When your older patients aren’t eating or cite difficulty swallowing, the cause may be a condition such as lichen planus or xerostomia, noted Jacqueline Plemons,
Dear DrBicuspid Member, If your patients want healthy teeth, it may be better for them to opt for dark chocolate instead of crackers, according to
SAN FRANCISCO – Dental anesthesiologist Leonard Naftalin, DDS, got an appreciative chuckle from the audience at the beginning of his presentation on anesthesiology and children’s
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a $2.4 million grant to two New York researchers, including one from the New York University (NYU) College
Dear Endodontics Insider, When using the WaveOne single-file system to shape a root canal, practitioners often create a glide path before canal preparation to improve
The need for a stronger material for prosthetics led to the development of zirconia for crowns and fixed prosthetics. But how does this material hold
Dear DrBicuspid Member, The dental industry’s biggest distributors are close to settling class-action litigation charging them with trying to freeze out competitors. While Benco Dental
How many opioids should you prescribe following dental surgery? It depends on the procedure, according to a panel of dental experts from Johns Hopkins University.
Nominations for the 2018 DrBicuspid Dental Excellence Awards are now being accepted, giving you the chance to tell us what products should be nominated for
When it comes to replacing missing teeth, dental implants improve quality of life, but fixed partial dentures may prove more cost-effective over time. These findings
Existing caries assessment methods typically don’t account for decay in both primary and permanent teeth. Enter the Total Observed Caries Experience (TOCE) measure, which its
Dental implant use has grown substantially since 1999, and the prevalence among those missing at least one tooth could reach as high as 23% in
