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Ten Great Restaurants To Eat In Tijuana

When you are in Tijuana for your dental visits and you have some free time to grab a bite after your appointment, you may need help to find a good place to eat. In Mexico you can find excellent cuisine options and a lot of variety. Here we will list 10 great food options in Tijuana that you must try. Caesar’s Restaurant Who hasn’t heard of Caesars salad? The famous

Cosmetic Crowns on your front teeth

There are different types of materials used to make crowns, each with its own benefits as well as limitations. When patients come into the clinic in need of crowns on their front teeth, we generally recommend porcelain/ceramic crowns, rather than standard PFM, (porcelain fused to metal). Although we can make the PFM crowns to look good, with no metal edge showing, the porcelain/ceramic crowns are very much superior.in their luminesance.

Is Dentistry In Tijuana Safe? How To Go About It

With its low costs and bad rap, Tijuana has always been a tricky destination for dental tourists. But whatever the media might tell you, the city is safe and has some of the best dentists in the world. Many dental practices here follow strict policies, ensuring top-quality patient care. Read on if you still need to be convinced about the safety or security of Tijuana’s dental tourism. Is Dentistry In

The most common dental myths debunked

So many people blindly follow certain dental myths thinking they’ll benefit them in one way or another. The truth is, following those dental myths could be detrimental to your oral health. This is because they are simply ‘myths’ – it’s not the truth. Such myths were probably created and spread by people with malicious intent. Being aware of these dental  myths could save your dental health or that of a

Benco Dental partners with Orthobrain’s aligners

Dental distributor Benco Dental has partnered with SimplyClear aligners by Orthobrain. SimplyClear is part of a wider support package that aims to streamline the introduction of orthodontic treatment. No certification or lengthy training are required, and chairside time is reduced due to an orthodontist-led case management service, according to the companies. SimplyClear allows for 3D modeling of dental treatments with a wide range of scanners. Additionally, the cloud-based system combines

Research explores maternal nutrition’s impact on tooth decay in children

Researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York are collaborating to investigate the connection between maternal nutrition and the oral microbiomes of infants. Led by Dr. Jin Xiao and Dr. Brenda Abu, the study will explore relationships between perinatal nutritive and nonnutritive behavior and their impact on the oral microbiomes of infants and children, specifically infants’ early-life oral yeast colonization. Xiao

Rapid Dose launches lidocaine and dry mouth strips

Rapid Dose Therapeutics has launched a topical lidocaine strip and a dissolving dry mouth treatment in Canada. Based on its QuickStrip technology, LQS is a lidocaine thin film that dentists can use as a topical numbing agent that can be applied before an injection of local anesthetic. Also, Rapid Dose’s technology is used in XyliStrip, an oral dissolving thin film strip that can be used to treat xerostomia.

Which biomaterial may regenerate dentin in pulpotomies?

Human digested dentin matrix extract (DDME) may be used as a biomaterial for dentin regeneration, making it a possible option for vital pulp therapy like pulpotomy, according to an animal study published on May 5 in the Journal of Endodontics. Additionally, DDME, which was made using controlled enzymatic digestion under acidic conditions, appeared to show superior biocompatibility with human dental pulp cells and potential in inducing the formation of teeth.

Imaging aids in diagnosis of man’s tooth with unusual root canal

Imaging aided in managing a man’s atypical root canal anatomy in which the distobuccal canal of his maxillary second molar was close to the palatal root canal with partially fused roots. The case report was published on May 5 in Clinical Case Reports. From the clinical and imaging findings, clinicians diagnosed the man with pulpal necrosis with symptomatic apical periodontitis and then executed appropriate endodontic treatment, the authors wrote. “For

AAE announces 2023 award winners

The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) announced the recipients of its 2023 awards, which were presented at the association’s annual meeting in Chicago. Dr. Terryl A. Propper, MS.Image courtesy of the AAE. Dr. Terryl A. Propper, MS, received the Edgar D. Coolidge Award, the AAE’s highest honor. Dr. Propper is a former assistant director of marketing for the ADA and founder and editor of the ADA’s marketing newsletter Dynamic Dental

Ultradent launches new composite

Dental material manufacturer Ultradent Products has launched Transcend universal composite, which allows dentists to complete most restorations with one shade of composite. Due to its resin particle-match technology, Transcend composite is a nanohybrid formula that offers high levels of translucency, which is designed to allow for ideal pigmentation and opacification to match the surrounding dentition. In addition, the universal body shade’s opacity aims to help block underlying tooth color, eliminating

3M inks deal to sell its dental anesthetic assets for $70M

3M signed a deal to sell certain assets associated with its dental local anesthetic business in Germany to pharmaceutical service provider Pierrel for $70 million. Local anesthetic products sold mostly in Europe and Asia under the brands Ubistesin, Xylestesin, and Mepivastesin brands and related syringe and needle products, which are part of the dental materials business in 3M’s oral care solutions division, are included in the sale. These products had

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