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The performance of two-implant overdentures in the atrophic maxilla: a case series with 1-year follow-up

Dental News and Technology

Methods In this case series, 15 consecutive patients who were eligible for maxillary implant overdenture therapy, but who had insufficient bone volume to place at least four implants and were unwilling to be treated with reconstructive surgery were asked to participate.

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Apical Periodontitis – Is treatment with modern root canal instrumentation more effective?

The Dental Elf

In this blog Thibault Colloc looks at a review of comparing the effectiveness of contemporary root canal instrumentation compared with conventional stainless-steel instruments in terms of clinical and patient-related outcomes.

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Is perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in the case of routine surgical removal of the third molar still justified? A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial with a split-mouth design

Dental News and Technology

The primary outcome variable (SSI), secondary clinical parameters (swelling and trismus), and patient-centered outcome measures (bleeding, swelling, pain, and pain medication intake) were documented until postoperative day 7.

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Dental Marketing Ideas That Won’t Cost You a Cent

YapiApp

Get five free patient-facing dental social pots to share and engage with your patients on your social media pages. Hundred or thousand-dollar monthly marketing campaigns and paid ads may reap results, but you don’t need to shell out lots of money to get new patients through your doors.

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Managing Burnout at Dental Practices

Carestack

This is especially sad, considering that the tables have turned and this quote now applies more to dental practitioners than to patients. . You can’t grow and achieve practice success with sub-optimal practice production, clinical procedures, and patient engagement. .

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A Free Gingival Graft Saves the Day

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

The patient had no significant medical history. After a thorough patient evaluation and review of varying techniques and materials, a surgical treatment plan was developed, and consents were obtained.

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Increasing levels of smoking may increase the relative risk of dental implant failure

Dental News and Technology

Main Outcome Measure The main outcome measure was a statistically significant increase (P 20 cigarettes per day, compared to non-smokers, had a relative risk of 2.48 (C.I. High heterogenicity (I 2 =72%) was reported for the implant related findings but was low (I 2 =7.9%) for the patient related findings.