Canadian medical regulatory authorities undertook guideline development in response to: Physicians and other stakeholders seeking guidance regarding safe and effective use of opioids A growing concern about opioid misuse creating patient and public safety issues, and The lack of systematically developed national guidelines on opioid use for CNCP. Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use […]
Points clés Toutes les dents susceptibles d’être traitées sans prédétermination dans le cadre de la politique endodontique du Programme des SSNA doivent répondre aux deux critères suivants : un espace biologique suffisant (c.-à-d. 3 mm ou plus) un rapport couronne-racine d’au moins 1-1 Si vous avez le moindre doute, il est conseillé de faire une demande de […]
Key Message All teeth considered for treatment without predetermination under the NIHB endodontic policy should meet the following criteria: • adequate biologic width (i.e., 3 mm or more) • a crown/root ratio of 1:1 or more If you have any doubts about a tooth meeting these criteria, you are advised to submit for predetermination. Health […]
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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 […]