Are you afraid of the effects this holiday season will leave? All the extra pounds that will be gain? Every New Year thousands upon thousands promise themselves that they want to lose weight this new year. However, because of events that occurs on our daily life, we fail to fulfill this promise. A solution that has work for some is the: Gastric Sleeve. So, if you have had a constant
Caries is the most common chronic disease in children ages 5 to 17, according to the 2000 U.S. Surgeon General’s Report, and research has shown that caries is five times more common than asthma and seven times more common that hay fever. But preventing caries requires more than just regular dental care — it requires active management at home. Researchers from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and Louisiana
Thanksgiving Day has arrived, are you ready to enjoy the celebration? This Thursday millions of Americans will gather with their family, friends, loved and many will enjoy with a delicious Thanksgiving Dinner. The dinner will include dishes like: turkey, fruits and vegetables, pumpkin pie, potatoes and many other delicious treats. However, not many understand or know how this tradition began, many do not know the rich history behind Thanksgiving Day. History
Harvey Silverman, DMD, will unveil the EasySmile LifeLike veneer system at the 2014 Greater New York Dental Meeting, being held November 30 through December 3. EasySmile veneers are a direct veneer system made using a foundation material that helps dentists form the veneer to the patient’s tooth and create a new smile before any permanent bonding occurs, according to a press release. Once the patient has approved the size, shape,
Sunstar Americas will spotlight its new Butler Prophyciency disposable prophy angles and Guidor easy-graft alloplastic bone grafting system at the Greater New York Dental Meeting next week. The Butler Prophyciency angles clean and polish without paste, saving hygienists time, according to the company. It eliminates the need to refill the cup in the prophy angle and the need for patients to rinse during a cleaning, as well as provides better
What’s in a kiss? About 80 million bacteria, the amount that is normally exchanged during a 10-second “French” kiss, according to a new study of smooching couples by Dutch researchers (Microbiome, November 17, 2014). Intimate kissing involving full tongue contact and saliva exchange appears to be an adaptive courtship behavior unique to humankind and is common in more than 90% of known cultures, the authors noted. The more you tongue-kiss,
The ADA has negotiated an agreement with the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC) that gives ADA members the opportunity to obtain a reduced-rate license to exhibit movies and other audiovisual programs at their offices in a copyright-compliant manner. The license, known as an Umbrella License, provides dentists the rights to show a wide array of movies, popular children’s programs, educational documentaries, and other audiovisual content for entertainment purposes in their
In a policy statement released on Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics has come out strongly in favor of increased pediatrician knowledge of oral healthcare for children. “Because the youngest children visit the pediatrician more often than they visit the dentist, it is important that pediatricians be knowledgeable about the disease process of dental caries, prevention of the disease, and interventions available to the pediatrician and the family to maintain
Root canal therapy can reduce multiple dimensions of pain, including intensity, duration, and its interference with daily activity, according to a new practice-based research network study in the Journal of Endodontics (November 2014, Vol. 40:11, pp. 1738-1745). While a number of studies have looked at root canal’s effect on pain intensity, the procedure’s effect on other dimensions of pain has not been examined, according to lead study author Alan S.
With sedation of pediatric patients remaining an issue for the larger dental community, HuangshanDental.com invited Edward H. Moody Jr., DDS, of Morristown, TN, the president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, to offer some insight on when to sedate and when not to, what to do if you have a clinically difficult case, and other relevant, practical information. Dr. Moody emphasizes the need for communication among all practitioners, patients, and
Thanksgiving Day is just a few days away and following the tradition, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. For more information regarding Canada’s Thanksgiving celebration, we invite you to read our post: Canada’s Thanksgiving Day Many of our patients and readers will be getting together next Thursday with their friends and family, they will
The global dental market is expected to grow to $55 billion by 2019, according to a new report from BCC Research. Led by advances in technologies such as imaging equipment, dental lasers, and CAD/CAM equipment, the dental equipment market is the fastest-growing segment of the industry, the report noted. The dental equipment market is forecasted to reach a value of $7 billion in 2019, up from $5.6 billion in 2014.