Dentistry Today

JULY 25, 2023

Oral Surgery Management (USOSM)—a specialty management services company that exclusively serves premier oral and maxillofacial surgeons —welcomes back its surgeon partner Clement Qaqish , MD, DDS, as he returns from Africa, where he spent a week providing patients in need with life-changing oral and maxillofacial treatments.

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Dentistry Today

AUGUST 8, 2023

Oral Surgery Management (USOSM)—a specialty management services company that exclusively serves premier oral and maxillofacial surgeons—congratulates its surgeon partner Julia R. She is the first female, first Dental Corp officer and first oral maxillofacial surgeon to hold those distinctions. I love what I do.

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Dentistry Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In the presence of pathology, the latter approach is painful and costly. As reported in the April 2023 issue of Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery , complete molar agenesis was achieved in 100% of TriAgenics’ 3TBA procedures using micro-ablation treatment cycles of 60 seconds or less.

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Dental News and Technology

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The October 2020 issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association explores COVID-19 connections in oral health care and dentistry. CDA also contributes to the oral health of Californians through various comprehensive programs and advocacy. Sacramento, Calif. —

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Dental News and Technology

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The researchers, whose findings are published in the Journal of Oral Health Rehabilitation , call for further clinical studies to track bone- and muscle-related changes with long-term use of Botox for TMJD, or temporomandibular muscle and joint disorders. However, they found evidence of bone loss when higher doses were used.

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Dentistry Today

APRIL 19, 2023

Oral hygiene has been continually reinforced, and the patient has been placed on PreviDent 5000 (Colgate) and Booster Toothpaste (Colgate). 14,15 Orthodontic intervention is common due to malocclusion, open bites, delayed tooth eruption, missing teeth, and pathological crown and root formation. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol.

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Dentistry Today

MAY 22, 2023

Dr. Eskendri is an oral and maxillofacial pathologist and is currently an assistant professor in the department of pathology at the Yale School of Medicine. J Oral Implantol. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. J Oral Maxillofac Surg Med Pathol. J Oral Maxillofac Surg Med Pathol. Clin Oral Implants Res.

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Planet DDS

JUNE 2, 2021

Similar to how cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) revolutionized the way dental providers visualized oral and maxillofacial images, AI is likely to be the next big accelerator in dental imaging technology. If need be, it can identify missing teeth and identify common pathologies and restorations in the image.

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Ask The Dentist

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Wisdom tooth oral surgery is an outpatient procedure that usually takes 45 minutes or less. For surgical extractions with moderate to deep sedation, you will need a ride to and from your oral surgeon’s office. Your dentist or oral/maxillofacial surgeon should provide you with a list of instructions for home care after surgery.

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Ask The Dentist

JANUARY 28, 2022

You and your oral surgeon can choose from various sedation options for wisdom tooth extraction : Local anesthesia (MINIMAL): Local anesthetic is injected at the surgical site to fully numb the inside and outside of the area around the affected tooth. Your dentist or oral surgeon will perform a full oral exam, including x-rays.

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The Dental Elf

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Early detection of oral cancer and mangement of white spot lesions during orthodontic treatment were popular blogs in January , february and Harch of 2022. The post Top Dental Elf blogs Jan – Mar 2022 appeared first on National Elf Service.

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The Dental Elf

APRIL 21, 2024

Antiresorptive drugs, used to treat osteoporosis and metastatic bone disease, can complicate dental implant procedures by increasing the risk of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). This systematic review investigates how these drugs affect the success and complications associated with osseointegrated dental implants.

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The Dental Elf

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This review comparing the effectiveness of articaine and lidocaine for lower third molar surgery included 14 RCTs. The findings suggest that articaine is superior to lidocaine for use in lower third molar however the available are small so additional larger high quality studies would be helpful to strengthen the evidence.

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The Dental Elf

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Topics covered in our most popular blogs in the first quarter of the 2023. included , selective caries removal, root canal dressings and pain management following dental extractions The post Most popular Dental Elf Blogs Jan – Mar 2023 appeared first on National Elf Service.

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The Dental Elf

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

This Cochrane review update looked at local interventions used for the prevention and treatment of alveolar osteitis (dry socket) following tooth extraction. 49 RCTs were included providing moderate certainty evidence for chlorhexidine rinses and gel for probably reduction in dry sockets.

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The Dental Elf

JULY 24, 2022

This Cochrane review update of interventions for the prevention or treatment of medication-relatesd osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) included 13 RCTs. However the studies provided insufficient to either claim or refute a benefit of the interventions tested for prophylaxis or treatment of MRONJ.

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The Dental Elf

MARCH 27, 2022

This review of the effect of pre-emptive ibuprofen on post-operative pain after lower third molar surgery included 5 RCTs. Only one of the included studies was at low risk of bias so there is insufficient evidence to support the routine use of pre-emptive ibuprofen to reduce post-operative pain after lower third molar removal.

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The Dental Elf

MARCH 23, 2023

This review and network meta-analysis (NMA) of pharmacological treatments for the management of pain subsequent to simple and surgical tooth extraction included 85 RCTs.

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The Dental Elf

MARCH 26, 2023

This review estimating the nocebo response in dentistry from trials of analgesic treatment following third molar surgery included data from 50 RCTs. Adverse events (AEs) were roughly the same in placebo and active arms suggesting AEs may be attributed to the nocebo phenomenon.

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