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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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...
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
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...
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...
USA 11 June 2021
June 11-15, 2021 Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
The National Dental Association largest and oldest organization of minority oral health professionals in the world presents four days of seminars, networking events, and exhibits.
Shade Guide for BruxZir® Zirconia Dental Restorations
Glidewell launched a shade guide to accompany its BruxZir® Zirconia dental restorations. The new BruxZir® Zirconia Shade Guide allows dentists using the brand name crowns and bridges to have a more...
Authors: Morena Petrini, Matteo Mancini, Giovanna Iezzi, Adriano Piattelli, Emanuela Di Campli, Simonetta D’Ercole
Peri-implant disease includes both a reversible inflammatory process, called peri-mucositis and peri-implantitis, in which progressive reabsorption of the supporting bone causes irreversible...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 13 June 2021
How to treat the older adults in the Covid-19 era: considerations and proposed solutions
The older adults in the dental field should generally be considered a "fragile" patient, to whom the clinician must pay particular attention. This "fragility" is linked to several factors: - Greater...
Pediatric dentistry 11 June 2021
Fluoride supplementation during pregnancy: is it effective in preventing dental caries in children?
Dental caries in infants and children is one of the most prevalent dental problems of this period with 50% of children have one or more decayed primary teeth by the end of toddler age.
According to a study from the American Dental Association, dentists have kept a low infection rate compared to other frontline healthcare workers.
Oral surgery 10 June 2021
Diode laser applications in dentistry: how to improve our clinical daily practice
Author: Prof. Emanuele Ruga
Laser technology offers many unique patient benefits; moreover, recent studies continue to reveal potential clinical applications.
Market 10 June 2021
Fortune Business Insights' market analytics firm forecasts that the US clear aligners market will reach $4.55 billion by 2028, based on a CAGR of 17%.