Penn Dental professor to study gum disease, comorbidities

Dr. Adeyinka Dayo, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Penn Dental Medicine), has received a fellowship to study a link between medial arterial calcification, diabetes, and periodontal bone loss. Since moving from Nigeria to the U.S., Dayo has focused on diagnostic dentistry and early detection of disease. The fellowship allows Dayo, a 2022 Doctor of Dental Medicine candidate within Penn’s program that enables foreign-trained dentists

Local exhaust ventilation can control aerosols, droplets

Dental procedures produce aerosols and droplets that can spread infectious disease. Local exhaust ventilation (LEV), however, can be used to control the aerosols, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Dental Research. Researchers at Newcastle University in the U.K. used dental mannequins in a clinic, mimicking a 10-minute crown preparation and a 10-minute full-mouth ultrasonic scaling. Optical particle counters measured aerosol particles with and without an LEV

Exocad’s ChairsideCAD 3.0 available in U.S., Canada

Exocad, an Align Technology company, announced at the 2021 Greater New York Dental Meeting that its ChairsideCAD 3.0 Galway software is available in the U.S. and Canada. Exocad will showcase the software at the meeting, which ends December 1. The software includes a step-by-step guide through the design process. It integrates with open intraoral scanners, production devices, and implant systems. Also, it allows dentists to design custom abutments at the

Week in Review: COVID-19 and tooth loss | Advice from hygienists | Thankful for you

Dear DrBicuspid Member, COVID-19 severity may be associated with the presence of alveolar bone loss and tooth loss, the sequela of periodontitis. Our top story of the week covered the details of the new study in Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The odds of dying or being admitted to an intensive care unit were much higher in patients with alveolar bone loss, the researchers found. The chances of developing

U.S. overdose deaths top 100K for 1st time

For the first time, the U.S. reported more than 100,000 overdose deaths in 2021, and many were due to opioids, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics. An estimated 100,306 drug overdose deaths were reported during the 12-month period ending April 2021, which is an increase of 28.5% from the 78,056 deaths during the same period in 2020. Overdose deaths from

Henry Schein to debut new products, more at 2021 GNYDM

Henry Schein will unveil new products and services at the 2021 Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) being held November 26 to December 1. Henry Schein One will launch the new patient communication software PhoneSight. Designed as a Voice over Internet Protocol solution, the software aims to make it easier for offices to make and route calls and personalize patient interactions. Additionally, attendees can visit booth No. 4631 to learn

Should dental x-rays be used to assess age of migrant children?

Dental x-rays should not be used to estimate the age of unaccompanied children who arrive at the U.S. southwestern border seeking asylum, according to a commentary published on November 20 in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. Clinicians should denounce this practice because it isn’t reliable, and it raises significant legal and ethical concerns, wrote author Dr. Nadia Laniado from the departments of dentistry and epidemiology and population health

Nobel Biocare, SprintRay to improve implant workflows

To optimize dental implant workflows, Nobel Biocare will become an authorized distributor of SprintRay’s 3D printing technology. The combination of the companies’ technologies will result in reduced implant delivery times, same-day placement of implants, and accurate guided surgery templates. Traditional dental implant procedures take months to complete; however, this collaboration will provide patients with same-day, chairside care, according to SprintRay.

Is COVID-19 severity linked to tooth, alveolar bone loss?

COVID-19 severity may be associated with the presence of alveolar bone loss and tooth loss, the sequela of periodontitis, according to a new study published on November 19 in Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The odds of dying or being admitted to an intensive care unit were much higher in patients with alveolar bone loss, and the chances of developing more severe COVID-19 increased dramatically with tooth loss, the

PDS joins forces with American Diabetes Association

Dental service organization Pacific Dental Services (PDS) is partnering with the American Diabetes Association on a campaign aimed at increasing awareness of the link between periodontal disease and diabetes. The campaign will also seek to expand awareness of how oral health providers can assist patients in preventing and managing diabetes, according to PDS. In recognition of American Diabetes Month, practices supported by PDS have distributed the latest issue of Generations

Technology Focus: This free app does periodontal staging, grading

Technology Focus is a HuangshanDental.com video series that brings you an up-close look at new technologies and tools in dentistry. This episode features the new MyPerioHealth app from OraPharma. OraPharma’s new — and free — MyPerioHealth app takes the guesswork out of periodontal staging and grading. Dr. Richard Nagelberg showed off the app, which follows the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) guidelines, in the latest episode of Technology Focus. The app

Obesity ups gum disease risk by making more bone-wrecking cells

Obesity causes chronic inflammation that increases the growth of bone-destroying cells during periodontitis, according to an animal study published in the Journal of Dental Research. The inflammation is linked to heightened bone loss around teeth. Excessive inflammation caused by obesity increases the development of monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells (M-MDSCs), which are immune cells that originate in bone marrow and regulate immunity during illness. These immune cells develop into different cells,