This summary is based on the Cochrane Oral Health Group review: Reinforcement of anchorage during orthodontic brace treatment with implants or other surgical methods (August 2014) Safa Jambi, Tanya Walsh, Jonathan Sandler, Philip E Benson, Richard M Skeggs, Kevin D O’Brien Context Orthodontic treatment is used to correct crooked or sticking out teeth by moving […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Dental Research: Socioeconomic Inequality and Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (January 2015) F. Schwendicke, C.E. Dörfer, P. Schlattmann, L. Foster Page,W.M. Thomson, and S. Paris Context Dental caries is the most prevalent disease worldwide, with the majority of caries lesions […]
Dr. Les Kalman spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe, Director of Knowledge Networks at the Canadian Dental Association, about a patient who is rehabilitated with Dentca’s CAD/CAM dentures. Dr. Les Kalman is Assistant Professor in the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at the Western University With the collaboration of Dr. Roocha Vyas, B.D.S., R.D.H., D.D.S. in the Schulich School of Medicine […]
This summary is based on the article published in Materials Letters: New approach to determine the morphological and structural changes in the enamel as consequence of dental bleaching (February 2015) I. Izquierdo-Barba, C. Torres-Rodríguez, E. Matesanz, M. Vallet-Regí Context Dental bleaching is commonly carried out to correct discolouration of anterior teeth. […]
This summary is based on the article published in Pediatric Dentistry: Discomfort Following Dental Procedures for Children (January/February 2013) Nicole M. Staman, DDS • Janice A. Townsend, DDS, MS • Joseph L. Hagan, ScD Context Pain has been undertreated across all age groups due to misunderstandings about analgesic use, concerns over addiction, and the mistaken […]
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Materials: Bonding to oxide ceramics—Laboratory testing versus clinical outcome (January 2015) Matthias Kern Context A large number of articles dealing with bonding to zirconia and other oxide ceramics suggests that bonding to these ceramics would be an unsolved problem in dentistry. Most original laboratory research reports […]
This summary is based on the Cochrane Oral Health Group review: Orthodontic treatment for prominent upper front teeth (Class II malocclusion) in children (November 2013) Badri Thiruvenkatachari, Jayne E Harrison, Helen V Worthington, Kevin D O’Brien Context Prominent upper front teeth are a common problem affecting about a quarter of 12-year old children in the […]
This summary is based on the article published in the New England Journal of Medicine: Cystine versus Nicotine for Smoking Cessation (December 2014) Natalie Walker, Ph.D., Colin Howe, Ph.D., Marewa Glover, Ph.D., Hayden McRobbie, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D., Joanne Barnes, Ph.D., Vili Nosa, Ph.D., Varsha Parag, M.Sc., Bruce Bassett, B.A., and Christopher Bullen, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D. Context […]