Welcome to our second CDA Oasis Roundtable, where dentists and others in our sector gather to discuss important day-to-day issues in dental practice. In this episode, Dr. Gordan Markic, general dentist from Mississauga, Ontario, speaks with seven dentists from the maritime provinces about issues related to the application of information technologies in the dental office, […]
Trigeminal neuralgia, also called tic douloureux, is characterized by sudden onset of recurrent unilateral electric shock–like, stabbing, or shooting pain lasting between a fraction of a second and 2 minutes.1 It occurs along the distribution of the trigeminal nerve and has a trigger zone/point, typically in the maxillary (V2) and maxillary (V3) nerve distributions. Pain […]
In this second clinical conversation with members of the Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (CAPD), Dr. Raymond Lee joins Drs. Jennifer MacLellan and John O'Keefe to talk about the intrusion of incisors due to trauma. Dr. Lee is a Pediatric Dentist in London, ON and current President of the Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Highlights […]
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Source: Barriers involved in the application of evidence-based dentistry principles, Journal of the American Dental Association, Jan. 2020 The authors of the systematic review aimed at investigating the barriers involved in the application of evidence-based dentistry principles, as reported by dentists.
Dr. Jennifer MacLellan joins Drs. Raymond Lee and John O'Keefe in this clinical conversation about hyperdontia in the pediatric patient. Hyperdontia, or supernumerary teeth, has been defined as "teeth in excess of the normal number."1 They may be single, multiple, unilateral, or bilateral in their distribution, occurring in the maxilla and/or the mandible, and present […]
Dr. Blaine Cleghorn, Professor and Assistant Dean of Clinics at the University of Dalhousie, was a member of a task force struck by the Public Health Agency of Canada to revise the Guideline on the Prevention of Transmission of Bloodborne Viruses from Infected Healthcare Workers in Healthcare Settings. He sat down with Dr. John O'Keefe […]
By Carolyn Boyd, DDS, Diploma Library & Info Technology Original Article: Direct Pulp Capping: What is the Most Effective Therapy? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Evid Base Dent Pract, December 2018, Volume 18, Issue 4, pp 298-314. When pulp is exposed, the clinician applies biocompatible materials that seal and preserve tissue vitality, and stimulate repair via a mineralized barrier. […]