Some visits to the dentist are unforgettable. When she was 12 years old in Amarillo, TX, Salley Shannon was referred by her orthodontist to a general dentist for a tooth extraction. The root was long, the anesthetic wasn’t enough, and Shannon yelped in pain. Instead of sympathizing, the dentist called for his assistant to buckle her to the chair and hold onto her head. Forty-six years later, the experience still
OralDNA Labs, a specialty diagnostics company that provides laboratory testing to the dental community, has reached an agreement to provide diagnostic testing for practices within Midwest Dental and its western division, Mountain Dental, according to a press release. Midwest Dental is a dental management company headquartered in Mondovi, WI, with more than 60 clinics in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, and Colorado. Under terms of this multiyear agreement, OralDNA will provide
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 7 – While dental injury during seizures is rare in patients with epilepsy, it occurs more frequently in those with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), according to findings reported by U.K. investigators. Injuries can occur during seizures, and the pattern and type of injury can be a useful “silent witness” in diagnosing seizures. “Dental injury can arise in a number of ways during a seizure, through
Editor’s note: Helaine Smith’s column, The Mouth Physician, appears regularly on the HuangshanDental.com advice and opinion page, Second Opinion. January marks two years of my ownership of a Cerec machine. It has been the biggest clinical learning curve in my career. The challenge of having restorations be as perfect as I would want them continues, but is welcomed. It always seems there is one aspect of the restoration that I
If fence posts in the Wild West were as reliable as today’s endodontic posts, cattle rustlers would have had to find “real” jobs. It’s a challenge just to get your hands around the huge variety of products available for supporting restorations in endodontically treated teeth that have insufficient coronal structure. Recently, though, one type of post — fiber-reinforced — has begun to stand out from the others. For many years,
Sirona has unveiled Cerec AC, an advanced digital impression unit for CAD/CAM dentistry built on its proprietary Cerec Bluecam technology. The Cerec AC automatic image capture system operates quickly and efficiently to scan entire quadrants in just 40 seconds, according to the company. In addition, the system captures more detail, features easy-to-use intuitive software, and provides a uniform field of illumination, according to Sirona. Once the Cerec AC has acquired
Dental Network of America (DNoA) preferred network dentists in Illinois, Oklahoma, and New Mexico can now purchase Sonicare products with discounts of more than 50%, according to a new agreement signed between DNoA and Philips Consumer Lifestyle, a division of Philips Electronics North America. As a complement to the Philips partnership, DNoA launched a unique dental wellness program in January 2008 that provides members the educational tools and information needed
A University of Southern California (USC) study published in this month’s Journal of the American Dental Association has found that the risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in patients who have undergone oral bisphosphonate therapy could be higher than currently believed. Even short-term use can leave some patients vulnerable, according to the researchers. .pullQuoteCredit { align:right; text-align:right; font-family:arial, sans-serif; font-size:11px; line-height: 16px; font-style: normal; padding-top:2px; } “These results make
The nationally syndicated TV show “The Doctors” is scheduled to broadcast a root canal procedure performed using Biolase’s Endolase RFT root canal therapy system on January 8, according to the company. The procedure, videotaped on November 10, was performed live by Darrell Chun, D.D.S., using a Waterlase MD YSGG laser system and Endolase radial firing laser tips. No anesthetic was used, according to Biolase. In March 2008, Biolase received U.S.
Editor’s note: Helaine Smith’s column, The Mouth Physician, appears regularly on the HuangshanDental.com advice and opinion page, Second Opinion. “A Bridgeport jury has awarded more than $198,000 to a woman who claims her dentist promised her a celebrity smile, but gave her what her attorney called ‘horse teeth.’ ” — The Associated Press The media loves stories like this one, which has caught the attention of many people. Although the
A jury awarded nearly $200,000 to a Connecticut woman who claims her dentist promised her a celebrity smile but gave her “horse teeth” instead, according to an Associated Press (AP) story. Attorney Richard Meehan Jr. of Bridgeport, CT, said his client, Marvalyn Foster, sued Darren Martinez, D.D.S., after she went to the Stamford dentist for a permanent bridge to replace a false tooth, the AP reported. Instead, Foster woke up
Congratulations to our Missouri City SnowFest Prize Raffle Winner G.V.! We would like to thank all of the hundreds that visited us at the Avalon Dental Prize Tent at the Missouri City Parks and Recreations’ Winter Snowfest this year. My wife and I enjoyed meeting and sharing oral hygiene awareness with our local community and also giving back to our neighbors with free prizes and toothbrushes. In all there were