For a surgical extraction (flap, bone removal) what do you usually prescribed? Leave us your comments. Has the new legislative requirements in Ontario on narcotic prescriptions changed your practice? From Dr. Stephen Cho, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Coronation Dental Specialty Group & Staff Surgeon, Cambridge Memorial Hospital Pain management in dentistry is an important objective, […]
Interesting debate going on in Monday’s post comments. What is the appropriate concentration of hypochlorite? 5% is used by many endodontists, .5% is often recommended in case of hypochlorite accident, 1.25% was recently recommended for in vitro studies for regenerative endo to preserve any live cells in HERS. According to the recent article in JCDA […]
Dr. Sarah Abitbol, Endodontist, Coronation Dental Specialty Group with Dr. Ian Furst, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Coronation Dental Specialty Group Here’s a case that involves regenerative endodontics. If you’re not sure what regenerative endodontics is or if you’d like a quick tutorial on the biologic basis for it, we’ve created an interactive backgrounder. For a flash […]
Ian Furst, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Coronation Dental Specialty Group The solution we used; The consensus from the comments is that most would have waited for the tooth to erupt. In this case, the orthodontist had asked that tooth 1.4 be extracted and the 1.3 be further exposed and bonded. Because we are a multi-disciplinary practice, I […]
(Peer-reviewed content that will appear in the JCDA OASIS “point of care” searchable database at www.jcdaoasis.ca – which will be introduced at the beginning of 2013) How do I manage postoperative bleeding following periodontal surgery? Brennan Mui, Thomas T. Nguyen, Simon D. Tran Postoperative bleeding may present immediately, within the first 24 hours following periodontal surgery, or […]
(Content under development) The following question was submitted by a practising dentist: Is there an accepted protocol for the treatment/management of peri-implantitis and associated bone loss? JCDA Editorial Consultant Dr. Anastasia Cholakis of the University of Manitoba provided these initial comments for consideration: At this time, prevention of peri-implantitis seems to be the safest bet. According […]
(Content under development) The following linked questions were submitted by a practising dentist: Does crown-root (C/R) ratio matter or not with an integrated implant and, then more importantly, what do you do in your practice? What does the literature say about C/R ratio for implants with regard to short implants and crowns that are long […]
(Content under development) The following question was submitted by a practising dentist: I am working in a residential care centre with mostly frail elderly. I am looking for information on Fluoride varnish application and dental caries. How often should it be applied and in what doses? JCDA Editorial Consultants Drs. Michael MacEntee of Vancouver, Michael […]