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The goal of vital pulp therapy is to preserve or regenerate tissues of the pulp-dentine complex of affected teeth and includes: direct and indirect pulp-capping, pulpotomy and more recently, regenerative pulp therapy. Pulp tissue may become compromised due to caries, loss of tooth structure/surface, traumatic injury or operatively as a result of cavity preparation. However, […]
In the following video conversation, a panel of experts, including Drs. Howard Strassler, Joe Oxman, and Fred Rueggeberg, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe, Director of Knowledge Networks at CDA, about THE key factors to consider when buying a new curing light. Panel Discussion Highlights All lights are not created equally and affect the quality of cure of composite […]
Dr. Jocelyne Feine, Professor at McGill University, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the new JDR Clinical & Translational Research Journal. Dr. Jocelyne Feine is a Professor in the Oral Health and Society Research Unit at the Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University. She is a recognized world leader in the assessment of therapies for chronic orofacial […]
A patient reports tooth sensitivity during the initial phase of tooth-whitening procedures, what strategies may be implemented? Pulpal penetration of peroxide, dehydration, and tray-related tooth movements have been implicated in bleach-induced tooth sensitivity. This sensitivity is transient and generally dissipates within a short time. Strategies Decreasing the contact intervals may be a start, using 1-hour […]
Dr. Tina Meisami, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and founder of the Dr. Borna Meisami Commemorative Foundation, spoke with Dr. Suham Alexander about the Foundation’s Project Restoring Smiles. Click here to visit Dr. Borna Meisami Commemorative Foundation website Watch the video interview Dr. Meisami obtained both her Bachelor’s of Science in 1992 […]
Dr. Trudy Nwachukwu, third-year Periodontics Resident at the University of Manitoba, presents the resolution of the case on gingival recession using two grafting techniques. At the end of the video, Dr. Anastasia Cholakis discusses the dentists’ feedback that we received for this case. We would like to thank our viewers who took the time to […]