Authors:M. Bazzano, R. Mauceri, V. Panzarella, O. Di Fede, G. Pizzo, R. Coniglio, D. Montemaggiore, G. Campisi
The purpose of this paper is to provide the oral health specialists the characteristics of the narrative interview, understood as different from the traditional anamnesis and able to detect the...
Endodontics 08 March 2021
RECORDED WEBINAR - ENDODONTICS
It is no longer acceptable to see patients that have been scheduled by an Oral Surgeon or a Maxillo-facial Surgeon, maybe under general anesthesia, for an apicoectomy to remove a cystic wall that...
Restorative dentistry 04 March 2021
Regular and high power polymerization mode: what to expect over time?
Co-authors: A. Comba, F. Florenzano
Photopolymerization is a complex operation, where a high degree of conversion of the restoration material ensures the quality and the longevity of composite restorations. The introduction of LED...
Authors: Daniele Benedetti Forastieri and Daniele Godi
It is now possible to introduce profound changes in case-specific difficulty/risk assessment processes by learning how to read three-dimensional (3D) data.After decades-long use of two-dimensional...
USA 04 March 2021
Author: Katherine Pfaff
The American Dental Association’s President, Daniel J. Klemmedson, DDS MD, and Executive Director Kathleen T. O’Loughlin, DMD, penned a February 12th letter to House and Senate leaders Nancy...
Authors: Impellizzeri A., Horodynski M., Serritella E., Romeo U., Barbato E., Galluccio G.
The aim of this study is to evaluate three-dimensionally the dental movement of impacted palatally canines, following an opercolectomy performed by laser. We also monitored patients with both digital...
Digital Dentistry 02 March 2021
Influence of endocrown translucency on the degree of conversion of the luting dual resin cement
Co-authors:Roberto Spreafico, Annalisa Mazzoni, Andrei Cristian Ionescu, Eugenio Brambilla, Lorenzo Breschi, Massimo Mario Gagliani
There are several parameters that influence the degree of conversion of dual cement, such as: the type of light source used for the polymerization, the intensity of the light source, the thickness of...
Author: Katherine Pfaff
Would-be patients have put off dental care, according to a recent survey from the American Association of Endodontists (AAE). Chicago-based AAE reported that more than half of those who completed the...
Authors:Giulia Pradal, Daniela Sorrentino, Niccolò Lombardi, Roberto Franchini, Laura Moneghini, Elena Varoni
The aim of this report is to present the diagnostic path and treatment of oral manifestations related to IgG4 disease. This disease has an autimmune nature and it has been identified as a diagnostic...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 02 March 2021
Author: Katherine Pfaff
Across the Atlantic, UK patients also reported a change in dental health habits. More than half (55%) of adult Britons said they had not taken care of their teeth properly, according to a study by...
Prosthodontics 28 February 2021
Dr. Att is a professor and Chair of the Department of Prosthodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He is also a professor of prosthodontics at the School of Dentistry, University of...
Prosthodontics 28 February 2021
Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) is a linear, semi-crystalline polymer with high performance. It is used as a framework material for fixed dental prostheses, removable dental prostheses,...
Oral pathology 28 February 2021
Authors:Silvia Poli, Daniela Sorrentino, Giovanni Lodi, Elena Vegni
Communicating bad news is a difficult and stressful task for all healthcare professionals, including dentists. Effective communication of bad news is essential...
Products 28 February 2021
Authors: Katherine Pfaff
Salt Lake City, Utah-based diode laser manufacturer AMD Lasers, Inc. will shortly ship its Monet Laser Curing Light, the first handheld curing laser light. While LED curing lights, also introduced by...
Market 28 February 2021
Author: Luigi Campopiano
The price of gold is at an 8 year high: a price rise that reflects the times of uncertainty and the historic role of gold as a safe haven, after having however had a sharp fall in March like other...
Digital Dentistry 25 February 2021
The use of endocrown in the rehabilitation of endodontically treated teeth is becoming increasingly popular in recent years, especially thanks to the encouraging data in the literature. This type of...
Francesco De Angelis, Camillo D’Arcangelo, Francesca Chella, Maurizio D’Amario, Mirco Vadini
The introduction of the rubber dam (RD) dates back more than 150 years ago and today it is still considered a fundamental element of the "standard of care" in modern dentistry. Despite obvious...
Oral surgery 25 February 2021
Management of a patient with systemic diseases affected by large mandibular cyst
Authors:Christian Bacci, Elisa Bardhi, Annalisa Angelini, Marny Fedrigo, Chiara Castellani, Gastone Zanette
Aim of the study: The aim of the study is to describe a significant case of the management of a patient with systemic pathologies, affected by a large mandibular cystic lesion, with long-term...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 25 February 2021
The number of allergies has been growing continuously. According to the WHO, the number of allergy sufferers rose from 3% to 30% between 1960 and 1995. For Langen et al. (2013) the most common...
Katherine Pfaff
Diverse Dental Society (DDS), a combination of the Hispanic Dental Association, the National Dental Association and the Society of American Indian Dentists, will host its Multicultural Oral Health...