Relative intrusion of an implant-supported restoration occurs when a maxillary anterior implant acts as an ankylosed tooth and the adjacent natural teeth migrate due to facial changes and passive or active eruption. Though the intrusion varies in severity, it occurs to some degree in all cases, irrespective of how well the implant restoration has been […]
In the second installment from the Northern Lights Symposium 2020, Dr. Fred Rueggeberg, Professor in the Department of Restorative Sciences at the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University, presents a study on the Effect of Print Angulation on Surface Roughness and Dimensional Reproducibility of 3D-Printed Models. In order to optimize space on the build […]
CDA Clarifies WHO Considerations to Delay Non-essential Oral Health Care are Not Relevant for Canada, but for Countries with Widespread COVID-19 Outbreaks American Dental Association Responds to World Health Organization Recommendation: Dentistry is Essential Health Care. Canadian Dentists Resilient in Face of Covid-19 Pandemic According to 2020 Dental Industry Association of Canada Survey We invite […]
The Northern Lights Symposium (NLS) is an international dental gathering focussed on the sciences and research in dental materials. The symposium was founded by Dr. Richard Price, Professor in the Department of Dental Clinical Sciences at Dalhousie University. Since 2012, experts in dental restorative materials from North and South America, Australasia, the Middle East, and […]
The restoration of either teeth or implants could be difficult or easy, depending on a multiplicity of clinical findings. This complex case illustrates the restoration of both teeth and implants and where nothing was easy. With an unforgiving smile, where no compromise in appearance could be hidden nor camouflaged, this case tested my abilities as […]
August 12, 2020 - Ottawa, ON: The Canadian Dental Association (CDA) clarifies that the World Health Organization's (WHO) considerations to delay the provision of non-essential oral health care during the COVID-19 pandemic are not relevant for the current status in Canada since there is not wide-spread community transmission of COVID-19 in our country. Canada is experiencing cluster-contained […]
Peri-implant disease is a condition that affects the soft and hard tissue surrounding a dental implant. Recent studies suggest that it affects as many as one third of implant patients and occurs in one fifth of all implants. Dr. Trudy Nwachukwu is a periodontist from Saskatoon and a member of both the Canadian and American […]