New evidence for immediate loading

2008-01-06

It’s hard to tell a toothless patient to wait six months for a new set of choppers. So, not surprisingly, dentists have long chafed against

How much fluoride is too much?

2008-01-03

Scientific American has reopened an age-old debate in its January issue with a feature story titled “Second Thoughts about Fluoride.” Author Dan Fagin focuses on

Buccal infiltration faster for molars

2008-01-02

Are you always on the look-out for easier, more efficient techniques of delivering anesthesia? When it comes to numbing mandibular first molars, buccal infiltration (BI),

FDA warns of burns from handpieces

2007-12-27

What’s that burning smell? According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the smoke could be coming from your patient — if your electric handpieces

Implants found effective despite periodontitis

2007-12-26

Every dentist loves a good challenge. So why not try multiple implants on a patient with generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP)? According to a new study

Study validates filling without drilling

2007-12-25

What if you could fill without having to drill? Scottish dentists have experimented with the approach on primary molars for years. Now a new study

Denturists busy in Kentucky

2007-12-23

Denturists — nondentists who make dentures — are flourishing in Kentucky and other states, despite laws against them, according to an article in today’s New

Cosmetic dentistry a $2.75 billion market

2007-12-19

How much are patients willing to pay for cosmetic procedures? $495,000 per practice, per year! Or so calculates an American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry survey.

Dentists and patients disagree on the perfect smile

2007-12-17

Having a hard time convincing some patients that they really need cosmetic work? Maybe patients think their smile looks better than you think it does.

Stop the presses: Endodontists preferred for root canals

2007-12-16

What do IRS audits and root canals have in common? They both strike terror in the hearts of people. But there is a simple way

Calcium may stop erosion

2007-12-16

Once the brightest flower in the health food field, fruit juice has come under a cloud lately. Sure, it’s chock full of vitamins, but as

Bush vetoes children’s health bill a second time

2007-12-12

WASHINGTON (Reuters) Dec. 13 U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday vetoed a bill expanding a popular children’s health care program for the second time,