Oralgen announced it has launched a new whitening, fluoride-free toothpaste. The Oralgen NuPearl whitening probiotic oral care toothpaste is gentle and contains all-natural ingredients, according to the company. It also features antioxidants to help balance oral bacteria and comes in spearmint and peppermint flavors.
Singer-songwriter Halsey showed off a ring made with a human tooth on a March 28 Instagram story. The engagement-style ring featured a tooth in the center instead of diamond and had a blue jewel on the crown. The singer captioned the photo, “I won’t smile, but I’ll show you my teeth,” a reference to one of her song lyrics. Halsey’s style has always been eccentric, and this isn’t the first
Tom Viola, RPh, can not only call himself dental’s pharmacology expert but also a survivor of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. Viola contracted the virus, and he shares his thoughts on it and its effect on him in the most recent episode of the Dental Assistant Nation podcast series, powered by IgniteDA. Also in the episode, Viola discusses the silliness behind one of the biggest myths he is hearing regarding
Neocis has filed a 510(k) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Yomi edentulous splint. The splint will allow Neocis’ Yomi dental robotic system to be used not only for placing implants in patients with missing teeth but also for assisting doctors with full arch implant cases, the company said. The application follows the firm’s successful completion of a clinical study of the splint’s performance.
Radiography, CT, and 3D modeling helped clinicians remove burs that had broken off from high-speed handpieces during third-molar extractions and migrated to the mandibular body of one patient and the floor of the mouth of another, according to a recently published report of two cases. These cases highlight the importance of choosing the appropriate surgical procedures and instruments before working on patients, according to the authors. “The selection of adequate
Dear DrBicuspid Member, When it comes to dentists I respect in this industry, two who are among those at the top of the list are Drs. David Rice and Sheri Doniger. I’m lucky enough to work with Dr. Rice, our clinical editor, every day through IgniteDDS and IgniteDA, as well as what we do here at HuangshanDental.com. I’ve also been seeing a lot more of him lately as IgniteDDS has been
March 23 marked the 10-year anniversary of the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Dental public health expert Nadereh Pourat, PhD, spoke with HuangshanDental.com about some of the oral health wins and losses from the biggest U.S. healthcare overhaul in 50 years. One of the most important oral health provisions in the ACA was that dental benefits were declared an essential health benefit for children, noted
Back in the day, we tied a string to a doorknob and slammed the door closed to pull a tooth. That strategy is much less entertaining than what a young fan of the Kanas City Chiefs did for his wobbly chopper. On March 24, ESPN’s SportsCenter tweeted a video from Chiefs’ fan Shelby Palmer, who tied his loose front tooth to his football and hurled the pigskin like his idol,
Teeth provide a true, permanent historical record of a person’s major life events, including pregnancy, illness, relocation, and incarceration, according to a new study published March 25 in Scientific Reports. From tooth formation to death, physiologically impactful events leave permanent changes in the microstructure of dental cementum, and they can be timed accurately, the researchers noted. “Our results demonstrate that dental cementum constitutes a chronologically faithful biological archive of an
The COVID-19 crisis is a challenging and difficult time for all of us. But the better we practice social distancing, the healthier and safer we’ll be — and the sooner this will be all over. This virus is highly contagious, easily transmitted through the breath and saliva. The vast numbers that are expected to be infected will overwhelm our medical systems. There is an underserved need for masks and
Patients who took opioids for pain relief after tooth extraction reported higher levels of pain than patients who took other analgesics in a new study, published in JAMA Network Open. The findings suggest nonopioid analgesics should be the first-line pain relief for extractions. The researchers also reported no difference in overall procedure satisfaction between patients who were given opioids and those who were not. “This study found that after routine
A dentist from British Columbia has died due to suspected complications from COVID-19 following his attendance at the Pacific Dental Conference earlier this month, according to a March 23 report on Global News. About 20 people who attended the Vancouver conference have since tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Denis Vincent, DDS, of North Vancouver was at the conference, which was held at the Vancouver Convention Centre from March 5-7,
