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Comparative analysis of intaglio surface trueness of cement-retained implant-supported prostheses generated by a cast-free digital workflow and a three-dimensionally printed cast workflow

Dental News and Technology

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry Published:September 27, 2022DOI:[link] Abstract Statement of problem Comparative analysis of the accuracy of the prostheses produced by a cast-free digital workflow and 3-dimensional (3D) printing cast workflow is lacking. Purpose The purpose of the present investigation was to compare the intaglio surface trueness of implant-supported prostheses fabricated by using 3 different digital workflows: cast-free computer-aided design (CAD), 3D-printed cast CAD (direct i

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Organized Dentistry Makes a Big Push for the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

The Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA), which would guarantee that all health insurance plans cover medically necessary treatment, including dental services, for patients with congenital anomalies, was passed by the United States House of Representatives in April. It needs to be passed by the US Senate in order to become law. Thus, the Organized Dentistry Coalition—a group of dentist-only organizations dedicated to lobbying for the interests of dentists as small business owners—is making a push

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4 Conditions That Dental Crowns Can Help With

Broomfield Dentists / MountainAire

Dental crowns are one of the most versatile dental procedures available. They can be used to address a variety of dental issues, from restoring a tooth that has been damaged by decay to covering a dental implant. In this blog post, we will discuss four conditions that dental crowns can help with. If you are experiencing any of these issues, then you should consider scheduling an appointment with Mountain Aire Dentistry to see if a dental crown is right for you!

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Antibiotics for dental infections – Short or long duration courses?

The Dental Elf

This review comparing short (3–5 days) or longer courses (?7 days) of antibiotics for the treatment of dental infections in general practice only included one small RCTs. No differences were seen between short an dlong courses but the findings should be interpreted cautiously becaise of the limited data available. The post Antibiotics for dental infections – Short or long duration courses?

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WhipMix is Stepping Up with a TurnKey 3D Solution

Denticle

I love it when a company does things the right way. I've recently been doing a Test Drive for Whipmix and I've been very impressed. Often when I'm working on an evaluation for a company, I am working with a single product. However, the work I've been doing lately is a little different. Whipmix has entered 3D in a big way with a whole turnkey system.