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How To Manage Dental Patients Dealing With Poor Mental Health

Oral Health Group

The last year has been chaotic for a myriad of reasons, and there can’t be many people around who haven’t suffered as a result. The most common damage, of course, is psychological. People have lost loved ones, been left in … The post How To Manage Dental Patients Dealing With Poor Mental Health appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Let’s talk Michael Strahan and smile design in your dental practice

Dentistry Gone Digital

Michael Strahan’s snap-on, social media frenzy got me thinking, “What if he sat in my treatment room? What would I say?” More importantly, what could I do in today’s dental technology world to show him what’s possible? What could you? Beginning with the end in mind has always been a treatment planning win. Today’s dental technology simply streamlines our process.

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Healing Craze Lines and Fractures with Hydroxyapatite

Ask The Dentist

What are craze lines? What causes craze lines? Craze lines vs. craze fractures What are the symptoms of craze lines and craze fractures? How can dentists help treat craze lines? What exactly is hydroxyapatite? Conclusion. Cracked teeth are the third most common reason for tooth loss. 1 But when it comes to your teeth, a crack is not just a crack. . You may have what looks like cracked teeth, but it may just be a craze line or craze fracture.

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Thirty-six-month clinical evaluation of posterior high-viscosity bulk-fill resin composite restorations in a high caries incidence population: interim results of a randomized clinical trial

Dental News and Technology

Clinical Oral Investigations ( 2021 ) Cite this article Abstract Objectives This study compared the clinical performance of two bulk-fill (BF) and one conventional resin composite in a population with a high caries incidence. Materials and methods A total of 138 class I and II restorations were performed and randomly divided into three groups ( n = 46) with equal allocation: Filtek BF (FBF; 3M ESPE), Tetric EvoCeram BF (TBF; Ivoclar Vivadent), and control Filtek Z250 (Z250; 3M ESPE).

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Personality tests as a strategy for team building

ASDA Blog

Team building is essential during dental school. Building a cohesive unit that recognizes and is perceptive of each other’s strengths and weaknesses allows a team to successfully move forward, while performing at a high level. Furthermore, understanding each other’s preferences, ways of reacting under pressure or responses to challenging situations allows a team to play to each other’s strengths and determine how to overcome each other’s weaknesses.

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Gingival Microbiome May Hold Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Research from New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry and Weil Cornell Medicine suggests older adults with pathogenic gingival bacteria are more likely to have a key biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease in their cerebrospinal fluid. The se findings , published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis Assessment and Disease Monitoring , support growing evidence of a possible link between periodontal disease and cognitive disorder.

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Retaining Your Teeth Whitening Results

Gilreath Dental

Teeth whitening is the most sought-after treatment in cosmetic dentistry. Whiter teeth can instantly enhance your appearance and build your self-esteem. In fact, a brighter smile can make you look years younger than you really are. Fortunately, there are some highly effective (and convenient) options in professional teeth whitening, including in-office bleaching systems that can… The post Retaining Your Teeth Whitening Results appeared first on Gilreath Family Dentistry.

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Simplified work with composites in anterior and posterior

3M

During our webinar you will get know: – How to work with universal composites for esthetic results. – How to choose suitable shade of the restoration. – How to work with universal adhesives. After the lecture Dr. Marcin Krupi?ski will provide live demo and present simple posterior restoration in class II and esthetic restoration in anterior with diastema closure.

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PPE Shortage Resulted in Lives Lost Among Healthcare Professionals

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, noted that shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) contributed to the loss of more than 3,600 healthcare professionals’ lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci also discussed the heroic efforts of American healthcare workers in an interview with Kaiser Health News and The Guardian , which have compiled a database of medical professionals who died due to COVID-19 illness.

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Umbrella Retractor from Ultradent

Denticle

In the world of clinical dentistry, sometimes there are products that flat outtake your job easier, just by being there. These are what I call "better mousetrap" products and I classify those as the kind that when you use them you smack yourself in the forehead and say, "Why didn't *I* think of this?" The Umbrella Retractor from Ultradent is one of those products.

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Porcelain Veneers Transform Real Housewives Star's Smile Spoiled by Teeth Grinding

Coshocton Dental

Dorit Kemsley isn't shy. Best known to fans as an outspoken and sometimes outrageous cast member of the reality show Real Housewives of Beverly Hills , Kemsley is never reticent about “mixing it up” with fellow castmates or their significant others. Recently, though, she confessed to something that left her less than confident: her smile.

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Success Simplified! 2 Steps for Simple Cementation

3M

Making success in the indirect procedure a predictable outcome is the essence of what 3M call Success Simplified. These are a series of recommendations developed primarily for general practitioners and follow the “KIS(S)” principle – Keep it simple (and smart). Join us for a new webinar on cementation step by step. April 15th at 06:00 pm (CET), Ukraine (Ukrainian language).

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Colgate-Palmolive Launches CO. by ColgateColgate-Palmolive Launches CO. by Colgate

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Colgate-Palmolive has introduced a new oral care category with the launch of CO. by Colgate — an oral beauty collection that transforms the simple act of brushing your teeth into a ritual for feeling good. CO. by Colgate encourages all people to share their authentic selves with the world, smile brighter, express themselves freely, and live their truth boldly.