
Dentistry involves numerous procedures, first of all administration of anesthesia and dental extractions, which can be perceived as painful, mainly for children. The prevalence of dental anxiety...
Asia&Oceania 26 September 2021
Author: Katherine Pfaff
The international meeting, World Dental Congress, has decided to go completely virtual. A joint meeting of the FDI World Dental Federation and the Australian...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 18 March 2021
Dental hygienists have a low COVID-19 infection rate despite predictions
Author: Katherine Pfaff
Early in the pandemic, dental hygienists were deemed at high risk for contracting COVID-19 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). However, a study conducted through a...
Oral pathology 18 March 2021
Dental erosion can affect the long-term health of the mouth. This condition is associated with the loss of hard dental tissues due to the chemical action of dietary or stomach acids. Patient...
Author: Katherine Pfaff
Delta Dental Foundation offered grant funding to practices in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana as part of its COVID-19 Dental Equipment Fund. The program, bolstered with a total of $400,000, was intended...
Root Canal Retreatment might be a very complex dental procedure; therefore, the training objective is to allow the participants to focus on the real indications for retreatment, suggesting the...
Restorative dentistry 16 March 2021
Evaluation of the remineralizing capacity of amorphous calcium phosphate on white spot lesions
Authors:Marco Calabrese Lorenzo Graiff Alberto Fioretti Matteo Fistarol
Dental caries is a disease that causes the destruction of the tooth due to the metabolic bacterial processes that take place within the oral biofilm. The term "caries" identifies the actual...
USA 16 April 2021
Author: Katherine Pfaff
This year’s National Oral Health Conference (NOHC) will be held virtually, intended to reach a greater breadth of audience and allow attendees to collaborate for more extended periods. NOHC, a...
Author: Katherine Pfaff
A recent survey by the American Dental Association’s (ADA) Health Policy Institute points to increased stress in patients. A large number of dentists surveyed (70%) reported an uptick in the number...
Orthodontics 16 March 2021
A current tool in facial aesthetics perception of orthodontic patient: the digital warping
the procedure of warping, usually and interchangeably called morphing, elicit profile aesthetic preferences in orthodontic patients using the most common cephalometric softwares. It’s a method...
Special Guest : Dr. Miguel A. Ortiz - March 20 at 2 PM EDT - 11 AM PDT - 9 PM GMT+2
In a professional world changing so fast… only those who can adapt will survive. Competition is not won by lowering the prices. We need to find alternatives, to swim in blue oceans. Everyone...
Pio Bertani, Massimo Gagliani, Fabio Gorni
Periapical pathologies of endodontic origin are often found in individual patients; in fact, they involve a large portion of the population. Acute diseases, or abscesses, are very common. These two...
Authors: Marco Brady Bucci, Antonio Guida, Maria Sofia Rini, Dario Brady Bucci
The objective of this work is to analyze, in light of the current diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities offered by digital technologies applied to implant prosthetic dentistry, the clinical...