Dr. Sree Koka, Prosthodontist in San Diego California, comes back to speak with Dr. John O’Keefe about his recently published article about value-based dentistry. Read the article here: Value-based dentistry: Putting the patient first Highlights When treating patients, it is advantageous to understand the concept of value-based dentistry. Practitioners should know what their patients perceive as […]
This summary is based on information found in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Dental Phobia and Anxiety (Wiley Publishing, 2013) Psychological and Interpersonal Aspects of Dental Treatment Taking different aspects of dental treatment into consideration, there is reason to believe that dental treatment triggers instinctive survival mechanisms. The threatening body position and potential obstruction of free air space during […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Australian Dental Journal: Bone fractures: assessment and management (March 2016) L Lim; P Sirichai Context Severe dental traumatic injuries often involve the supporting bone and soft tissues. These bone fractures often present with a combination of other dental injuries such as luxation, avulsion and tooth root fractures.1 Purpose of […]
This summary is based on the article published in Oral Diseases: Rechargeable Anticandidal Denture Material with Sustained Release in Saliva (July 2016) A Malakhov, J Wen, B-X Zhang, H Wang, H Geng, X-D Chen, Y Sun, C-K Yeh Context Candida-induced denture stomatitis is a common debilitating problem among denture wearers. Previously, we described the fabrication of a new denture material that released antifungal […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Dentistry: Rehabilitation of severely worn teeth: A systematic review (May 2016) Mauro Elias Mesko; Rafael Sarkis-Onofre; Maximiliano Sérgio Cenci; Niek Johannes Opdam; Bas Loomans; Tatiana Pereira-Cenci Context Tooth wear is loss of dental hard tissue due to non-carious processes, and can be identified as […]
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Materials: A systematic review about antibacterial monomers used in dental adhesive systems: Current status and further prospects (November 2015) Alexandra Rubin Cocco; Wellington Luiz de Oliveira da Rosa; Adriana Fernandes da Silva; Rafael Guerra Lund, Evandro Piva Context There is a trend to use the minimally invasive […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Dental Clinics of North America: Review of Top 10 Prescribed Drugs and Their Interaction with Dental Treatment (April 2016) Robert J. Weinstock, DDS; Michael P. Johnson, DMD The top 10 prescribed drugs and their interactions with dental treatment are reviewed. This article demonstrates the different […]
This post was prepared in collaboration with Kuraray On an experimental basis, we have asked a limited number of companies to provide us with practical “How To” answers to clinical questions. We were prompted to conduct this experiment when dental team members told us that they visit company websites and consult company representatives for practical […]