Ormco: A smile is the basis of first impressions
2022-03-27
Ormco is touting results from a survey that suggests that 76% of people base their first impressions of others on their smiles. The company makes
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Ultradent updates Valo Grand curing lights
2022-03-27
Dental material manufacturer Ultradent Products has released six new lenses that can be used with its Valo Grand curing lights. The lenses allow clinicians to
Week in Review: Girl diagnosed with rare, life-threatening lesion | Sugar substitutes linked to cancer | Dentistry responds to the crisis in Ukraine
2022-03-25
Dear DrBicuspid Member, A healthy 17-year-old girl developed a rare, life-threatening vascular lesion after routine third-molar extractions. Our write-up of the new case report was
Oral surgeon charged with murder of patient turned girlfriend
2022-03-24
An oral surgeon in Maryland was arrested for his alleged involvement in the overdose death of a 25-year-old former patient who later became his employee
Consortium for dental, oral tissue regeneration created
2022-03-24
A consortium has been created to accelerate tissue engineering and regenerative therapies for dental, oral, and craniofacial tissue and oral regeneration to human clinical trials.
Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider: Tramadol-dexketoprofen combo effective for 3rd-molar extraction
2022-03-23
Dear Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider, A combination of the opioid class drug tramadol and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) dexketoprofen proved more effective than ibuprofen
Dentists urge better monitoring after 5-year-old’s sedation scare
2022-03-22
Some clinicians are urging dentists to use a new method to better monitor sedated dental patients after a 5-year-old boy didn’t wake up for an
5 myths your patients believe about braces care
2022-03-21
Do you encounter crazy assumptions about braces, such as caring for braces is challenging or that the pain braces cause is too much to handle?
Teen develops deadly vascular lesion after 3rd-molar surgery
2022-03-20
Imaging helped treat a healthy 17-year-old girl’s pseudoaneurysm, a rare, life-threatening vascular lesion, that developed following routine third-molar extractions. The case report was published in
Survey: Adults credit pandemic for dental health awareness
2022-03-17
About 94% of U.S. adults plan to visit a dentist in 2022, according to survey findings recently published by Delta Dental. The company surveyed over
Frontier Dental invests in Burbank Dental Laboratory
2022-03-15
Frontier Dental Laboratories has invested in California-based Burbank Dental Laboratory, which makes dental restoratives, including implants and dentures. The partnership is expected to position both
WildSmiles, Kaleidoscope partner
2022-03-15
Designer braces provider WildSmiles has partnered with orthodontic and dental marketing company Kaleidoscope. The partnership will provide WildSmiles customers with consumer-focused marketing on the web,
