Prosthodontics     25 June 2021

Functional-aesthetic guided implant placement with double template in association with one-stage computer-guided bone regeneration procedure for aesthetic purposes: 18-month outcomes in a prospective case series

Authors: Silvio Mario Meloni, Marco Tallarico, Milena Pisano

Purpose. To evaluate the outcomes of a new computer-guided surgical approach for prosthetically - and aesthetically - driven implant insertion in horizontally atrophic ridges using a double template...

News     23 June 2021

Curve Dental and Dental Intelligence integrate dental practice management software

Dental software company, Dental Intelligence, Inc., and cloud-based dental software company, Curve Dental, have integrated their platforms to aid dental offices using Curve's practice management...

Prosthodontics     23 June 2021

Proximal contact loss between implant restoration and adjacent tooth

Dental implant therapy has been widely used as a treatment for missing teeth.  Although dental implants have demonstrated a high survival rate (over 95%) and 5-year success rate (over 90%),...

News     23 June 2021

Delta Dental: Virginians to return to the dentist office

Dental insurance carrier company, Delta Dental of Virginia, shared results of a recent survey of potential patients in the state that indicates patients are planning to return to in-person...

Implantology     23 June 2021

Natural or palatal positioning of immediate post-extraction implants in the aesthetic zone? Five-year outcomes of a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Authors: Raúl Fernández Encinas, David Peñarrocha-Oltra, Miguel Peñarrocha-Diago, Jacopo Buti, Erta Xhanari, Marco Esposito

Objectives. To evaluate whether there is a difference in aesthetic outcomes when positioning immediate post-extractive implants in the “central” position (where the natural tooth would be in...

News     23 June 2021

TMR: Medical education market predicted to grow post-pandemic by $24.9B

Market analytics firm, Transparency Market Research, forecasts that the medical education market will grow globally at a CAGR of 5% between 2020 and 2030. The market’s uptick is expected to...

USA     20 August 2021

2021 Southwest Dental Conference

The annual Southwest Dental Conference is the premier dental conference in the southwest, hosted by Dallas County Dental Society. The event features superior education and CE opportunities,...

Oral surgery     20 June 2021

Piezoelectric surgery vs conventional technique in third molar extraction

Piezoelectric surgery is a relatively new minimally invasive technique which has achieved popularity in many dentistry branch as implantology, periodontics and oral surgery. Piezosurgery is based on...

Products     20 June 2021

Glidewell wins FDA nod for two headache-prevention devices

Dental lab giant, Glidewell, has released two new dental devices for tension and migraine headaches. The NTI-tss Plus® and the NTI OmniSplint® received FDA clearance to help avoid the two types of...

Restorative dentistry     20 June 2021

Full-mouth adhesive treatment in Bulimia-Related Dental Erosions: a clinical report

Authors: Francesca Muzzarelli, Lorella Marinucci, Stefano Cianetti, Guido Lombardo, Cinzia Barilotti, Stefano Pagano

Dental erosion, which is defined as the gradual but irreversible loss of hard tissue is a major dental issue as it may be linked to systemic diseases such as eating disorders or gastroesophageal...

News     20 June 2021

Zocdoc report points to a trend in in-person appointments

Healthcare marketplace company, Zocdoc, shared data from its analysis of appointment trends in the US during the pandemic to now. After a significant increase in virtual appointments, the reports...

Oral surgery     17 June 2021

How to avoid complications in sinus lift surgery

Recorded webinar - Oral Surgery - Prof. Testori

Sinus elevation surgery has become a sought-after part of implant dentistry. Procedures have evolved over the last 25 years to a point where sinus grafting surgery is considered one of the most...

Orthodontics     17 June 2021

Open vs closed surgical exposure of palatally displaced canines

The treatment of palatal displaced canines (PDCs) is one of the most challenging treatments in orthodontic dental care. The invasive and long-lasting treatment often requires interceptive extraction...

News     17 June 2021

Penn Medicine to open Center for Integrative Global Oral Health

The University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Dental Medicine will open a center dedicated to creating equitable oral healthcare. The Center for Integrative Global Oral Health is intended to bring together...

Oral Hygiene & Prevention     17 June 2021

Efficacy of four motivational techniques for improving oral hygiene – Two-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

Authors: Monica Giani, Umberto Pagliaro, Lorenzo Franchi, Roberto Rotundo, Michele Nieri

Purpose. The aim of this randomized clinical trial with blinded examiner was to compare the efficacy of four different methods of enhancing oral hygiene motivation in: (i) reducing the full-mouth...

News     17 June 2021

Vyne Dental acquires Operability LLC

Dental billing platform company, Vyne Dental, has acquired patient communications company, Operability, LLC. The acquisition also includes Operability’s OperaDDS platform, which launched in 2011 to...

Restorative dentistry     15 June 2021

Indirect restoration and endodontic treatment of 1.6

33-year-old male patient with negative medical history, who came for a visit many years after the last dental check-up. He reported pain on chewing of the first upper molar. The physical examination...

Products     15 June 2021

Carestream Dental and partner Mangano Digital Academy to offer Digital Learning

Carestream Dental and the respected Dr. Francesco Mangano of the Mangano Digital Academy have joined forces to deliver must-know digital dental topics directly to...

Implantology     15 June 2021

To splint or not to split short dental implants under the same partial fixed prosthesis? One-year post-loading data from a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Marco Tallarico, Fulvio Gatti, Mario Silvio Meloni, Leonardo Muzzi, Nicola Baldini, Jacopo Buti, Armando Minciarelli, Ertha Xhanari, Marco Esposito

Purpose. To compare the clinical outcomes of two adjacent 6-mm-long dental implants splinted under the same prosthesis (control group) versus two identical implants supporting single crowns (test...

News     15 June 2021

Technavio: 3-D printing in healthcare to reach $2.53B in growth by 2025

Market analytics firm, Technavio, predicts the worldwide 3-D printing in healthcare market will grow by a CAGR of nearly 18% between 2021 and 2025, according to its newest report. The market will...