Periodontology 20 November 2019
Scaling and root planing (SRP) is the gold standard for the treatment of periodontitis. However, treated sites are subject to recolonization with a microbiota...
Digital dentistry may refer to any dental technology or device that incorporates digital or computer-controlled components in contrast to that of mechanical or electrical alone. The scope of digital...
Products 08 November 2019
Manufacturers of dental supplies can make a huge difference when it comes to global warming by reducing greenhouse gases in their production. As a leading...
Editorials 06 November 2019
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more and more part of our daily routine, from voice- powered personal assistants, like Siri and Alexa, to more underlying...
Endodontics 06 November 2019
Nickel Titanium vs M-Wire vs Gold Wire: which guarantees the best root canal shaping?
In these years, different kind of rotary instruments were created for root canal shaping. The aim of using these instruments was to create a correct tapered ...
Oral surgery 06 November 2019
Third molar surgery and complications: local anesthesia vs general anesthesia
Patient’s anxiety, surgical difficulty, medical background can lead the dentist to choose to perform the wisdom tooth extraction under general rather than...
Orthodontics 06 November 2019
Orthodontic treatment with removal of one mandibular incisor
In specific types of cases, removal of one mandibular incisor can greatly facilitate orthodontic treatment. There are 2 primary indications: (1) severe...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 06 November 2019
Geriatric Dentistry: Chlorhexidine against Oral Colonization
Poor oral hygiene has been implicated in the development of aspiration pneumonia in frail patients. In fact inadequate oral care can cause colonisation of...
News 01 November 2019
Dentsply Sirona supports dentists as they deliver much-needed dental care to kids in Guatemala
Dentsply Sirona continues to support dental missions around the world, helping to deliver dental care to kids of Tecpán and Chivarabal in the region of Chimaltenango, Guatemala where access to care...
An interview with Dr. Nazzareno Bassetti
After the positive welcome of the Italian edition and the translations into Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese and Korean, Edra now publishes The vertical dimension...
Prosthodontics 23 October 2019
Rehabilitation of endodontically treated molars: is better to choose endocrown or crown with post?
The restoration of endodontically treated teeth is always a topic of crucial attention for dentists. If until a few years ago, the therapeutic choice of...
Implantology 23 October 2019
It is estimated that 1 in 2 women and 1 in 5 men over the age of 50 may develop a fracture due to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is defined as a skeletal disease...
Periodontology 23 October 2019
Gingival recession (GR) may be considered a gingival and/or alveolar mucosal defect with functional repercussion since progressive GR is caused by loss of...
Digital Dentistry 23 October 2019
Wear of CAD-CAM ceramic single crowns and opposing natural teeth: glass matrix vs resin matrix
Contemporary computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems involve a wide range of dental restoration indications such as inlays, onlays, laminate...
Dental pulp in deciduous teeth can be involved earlier than in permanent teeth in the progression of carious lesions. In addiction it is also known that...
Editorials 16 October 2019
From October 1st to 5th the annual meeting of the Academy of Dental Materials (ADM) was held in Jackson Hole (Wyoming, USA), entitled: "Materials to...
Jackson Hole (Wyoming, USA) hosted the annual meeting of the Academy of Dental Materials (ADM) in the first week of October, entitled: "Materials to Enable the Evolution/Revolution of Digital...
Editorials 09 October 2019
In the past years, traditional dentistry, has been attracted by inert material that do not interact with the oral environment, present no changes in their...
Oral surgery 09 October 2019
Oral Surgery: 3d Printing Technology at the service of Autotransplantation. A Case Report.
Tooth autotransplantation is the transplantation of one's own tooth from one site of the mouth to another edentulous site. This technique is possible only when a donor tooth is available....
Oral pathology 09 October 2019
Authors: M. Gobbo, G. Ottaviani, K. Rupel, M. Biasotto
A female patient was sent to the Medicine and Oral Pathology clinic of the Dental Clinic of Trieste for the evaluation of an intensely radiopaque foreign body...