From Ian Furst, Coronation Dental Specialty Group When confronted with a failing endo the big question is, “how is the bacteria getting in?”. Was residual bacteria left during the original endo, is there a vertical root fracture or is there coronal leakage? Dr. Jason Hales, at The Endo Blog, reviews a case of a separated […]
Crowns on teeth #1.1 and 2.1 are overcontoured and failing. The mini-implants in the 1.2 and 2.2 areas have failed. How will you manage the aesthetic challenge? See the question video below (bilingual videos this week) followed by a review of the case by Dr. Wazirian in the next video. Please leave us your comments […]
From Dr. Cesare Ciavarro, Coronation Dental Specialty Group Dental patients often present while being treated with different forms of anticoagulation therapy, among which Aspirin remains one of the most commonly encountered drugs. Aspirin, or Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA), works as a cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor, thereby blocking prostaglandin and thromboxane production and ultimately preventing platelets from aggregating (1, 2). […]
Debating Imaging Radiation Exposure: Study Illustrates Importance of Considering Short-Term vs. Long-Term Risk.
From Dr. Hans Skariah Did you know the majority of dental school graduates in North America are female? As of 2010, the majority of dental school graduates in North America were female. In Canada, as of 2008, 6 of 10 dental schools had a female majority. Source: J Can Dent Assoc 2012; 78; c1
With the explosion of cone beam CT the amount of data being generated is staggering. Anders Ynnerman gives a TED talk about how data is being stored and re-processed to help us better understand the human body. He covers the size of the data explosion, virtual autopsy, functional MRI and more. A very interesting lecture.
From Dr. Milan Madhavji of Canaray Oral Radiology and Dr. Ian Furst of Coronation Dental Specialty Group A 23 year old female presents for orthodontic consultation regarding tooth #2.3 which is rotated and has a crown that appears mildly deformed. See the 1st video below for a panorex and CT with 3D reformatting. The 2nd video has the answer […]
From Dr. Hans Skariah Did you know how much sugar the average Canadian consumes? The average Canadian consumed 26 teaspoons of sugar a day in 2004. (Wow!) Source: Statistics Canada, http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-x/2011003/article/11540-eng.htm (read on Nov 25/2012)