This summary is based on the article published in Dental Research Journal: Treating Pit-and-Fissure Caries: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis (April 2015) Schwendicke, A.M. Jäger, S. Paris, L.Y. Hsu, and Y.K. Tu Context For shallow or moderately deep pit-and-fissure lesions, various treatment options are available: Noninvasive treatments (e.g., fluoride application, antibacterial treatments, oral hygiene […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: Do you have any suggestions for managing Parkinson’s disease in a clinical setting to enable a safe hygiene and restorative outcome. I have a patient with advancing motor and swallowing/breathing difficulties that is not manageable for the hygienist presently. Restorative procedures would be equally impossible. Dr. Alison Dougall from IADH and Dr. […]
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Research Journal: Visual Inspection for Caries Detection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (July 2015) Gimenez, C. Piovesan, M.M. Braga, D.P. Raggio, C. Deery, D.N. Ricketts, K.R. Ekstrand, and F.M. Mendes Context Caries detection in daily clinical practice is primarily performed by visual inspection (Bader et […]
Chris Felix, from BlueLight Analytics, spoke with Dr. Suham Alexander about the work BlueLight Analytics is doing in the area of light curing outputs. Click here to read/print the Light Curing Guidelines for Practitioners Chris Felix is a material scientist who has spent the last 11 years conducting research in the field of light cured dental materials. He […]
David Chong Yen from DCY Professional Corporation of Chartered Accountants, spoke with Dr. Suham Alexander about what to consider when selling a dental practice. Watch the video interview
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Clinics of North America: Implant-related Nerve Injuries (April 2015) Ricardo A. Boyce, DDS, FICD; Gary Klemons, DDS Context Nerve injuries in the maxillofacial region may happen as a result of trauma, neoplasms, infections, or secondary to a surgical procedure. Because of the limitations of such […]
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Clinics of North America: Treatment Planning for Restorative Implantology (April 2015) Ricardo A. Boyce, DDS, FICD; Gary Klemons, DDS Context More than 30 million people Americans are missing their teeth, according to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. The restorative dentist should inquire about: If […]
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Clinics of North America: Basic Concepts and Techniques of Dental Implants (April 2015) Jonathan M. Tagliareni, DDS; Earl Clarkson, DDS Context Dental implants provide a predictable, effective, and reliable means for tooth replacements. Additionally, dental implants provide completely edentulous and partial edentulous patients the function and […]