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Intraoral scanning v conventional impressions – patient related outcomes

The Dental Elf

This review comparing patient-related outcomes of intraoral scanning and conventional impression methods included 13 studies. The findings indicated a patient preference for digital scanning over conventional impression techniques. Nine of the included studies were RCTs and all were considered to be at unclear risk of bias.

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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.