Complications common following dental implant therapy

More than 40% of patients who received dental implants experienced complications within a nine-year period in research presented recently at the University of Gothenburg. The research led by Karolina Karlsson, PhD, from Sahlgrenska Academy showed that 42% of the patients had at least one complication. The most common type was technical complications, which were mostly isolated phenomena. The strongest risk factor was the extent of the implant-supported reconstruction. The research

Man loses tooth after retainer causes canine avulsion

A fixed lower jaw dental retainer completely avulsed the canine tooth of a 26-year-old man in the U.K., according to a case report published June 24 in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. The tooth ended up requiring extraction. Though teeth may move slightly when wearing a fixed retainer following orthodontic treatment, in this case the fixed retainer itself, which remained completely bonded to his teeth, produced the

NIDCR seeks grant submissions on pain management

The U.S. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and other agencies of the National Institutes of Health are seeking grant submissions for developing safe, effective, and nonaddictive therapeutics to treat pain. The grant awards will support the building of research teams to collect initial data and recruit additional collaborators. The applications must include a plan for developing a strong research team, as well as a strategy for collecting

USPSTF releases final research plan on oral health

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently released its final research plan on oral health screening, referral, behavioral counseling, and preventive interventions. The recommendations include screening for oral health and interventions to prevent oral health issues in children and adults. The review will focus on the oral health conditions of dental caries and periodontitis. Dental x-rays are not addressed because they are not typically obtained in primary care settings

AI can be a powerful tool for predicting tooth loss

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a powerful tool for predicting tooth loss, according to the findings of a June 18 study in PLOS One. Algorithms that included medical and socioeconomic data showed promising performance for predicting edentulism, tooth loss, and lack of a functional dentition. The study used data from almost 12,000 adults who participated in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Importantly, the algorithms could predict

Restoratives & Cosmetics Insider: Zirconia shines in review of systematic reviews

Dear Restoratives & Cosmetics Insider, Zirconia received satisfactory marks in a big review of systematic reviews of the restorative material. The new analysis included 16 years of published reviews with 128 individual primary studies and approximately 10,000 total zirconia restorations. The authors of the new qualitative review concluded zirconia had “satisfactory results” due to shortcomings that were usually easily fixable and did not affect restoration functionality. Read more about where

Why does this 300,000-year-old jaw have no dental disease?

Meet one of your primal ancestors. He’s not your immediate relative, but he may be the origin of the human species. The picture below is his lower jaw (i.e., mandible). The first, almost complete adult mandible discovered at the archaeological site of Jebel Irhoud, Morocco. Photo credit: Jean-Jacques Hublin, MPI EVA Leipzig. All images courtesy of Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. This mandible is the oldest discovered remains of

Align debuts Invisalign case named for influencer D’Amelio

Align Technology has introduced its first limited edition product, an aligner case created for social media influencer and Invisalign aligner user Charli D’Amelio. The Charli D’Amelio x Invisalign Aligner case is pink on the inside and lavender on the outside, and the teen’s signature mantra “all smiles here” is scrolled on the exterior. It has a magnetic closure to ensure the case closes securely. It costs $24.99 and can be

Imaging aids removal of aspirated dental crown

A chest x-ray helped identify a 9.5-mm dental crown discovered in the lung of an 81-year-old man admitted to the hospital for meningitis. The international team of authors behind the case published their report in the August issue of Radiology Case Reports. Patients with respiratory alterations or who appear to have missing dental elements or loosening teeth following an accident or emergency should undergo imaging to prevent serious complications, the

Ormco debuts Damon Ultima braces lines

Ormco has unveiled its Damon Ultima system of passive, self-ligation braces. The system features a round-sided rectangular wire and parallelogram-shaped slot in the bracket. Ormco designed the features to give orthodontists control of rotation, angulation, and torque for faster and more precise finishing, the company said. The brackets are available in neutral, retrocline, and procline options and are designed for the center point of the slot to line up with

Want a Lifetime of Healthy Smiles? 6 Dental Care Tricks for Kids

As family dentists serving Middleburg Heights and Cleveland, we’ve treated generations of family smiles. We began treating many of our adult patients when they were children. Now that they’re adults, we treat their children too. For us, dentistry is a family tradition. You can never begin too early — the sooner you start a kid down the road to great dental health, the healthier and more beautiful their smiles will

Exocad unveils new partial-denture design software

Align Technology’s Exocad has rolled out PartialCAD 3.0 Galway, a module for removable partial-denture frameworks. The release includes the following features: ul.editorialList li {margin-bottom:6px;} Accurate fits from attachment-based partial-framework designs without scanning the attachment itself or the accessory parts Interaction of the crown-and-bridge workflow with the partial-framework workflow to reverse plan the restoration Ability to design multiple separate elements, including framework, teeth, and gingiva, through integration of partial-framework design with