It began as a scan of the patient’s lower jaw in preparation for implants. But what was supposed to be a routine procedure in his Fort Lee, NJ, office turned out to be an event that prosthodontist Scott Ganz, D.M.D., still talks about years later. First, the patient was amazed that the scan — conducted with Dr. Ganz’s new cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scanner — was over in a matter
Some crowns made in the United States contain lead, WBNS-TV of Columbus, Ohio, reported Friday. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA have both discounted the risk from lead in dental work at the reported levels. WBNS tested dental crowns ordered from labs in Asia and the U.S., and found traces of lead in all of them, it reported. This test followed an earlier experiment
In times when patients don’t have easy access to basic dental care, orthodontic care is even less accessible. Can teleconferencing be one of the solutions? It is certainly a viable option, according to a team of scientists who presented their study at the recent American Association for Dental Research (AADR) meeting. One group of Medicaid-eligible children were treated at the Yakima Valley Farm Worker’s Clinic in Toppenish, WA by a
WASHINGTON (Reuters) April 14 – Damage to cells lining the mouth can predict similar damage in the lungs that eventually leads to lung cancer in smokers, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday. They hope it may be possible to some day swab the mouths of smokers to predict who is developing lung cancer — saving painful and dangerous biopsies of the lung. The process may also lead to tests that will
In the world of self-etch adhesives, Kuraray’s Clearfil SE is like Muhammad Ali — the one to beat. That’s why researchers at the recent American Association for Dental Research (AADR) annual meeting in Dallas did a double take when they heard Ultradent’s improved Peak SE + Peak LC matched the champion in a test of each product’s adhesive power. Ultradent’s Peak SE + Peak LC self-etch adhesive combination fared well
More patients may be at risk of oral cancer than previously believed, warn Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. The three companies are collaborating on an Oral Cancer Awareness Week campaign. Recent research has highlighted concerns about the disease. A study published last year in the New England Journal of Medicine found a link between oral cancer and human papiloma virus (HPV) , which can be sexually transmitted. “The
NEW YORK (Reuters) April 8 – Pregnant women with gum disease may be more likely to develop gestational diabetes than those with healthy gums, researchers have found. Gestational diabetes arises during pregnancy and usually resolves after the baby is born, but it can raise a woman’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes later on. It can also contribute to problems during pregnancy and delivery, including maternal high blood pressure and
Candies containing a novel formula of arginine bicarbonate and calcium carbonate reduced decayed, missing, and filled surfaces by two thirds in a new study on children’s molars. A team of researchers at the State University of New York (SUNY), Stonybrook have trademarked their formula as CaviStat and have licensed it to specialty pharmaceutical firm Ortek Therapeutics of Roslyn Heights, NY, which is seeking approval from the FDA to market the
So you’ve just bought a new cone-beam CT (CBCT) machine to plan implants, and you’re marveling about its ability to literally see inside your patients’ heads. Suddenly something catches your eye. What’s that spot on the patient’s neck? If you think that’s not your responsibility, think again. The 3D images created by cone-beam CT scans can reveal many medical problems, such as atheromas and spinal degeneration, not visible in traditional
NEW YORK (Reuters) April 4 – Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection and periodontitis have a synergistic effect in promoting squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, according to study findings presented Friday at the American Association for Dental Research meeting in Dallas. “Our study is the first one to show that chronic periodontitis predicted HPV status in head and neck cancers,” Dr. Mine Tezal told Reuters Health. She speculates that the
NEW YORK (Reuters) April 7 Solobacterium moorei is the organism largely responsible for chronic bad breath, or halitosis, biologists reported Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Association for Dental Research in Dallas. Persistent bad breath, which can be very embarrassing, is often caused by the breakdown of bacteria in the mouth, producing foul-smelling sulfur compounds that reside on the surface of the tongue. “Tongue bacteria produce malodorous compounds
DALLAS – Dry mouth can devastate patients and frustrate dentists. So the report of a promising new treatment excited researchers attending the American Association for Dental Research annual meeting here today. A drug so new it’s still known only by a number — 552 02 — appeared in a phase I clinical trial to moisten the mouths of patients with Sjögren’s syndrome, said Athena Papas, D.M.D., Ph.D., a professor of
