Dr. John O’Keefe spoke with Dr. Nastaran Sharifian, currently studying for a master’s degree at the University of Montreal. Dr. Sharifian conducted research on the topic of access to dental care in rural areas of Canada. Research Aims Help understand dental students’ perceptions of setting up a practice in rural areas. The […]
This summary is based on the Cochrane Systematic Review: Powered/electric toothbrushes compared to manual toothbrushes for maintaining oral health (June 2014) Yaacob M, Worthington HV, Deacon SA, Deery C, Walmsley AD, Robinson PG, Glenny AM Context Good oral hygiene, through the removal of plaque (a sticky film containing bacteria) by effective tooth brushing has an […]
Scientists from the Nordic Institute of Dental Materials (NIOM) were invited to the national dental conventions in Sweden and Norway this autumn. Head of laboratory Hilde M. Kopperud, researcher Simen E. Kopperud and guest-researcher Frode Staxrud from NIOM interacted in the two-hour lecture which presented data from both clinical and laboratory studies, and was entitled: […]
This summary is based on the article published in Operative Dentistry: Clinical Decision Making on Extensive Molar Restorations (November/December 2014) T Laegreid; NR Gjerdet; A Johansson; A-K Johansson Courtesy of Operative Dentistry, you can access the full-text article here for the next 3 months. Context Clinical decision making is an important component of everyday […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Dental Clinics of North America: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults and Oral Health Considerations. Treatment and Management (October 2014) Leonard J. Brennan, DMD, Jason Strauss, MD Context Cognitive impairment is a disease or condition that presents in individuals causing them to have trouble […]
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Clinics of North America: Systemic Diseases and Oral Health (October 2014) Mary Tavares, DMD, MPH; Kari A. Lindefjeld Calabi, DMD; Laura San Martin, DDS, PhD, MDPH Context Inflammation has been recognized as the key factor that connects oral diseases and […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: When is it appropriate to link a prosthesis to natural teeth and implants? Drs. Natalie Wong and Suham Alexander provided this quick initial response. To be successful, osseo-integrated implants must exhibit: Function – ability to chew Good tissue physiology – absence of pathophysiology/pain, integration […]
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