The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) has inaugurated Dwight Rickert, CDT, as its new president. Rickert took office on April 21 during AACD’s 2017 annual session and will serve until AACD 2018 takes place next April. He has served on the academy’s written exam committee, budget and finance committee, and others. Rickets practices in Indianapolis.
Dear Restoratives Insider, What materials do you use for single-tooth, partial-crown restorations? Particle-filled composite resin CAD/CAM materials are a promising addition to practitioner’s toolbox, but do they hold up over time? Researchers tested 42 partial-crown restorations over two years to see how well these restorations performed. Find out more in the Insider Exclusive. In other Restoratives Community news, at a recent 3D printing conference in San Francisco, dentists and researchers
Dentists and oral surgeons are always looking for better ways to reduce their patients’ pain after surgery, and a new study may have a solution. An injection of dexamethasone before surgery significantly reduced postoperative pain for patients who had impacted third molars extracted. Patients who received a shot of dexamethasone one hour before surgery reported lower pain levels and taking fewer analgesics after the procedure than a control group. The
Dentistry is very much like baseball. The industry progresses very slowly and is quite obsessed with statistics. In my previous DrBiscuspid.com column, I focused on the incidence and mortality statistics associated with oral cancer. I’m commenting this time, again as an educated consumer, on another pervasive oral health concern — periodontal disease and how it relates to systemic health. How pervasive is periodontal disease? I’m sure you’ve seen these statistics
Want to print teeth for your patients? Dentists discussed how 3D printing is changing dentistry at the recent 3DHeals 2017 conference in San Francisco. Maybe printing teeth and dentures is just beyond our capabilities at present, but as the cost comes down it could become a reality in the near future. As dental 3D technology advances, printing experts point out that the 3D printing of surgical guides is currently available
Komet USA has introduced a new crown cutter to aid in removing adhesive-bonded, ceramic restorations. The 4ZRS Jackie crown cutter has been designed to create slits in all-ceramic crowns. It can be used on zirconia and other ceramic materials to create lingual, occlusal, and buccal seam joints, according to the company. The crown cutter is 4-mm long and has a tapered working end. The 4ZRS Jackie crown cutter. Image courtesy
Heraeus Kulzer has named Jeremy Thomas as its new president for the U.S. and Canada. Thomas was also named head of the Americas region, effective April 24. He has worked in the dental and medical device fields, including 10 years at a manufacturing division of Ultradent Products. The company recently announced that will become known as Kulzer on July 1, 2017.
The buildup of biofilms can delay the healing process in a root canal system. Getting rid of these biofilms, however, often requires treatment beyond irrigation and instrumentation. In a new study, researchers tested five endodontic materials and found that two of them, Vitapex and pure iodoform paste, were the most successful at killing these biofilms. The results were published in Pediatric Dentistry (March/April 2017, Vol. 39:2, pp. 145-149). “Pure iodoform
Some people say that oral health is the window to overall health, and many of us tend to ignore simple dental tips that in the future can help us to avoid diseases, such as cavities, tooth loss, pain, or infections. That’s why we’d like to share with you some useful tips that will help you take care of your smile. First, we need to clarify that oral health is not
Losing your smile as the years go by might be a very hard thing to do, so finding a clinic you trust is not something to take lightly. Which place is the right one to get the smile that you are looking for? In the following paragraphs will share with you everything you need to know about how and where to go when talking about high-quality dental work. Everything in
Nowadays, dental implants are one of the best techniques available in dentistry to help someone recover their lost smile, and choosing the right place to undergo a dental procedure sometimes can be a little more complicated than many of us think. If you or one of your loved ones is about to begin the journey of getting dental implants in mexico, we’d love to give you some useful advice to
Dental implants are known to be an excellent option to replace missing teeth, and the best thing is they look like natural teeth. The many advantages of dental implants make this treatment the best long-term option for restoring your smile. Plus, they have a success rate of up to 98%. If you’re about to undergo a dental implant procedure or are considering it, we’d like to give you some useful
