The September 9th edition of the News Bites included a news item about a new interactive radiography manual, authored by Dr. Anthea Senior, Clinical Associate professor in the radiology department in the School of Dentistry at the University of Alberta. The aim of the e-book is for students to have a quick reference guide to […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: If expressed through the apical foramen during RCT, how often and over what time period will any excess root canal cement/sealer dissolve? Dr. Mary Dabuleanu from Dabuleanu Dental and Dr. Suham Alexander provided this quick initial response: Root canal sealers or cements play […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: Are there any detrimental effects of tooth-whitening agents on enamel? Some have shown increased microfracture in the enamel seen only under SEM; however, is it clinically relevant? Dr. Laura Tam, from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto, and Dr. Suham Alexander provided this quick […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology: Treatment of periodontitis improves the atherosclerotic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis (January 2014) Wijnand J. Teeuw, Dagmar E. Slot, Hendri Susanto, Victor E. A. Gerdes, Frank Abbas, Francesco D’Aiuto, John J. P. Kastelein and Bruno G. Loos Courtesy of […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Conservative Dentistry: Vertical root fractures and their management (March – April 2014) Sandhya Anand Khasnis, Krishnamurthy Haridas Kidiyoor, Anand Basavaraj Patil, and Smita Basavaraj Kenganal Context Vertical root fractures associated with endodontically treated teeth and less commonly in vital teeth represent […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology: Efficacy of periodontal plastic surgery procedures in the treatment of localized facial gingival recessions. A systematic review (April 2014) Cairo F, Nieri M, Pagliaro U. Context The treatment of gingival recessions with periodontal plastic surgery procedures is possible request […]
On July 7, 2014, a new study was published in the journal Pediatrics, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, about the use of Hookah by US high-school seniors: Hookah Use among US High School Seniors. The study examined the prevalence of hookah use which is significantly increasing among adolescents and aimed at delineating demographic and […]
Dr. Suham Alexander, Oasis Clinical Editor, interviewed Dr. Mary Dabuleanu, Endodontist at Dabuleanu Dental about the history of gutta percha and its use in dentistry. Listen to the Audio Interview (11 mins) References Jeon KA, Lee IB, Bae KS, Lee WC, Baek SH. Measurement of thermal expansion […]