Are Kids Getting Braces Too Young?
Ten or 20 years ago, parents would just live through those “not so pretty years” with their children’s teeth. Today, some parents are going to what some call extremes with their kids’ teeth, and some...
View ArticleGuided Implant Surgical Placement with CAD/CAM CEREC Crown
Guided surgery has been around for a long time. However, very few dentists in the UK place implants using surgical guides. The reasons for this are multiple, ranging from dentists not wanting to follow...
View ArticleDentist: Implants Can Hold Dentures in Place
Bill Merrill of Berlin was on medication that caused severe dry mouth. "It caused me to need to have all of my teeth removed in two years," he said in a telephone interview. He got dentures. "My top...
View ArticleCells Culled from Adults May Grow Human Bone
Preparations are underway for the first known human trial to use embryonic-like stem cells collected from adult cells to grow bone. The cells technology, called VSEL stem cells, or very small...
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Tysons Corner Cosmetic Dentist Offers New Technology for Improved Dental...
Dr. Ardalan Sanati, cosmetic dentist in Tysons Corner, utilizes DIEM-2 for improved dental implant procedures. VIENNA, VA, April 11, 2013 /Dental PR News/ -- With advancements in dentistry, Dr....
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Local Dentist Says He Has Better System for Some Implants
The failure is familiar: A round peg never fits into a rectangular space, at least not properly. That’s the problem with dental implants when used to replace molars. The round head of the screw used...
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Success Rate of Tooth Implants Rises
People with a bone deficiency may be in luck. Researchers at the Universitat Jaume I in Castellon, Spain have created an implant coating with biodegradable material. This will serve to increase the...
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Using Dental Composite to Quickly Repair Class IV Fractures
These come into your practice all the time…the kid who falls and chips her front tooth, the teenager who was horsing around with his friends or the parent whose child bumped her in the mouth. These...
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Dental Crowns: Preserve Damaged Teeth with a Crown
Dental crowns, also known as "caps," preserve the functionality of damaged teeth. A dental crown may be used to protect a cracked tooth, restore functionality of a tooth with excessive decay or...
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FDA Panel to Review Classification of Blade-Form Implants
The Food and Drug Administration may soon lower the risk class of blade-form dental implants. An advisory panel will meet in July to analyze the case of lowering the blade-form endosseous dental...
View ArticleROOTT Implantation
As of today, most dental implants are made from titanium, which is a special metal that has specific qualities that makes it valuable to the process of dental implantation. Titanium produces a thin...
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