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American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics and American Prosthodontic Society Plan to Join Forces

Dentistry Today

The American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (AAFP) and American Prosthodontic Society (APS) announced today their intent to join forces to create a new nonprofit dental organization. and around the globe will have the opportunity to become part of a new, stronger prosthodontic nonprofit organization.”

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The Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Prosthodontics: A Comprehensive Review

Dental News and Technology

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944310 ABSTRACT: Prosthodontics is a dental subspecialty that includes the preparation of dental prosthetics for missing or damaged teeth. The review question was “What are the applications of AI in prosthodontics and how good is their performance in prosthodontics?”

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New Resin Eliminates >99.9% of Bacteria and Fungi In Vitro That Lead to Biofilm and Denture Stomatitis in 3D-Printed Dentures

Dentistry Today

1 According to the American College of Prosthodontics, approximately 36 million adults in the United States suffer from edentulism and 120 million are missing at least one tooth. ” Journal of Prosthodontics: Implant, Esthetic and Reconstructive Dentistry 20.4 American College of Prosthodontics, Oct. 2011): 251-260.

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Kristine L. Dickinson Named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Great Lakes Dental Technologies

Dentistry Today

Great Lakes, an employee-owned company, provides products, laboratory appliances and services, and both in-house and online appliance fabrication training to members of the orthodontic, prosthodontic, restorative, sleep, and general dental professions worldwide.

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Digitization accuracy and scannability of different prosthodontic materials: An in vitro trial

Dental News and Technology

Published: July 18, 2023 DOI: [link] ABSTRACT Statement of problem Digital scanning of different prosthodontic materials is commonplace in contemporary practice. However, the scannability of prosthodontic materials has not been thoroughly investigated.

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Impact of two different patient decision aids in prosthodontic consultations: a prospective randomized controlled study

Dental News and Technology

Clinical Oral Investigations Published: 27 November 2023 Abstract Objectives Different approaches to prosthodontic consultation, all involving a strong focus on shared decision-making, were analyzed from the perspective of patients by inter-group comparisons.

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Simplifying Prosthodontics in the Digital Dentistry Era

Dentistry Today

Dinesh Sinha, BDS, PhD, interviews Julián Conejo, DDS, MSc, clinical CAD/CAM director in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) School of Dental Medicine, on his restorative protocol. Q: Please explain your day-to-day work.