Gum disease happens when you have too much plaque, tartar, and bacteria inside your mouth and on your teeth due to you neglecting to observe proper dental hygiene on top of consuming loads of starchy and sweet foods. Plaque and tartar don’t only affect your teeth, leading to tooth decay from acidic bacterial waste products. The bacterial spread can also affect your gums or gingiva surrounding the teeth, causing inflammation
Do you have sensitive teeth? If you feel mild or even sharp pain from your teeth when you bite down or eat really hot or really cold food, chances are, you do. There’s no need to worry because many people suffer from tooth sensitivity. So, what can you do in order to treat or even prevent teeth or tooth sensitivity in the first place? In this article, we will discuss
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Now that the new year is almost upon us, what does 2023 have in store for dentistry? Eight dental leaders and executives shared their predictions with DrBicuspid. Our top story of the week breaks down the leading ideas, including the continued adoption of artificial intelligence. If you like prediction pieces, you’ll want to check out Sonendo CEO Bjarne Bergheim’s 3 key predictions for 2023 and our practice
Composite material is suitable for repairing and replacing cuspal defects, according to research published December 20 in the Journal of the American Dental Association. A team led by Dr. Catherine Hopkins from the 1st Dental Battalion said their results are especially relevant for cases of one-cusp fracture and one-cusp fracture involving the adjacent proximal box. Hopkins was a graduate student at the University of Iowa when the study was ongoing.
Dear Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider, Clinical factors, including pain severity before and during root canals, may better predict the risk of postoperative pain than sociodemographic characteristics such as race and income. The study was published in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. The information may improve the pain management expectations of patients and clinicians. Read more in our Insider Exclusive. Also in our Anesthesia & Pain Management Community, supplemental regional
Eight leaders and executives in the dental industry shared their predictions for dentistry in 2023. Leading ideas include a continued adoption of artificial intelligence to drive better patient outcomes and a renewed focus on the patient experience to justify rising costs. 2023 is the year of artificial intelligence. Dr. Lou Shuman. Dr. Lou Shuman, founder and CEO of Cellerant Consulting Group — This year everywhere you turned artificial intelligence (AI) companies were
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) show elevated frequency of dental visits, but also an increased incidence of dental disorders, according to a study published December 15 in BMC Oral Health. The disorders include dental caries, pulpitis, gingivitis, periodontitis, and oral ulceration. “There is a very close and complex relationship between periodontitis and RA,” wrote the authors, led by Ching-Ya Juan of Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital in Chiayi, Taiwan. “Both periodontitis
Planmeca has launched PlanMill 60 S, a 5-axis milling unit geared toward dental laboratories and technicians, as well as dentists seeking to produce more-advanced dental restorations and applications at their practice. Capable of wet and dry processing of different materials, PlanMill 60 S can be utilized to mill discs and blocks, as well as prefabricated titanium and cobalt chrome abutments, according to the company. It can process zirconium dioxide, glass
A dentist who heads the faculty practice of the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine is offering tips on how to avoid “wine teeth” — that is, staining caused by red wine — this holiday season. Staining occurs because of the interaction between wine and tooth enamel, according to Dr. Uchenna Akosa, head of the Rutgers Health University Dental Associates in New Brunswick, NJ. Pigments called anthocyanins from the grapes, tannins,
The holidays are here and it is a special time to celebrate and enjoy the company of our friends and family. Many celebrate by exchanging gifts, and decorating their homes, among other traditions. Surely, one of the highlights of the holiday season is the food and treats. We all love a good holiday treat and share it with those who are close to our hearts, but it is important to
With a long trajectory in the dental field, keeps growing. After two successful years operating in beautiful Playa Del Carmen, we are excited about the opening of our new Cancun dental clinic on January 2023! ‘s expansion to a new location in Cancun has been made possible by the hard work and dedication of the clinic’s staff. They have provided high-quality dental care to patients in the Riviera Maya, and
Digital Dental will distribute Preat Corporation’s titanium blanks for abutment milling in the U.S. effective immediately. Digital Dental will distribute the blanks, which have compatible interfaces for all major dental implant systems, as part of its custom abutment program. The program includes a quality management system and training and assistance for participating laboratories to become validated Preat in-house abutment milling centers.