Treating patients with advanced periodontal disease may require staged treatment that utilizes various modalities.
Understanding what make teeth unique and diverse aids dental professionals in more effectively creating realistic and highly esthetic restorations for patients.
Is dentistry truly representing interdisciplinary patient care, and how is technology helping facilitate this?
Through the use of a Kois deprogrammer, which was immediately fabricated chairside, the patient experienced rapid relief from long-standing discomfort, then proceeded to accept a comprehensive solutio...
restorative dentistry, esthetics, implants, crowns, orthodontics, veneers
One of the most fundamental devices used in dentistry, the handpiece can enhance the efficiency of everyday dental tasks. Through the years, handpieces have gradually been redesigned and upgraded to b...
CAD/CAM and digital scanning technologies have become essential components of dentistry. Digital impression scanning, restoration design, and manufacturing techniques yield greater treatment predictab...
The authors' research compares three DUWL cleaners—an alkaline peroxide product, a freshly mixed chlorine dioxide product, and a buffer-stabilized chlorine dioxide product—in 16 dental units with ...
Since their introduction more than 50 years ago, water flossers (also known as oral irrigators) have been subject to numerous studies on their safety, efficacy, and delivery of antimicrobial agents, p...
Management of acute dental infections requires an understanding of microbiology, anatomy, pharmacology, wound healing, and oral surgery. Recognizing early signs of inflammation and differentiating the...
While lasers have been used in the delivery of oral healthcare for more than a quarter of a century, recent technological developments and ongoing research are helping generate a multitude of innovati...