Braces versus Invisalign – Pros and Cons of Braces and Invisalign

Here’s the nitty-gritty when it comes to using braces versus using Invisalign. A set of braces is an orthodontic device that helps correct your crooked teeth to straighten them out gradually. Invisalign is an “invisible” type of braces that camouflage itself with your teeth (they’re transparent as well) so that it blends with your mouth and it doesn’t look too obvious that you’re wearing braces at all. They’re both teeth straighteners, but Invisalign

Are You Brushing Your Teeth Properly?

So what’s the right way to brush your teeth? When properly brushing your teeth, it should take at least two minutes to go about it. Yes, 120 seconds of brushing. Many adults don’t bother or are unaware that you should brush that long at all. As such, you should do your part when it comes to informing friends and family about this little brushing tidbit. You should use a stopwatch

Rated as Patients Favorite Choice 2016

For the third year in a row, we’re glad to inform you that has received Dental Departures’ Global Patients Choice Award. This award is only given to outstanding dental clinics worldwide. To qualify for this award, dental clinics must maintain an overall rating of four stars or higher as reviewed by patients on Dental Departures. We invite you to keep reading, this is your chance to get an update on

Our Special Dental Packages for Foreign Tourists Traveling to Thailand

The Thantakit International Dental Clinic isn’t only Thailand’s most dependable and longest established dental center. It’s also the central hub for dental tourism (wherein you can get a vacation on the country you’re going to have your dental operation in, thus you’re having a trip for business and pleasure). What Thantakit Dental Tourism Has to Offer Thantakit International Dental Center allows tourists from all over the world who lack dental plans in

Why and How to Remove Your Amalgam/Mercury Fillings

Mercury is usually added to dental amalgam filling to make it more pliable, but it comes with the risk of potential mercury poisoning down the line whenever this cavity filler requires removal or replacement. If you simply want to remove the filling to apply a better shaped filling thanks to an ever-widening case of dental caries, removal can be quite tricky thanks to the mercury content of the filling in question. Safe

IADR study: Can applying SDF annually stop root caries?

Is there a treatment that could arrest caries without traditional drilling and filling? According to a study presented at the recent International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meeting in Seoul, South Korea, there is: silver diamine fluoride (SDF). Silver diamine fluoride is an inexpensive topical treatment that is used extensively internationally to treat dental caries. In 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified SDF as a fluoride. “This

Mich. considers midlevel provider bill

Michigan has become the latest state to consider a bill to allow midlevel providers (MLPs) known as dental therapists. SB 1013, introduced June 7, 2016, by state Sen. Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake), would allow dental therapists to practice under the supervision of a licensed dentist. Following specialized training, they would be licensed to provide routine dental care, including restorations. To ensure that dental therapists improve access to dental care for underserved

Sani Dental Alamo: Largest Clinic in Los Algodones

Your friend recently visited the dentists and had a full mouth restoration. You know you need the same dental procedure, yet you are afraid of the results, the pain and the clinic where you can get this procedure done. While speaking with your friend, he describes to you the procedure and shows you the results. You are amazed, the dental surgeon definitely did a good job. You ask him where

Henry Schein donates $250K to help kids with cancer

Henry Schein has donated more than $250,000 in healthcare products and equipment for a new dental operatory within the Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York City. As part of the donation, the medical center, run by Northwell Health, and Henry Schein have created the Oral Health Navigator program. Through the program, a new staff member called a Henry Schein Oral Health Navigator will work with hematologists, oncologists, and dentists

Brasseler introduces endodontic handpiece system

Brasseler USA has introduced an endodontic handpiece system known as EndoSync. EndoSync includes a cordless micromotor and apex locator, the company said. The micrometer has six programmable settings, autoreverse, and torque control, and it can work with the apex locator or independently. The apex locator comes with automatic calibration, audible warnings, and a memory bar, Brasseler said.

New CE courses tackle opioid misuse and HIV

Two presentations from the 2016 Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) annual meeting are now available as continuing education (CE) videos. Topics include opioid misuse and the HIV care continuum, and other CSDA presentations from previous years are also available. Robert Zavoski, MD, MPH Combating a national epidemic of opiate misuse: All docs on deck Misuse of prescription pain medications is now the leading cause of injury and poisoning deaths in

Center for Oral Health starts school-based program

The Center for Oral Health has joined insurers Liberty Dental Plan, Health Net, and Access Dental in a program to provide checkups and preventive treatments to Northern California school children. The Early Smiles program, which starts this summer, aims to serve 12,000 children in elementary schools in the Sacramento area in the first year, the announcement said. California children with dental pain miss 874,000 school days a year, which costs