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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A significant proportion of cancer patients who receive radiation therapy will develop a permanently dry mouth. This is especially common in head and neck patients. And though they may experience some recovery, saliva production may never return to what it was prior to radiation treatment. This leads to a higher risk of caries and can […]
Five months on from the onset of COVID-19 and dental offices are still wrestling with the demands of tightened infection control protocols, not least the management of aerosol generating procedures. But what about previously established methods of treating caries in a conservative, preventative way that minimize the use of the high-speed hand piece? Dr. Anuradha […]
There was a time not too long ago when dentists had little choice but to do whatever they could to save a tooth. But with the appearance of implants in the mid-1980s, this philosophy changed as many teeth that might have been saved were extracted in favour of what was seen as a superior alternative. […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought much attention to the generation of aerosols and spatter during dental procedures. And given the highly contagious nature of this virus, the race has been on to find a workable solution to the potential infection of patients and dental teams in the operatory. A recent study carried out by the […]