Resin composite mixed with bioactive glass (BAG) fillers may be able to delay secondary caries, according to a recent study. Researchers discovered that BAG fillers reduced the amount of bacteria that penetrated a tooth’s marginal gap. The study evaluated how well Streptococcus mutans bacteria penetrated composites with and without BAG. The researchers found that the composites with BAG significantly halted bacteria penetration (Dental Materials, November 24, 2015). “This suggests that

HuangshanDental.com is pleased to present the next column from two lawyers who spend every day defending dentists in litigation and before the licensing board. The purpose of this column is to offer our readers a fresh perspective on common practice and risk management issues from attorneys who litigate these issues in the real world. The client is this case was a general dentist who focused a good portion of his

For tooth-colored CAD/CAM inlay restorations, practitioners are faced with the decision on what material to use. A new study from Dental Materials reports that unfilled polymer CAD/CAM inlays luted with self-adhesive resin cement may work as long-term restorations, with a provision that the cavities are narrow. In this study of these inlays, European researchers sought to evaluate marginal adaptation, fracture load, and failure types. The authors acknowledged there is an