Dear DrBicuspid Member, An older patient comes to your practice days after surgery, citing pain, bleeding, and swallowing difficulties. Is your first thought that your
Lower socioeconomic status and ineffective oral hygiene habits directly predicted gingivitis in 12-year-olds in a new study. However, positive oral health beliefs and higher self-esteem
Prenatal exposure to vitamin D may bolster children’s dental health. The children of women who took high doses of vitamin D during pregnancy had fewer
Tooth discoloration can sometimes occur after a regenerative endodontic procedure, such as root revitalization. Researchers conducted a literature review to see how to sidestep this
Dear Endodontics Insider, Regenerative endodontic procedures such as root canal revitalization can be successful, but tooth discoloration caused by the materials used may occur. Researchers
Researchers have discovered a new population of stem cells that holds the possibility of innovative treatment solutions for tooth decay, caries, and trauma in the
Removable dentures got stuck in a 72-year-old man’s throat during surgery to remove a benign lump. Doctors didn’t find the false teeth until eight days
Increased smartphone use is putting children at higher risk for traumatic dental and facial injuries, such as displaced teeth, according to an article published in
Approximately 17% of Medicaid recipients who are prescribed opioids to manage pain receive them for dental reasons, according to a new study. Overall, about half
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. nearly 20 years ago, but it has made a comeback. How do you respond when
When trying to locate microcracks on root dentin after root canal prep, is microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) or cone-beam CT (CBCT) a more effective imaging modality?
Do you discuss cannabis use with your patients? Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) hope the answer is yes. They outlined the
