This summary is based on the article published in the European Journal of Oral Sciences: Longevity of posterior dental restorations and reasons for failure (December 2012) Context and Purpose of the Study Tooth-coloured restorative materials are being used increasingly more often in Class II preparations in permanent teeth. The authors used a practice-based study design to assess the survival time […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Pediatric Dentistry Journal: The safety of sedation for overweight/obese children in the dental setting (September/October 2012) Purpose of the Study Examine childhood overweight/obesity as a risk factor for adverse events during sedation for dental procedures. Key Messages Overall, weight percentiles were higher in children who had one […]
This is a follow-up post to the Refresher: Why use anti-infectives? A number of dentists inquired about the pediatric doses for the anti-infectives mentioned in the post. Sources of information: Lexicomp and e-Therapeutics.ca Amoxicillin Children ≤3 months: Oral: 20-30 mg/kg/day divided every 12 hours Children >3 months and <40 kg: Oral: 20-100 mg/kg/day in divided […]
This case is presented by Dr. Emad Girgis I have a 66-year old patient, male Caucasian. Although on medications, these are not contributing to any health complications. The patient had a bridge, done on combined mini implants and teeth, tooth #42had been extracted prior to this X ray due to root fracture . #34 was extracted from […]
Following the distribution of the post on Primary Failure of Tooth Eruption, a number of dentists inquired whether or not clinical cases, images and radiographs of similar cases could be shared. If you have a clinical case, images or radiographs that you would like to share with us, please send them to oasisdiscussions@cda-adc.ca and the […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: Is there a resource with current information on appropriate oral care for severely disabled and G tube-fed population? There are many position papers and guidelines indicating that this population needs care. However, I found only limited information on the actual clinical treatment provided to them and on […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Dental and Medical Problems journal: Primary Failure of Tooth Eruption – Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment (Issue 50 (3) 2013) Context Primary failure of eruption (PFE) is a rare condition that involves impeded eruption of teeth despite the lack of an identified local or general causative factor. Since […]
This summary is based on the the guidelines published by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA): Canadian consensus practice guidelines for bisphosphonate associated osteonecrosis of the jaw (July 2008) Access the article in PDF Context Following publication of the first reports of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in patients receiving bisphosphonates in 2003, a call for national multidisciplinary guidelines […]