This question was submitted by a general dentist: Does warming composite prior to placing in preparation result in better depth curing? Dr. Jacinta Santos, Assistant Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Schulich School of Dentistry at Western University, provided a quick initial response Studies have demonstrated that pre-heating resin composite produces many benefits for the restoration process: Reduced […]
This information is courtesy of Dr. Mark Donaldson Dr. Mark Donaldson is Director of Pharmaceutical Services at the Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Montana, and Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Dentistry at the Oregon Health and Sciences University Safe Drugs in Renal Failure […]
This case is presented by Dr. Donna Bereznicki A 57 year-old new patient presented with what I think is external resorption on the distal cervical of tooth 35. This particular tooth is asymptomatic, but requires a replacement restoration due to fracture of the existing amalgam. I am waiting for x-rays from the previous DDS which […]
This summary is based on the Journal of the American Dental Association Perspectives-Observations (December 2013) Advantages of Flowable Resins Flowable resins also vary markedly in viscosity. Some flow almost like water when placed in tooth preparations, and others are relatively putty-like. All brands of flowables are less viscous than are conventional composites. The major reason flowables are popular is one significant singular advantage they […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: A patient presents with an oral infection for which I would like to consider antibiotics as part of overall care. However, she has a history of C.Difficile infection and there is concern that the antibiotic chosen might reactivate the residual C.Difficile in her gut. What is the best […]
Derived from the Chronic Orofacial Pain Workshop of the Network for Canadian Oral Health Research, IMHA, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Montreal, November 2013 Gilles Lavigne, DMD, PhD, FRCD, Professor, Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université de Montreal Mary Lynch, MD FRCPC,Professor Anesthesiology Psychiatry Pharmacology,Dalhousie University, To understand the misuse of prescription opioid analgesics (POA), it […]
Drs. Richard B. Price, Nasser Barghi, Claus-Peter Ernst, Jack L. Ferracane, Frederick A. Rueggeberg, Adrian Shortall, Howard E. Strassler, and David C. Watts Our sincere thanks go to the American Dental Association for granting access to the full-text of their Professional Product Review. You can find a link to the full-text at the end of this post. On October 10th 2013, the Government […]
This summary is based on the article published in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Safety of local anaesthesia in dental patients taking oral anticoagulants: is it still controversial? (January 2012) Purpose of the Study To investigate the safety of local infiltration techniques and the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) in dental patients taking oral anticoagulants. […]