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%.
Restorative dentistry 09 June 2021
Co-authors: A. Comba, F. Del Bianco
Nowadays metal-free restorations are widely used as an alternative to metal-ceramic. However, ceramic chipping is a common complication of Zirconia layered restorations and, for that reason...
AI dental care company, Pearl, has received CE Mark for its dental radiology technology; the company calls the European regulatory approval an "industry first." ...
Oral surgery 08 June 2021
Dimensional alterations in the post-extraction alveolar process in the esthetic zone
Authors: Bianca Di Murro, Piero Papi, Marco Tromba, Giorgio Pompa
The alveolar process is a tooth-dependent structure. After tooth extraction, remodeling and resorption processes influence hard and soft tissues, leading to a narrower and smaller edentulous...
According to Fortune Business Insights, the market for devices that can detect dental caries is expected to grow by a CAGR of 10.6% from this year to 2028, reaching a value of $586 million globally
Implantology 08 June 2021
Authors: Tiziano Testori, Fabio Galli, Matteo Capelli, Francesco Zuffetti, Jacopo Buti, Marco Esposito
Implantology 07 June 2021
Oral surgery 07 June 2021
Small diameter and immediate loading implantology: a minimally invasive technique
Authors: Baldi D, Colombo J, Stacchi C, Robiony M, Schierano G
Minimally invasive surgery is a new paradigma also in dentistry. Historically, implant-prosthetic rehabilitations included the use of normal diameter implants ...
Dental practice 3-D production system company SprintRay Inc. and 3-D analysis and treatment planning software company, SICAT, have joined in streamlining the guided-surgery workflow. By integrating...
USA 18 June 2021
June 18-20, 2021. Phoenix, Arizona.
As the largest event dedicated to dental hygienists, this meeting is just for you!
Light-emitting diode (LED) curing lamps and quartz-tungsten (QTH) halogen lamps are commonly used in dentistry for aesthetic restorations, whose involves photopolymerization. Both LED and QTH halogen...
Digital Dentistry 03 June 2021
What are mechanical and biological properties of Zirconia-Reinforced Lithium Silicate (ZLS)?
The constant research of new restorative materials has lead to the production of zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate ceramics (ZLS), a material with high mechanical and esthetic performances, that...
USA 11 October 2021
The American Dental Association’s SmileCon meeting will be held in Las Vegas, October 11 -13, 2021. Registration opens June 23 for the event to be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.The...
Implantology 03 June 2021
Authors: Pietro Felice, Carlo Barausse, Roberto Pistilli, Zamira Kalemaj, Marco Esposito
PURPOSETo evaluate whether 4-mm-long dental implants could be an alternative to bone augmentation with xenografts and placement of implants of length at least 10 in posterior atrophic jaws.MATERIALS...