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Dental News
Researchers review dental implant placement using flapless versus flapped technique
TEHRAN, Iran: A recent systematic review by Iranian scholars has compared implant treatment outcomes of over 1,500 patients who had undergone either ...
Interview: “At ACTEON, our priority is to deliver more inventive and less invasive solutions”
ACTEON General Manager for the Middle East Amer Samaneh has been active in the dental industry for more than five years now. Samaneh has a degree in ...
International Dental Show 2019 gears up for another record year
COLOGNE, Germany: The world’s largest showcase for dentistry and dental technology is set to open on 12 March and will run until 16 March. In 170,000 m² ...
Dentsply Sirona unveils new high-precision intra-oral scanner Primescan
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany: From today, Dentsply Sirona will be marketing its new intra-oral scanner, Primescan. Just days before the international product ...
Removing sweets from checkouts reduces overall unhealthy purchases, study finds
LONDON, UK: According to 2017 statistics released by the NHS, there were more than 40,000 hospital operations to extract teeth in children and teenagers in ...
Planmeca exhibits crown jewel of intra-oral scanning at AEEDC
DUBAI, UAE: The Planmeca Emerald intra-oral scanner has set the bar for capturing digital impressions. With unprecedented speed and accuracy, it ...
NobelActive: The foundation for aesthetics
DUBAI, UAE: Scientifically designed from the ground up for long-term stability and tissue preservation—essential factors that contribute to the lasting ...
Educational activities at forefront of AEEDC 2019
DUBAI, UAE: The UAE International Dental Conference and Arab Dental Exhibition (AEEDC) in Dubai is the gateway to the emerging and far-reaching dental ...
Periodontal disease bacterium appears to drive Alzheimer’s disease
LOUISVILLE, KY, U.S.: A new study has shown that Porphyromonas gingivalis, the bacterium commonly associated with chronic periodontal disease, has an ...
How to give a second life to third molars: A case series with follow-up
Dental autotransplantation entails extracting and repositioning a tooth into a different site in the mouth of the same patient. A successfully transplanted ...
CRISPR repurposed to develop better antibiotics
MADISON, Wis., U.S.: The threat antibiotic-resistant pathogens pose to the global community is continuing to rise. With research showing that German ...
Frustrated with failing local anaesthesia?
Many clinicians have experienced the frustration of being unable to anaesthetise a patient sufficiently despite trying various approaches or using a ...
Orthodontics offers no guarantee of long-term oral health, study finds
ADELAIDE, Australia: Research carried out at the University of Adelaide has examined the relationship between previous orthodontic treatment and improved ...
European Medicines Agency leaves London ahead of Brexit
LONDON, UK: A key European Union agency responsible for the monitoring of medicines for dental and medical patients has relocated its headquarters from ...
Successful communication in your daily practice
My dear readers, be cordially welcomed again to the series “Successful communication in your daily practice”. I am Dr Anna Maria Yiannikos, and I am in ...
NGO releases briefing about phasing down dental amalgam
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Dental amalgam is known to contribute to the accumulation of mercury in the environment globally, constitutes the largest use of mercury ...
IDS 2019: Being the Davos of dentistry is not without its challenges
BONN, Germany: With the 38th International Dental Show (IDS) starting on 12 March in Cologne in Germany, the organisers invited journalists to the IDS ...
Oldest East Asian hominin fossil displays modern human dental development
COLUMBUS, Ohio, U.S.: One of the more accurate ways to understand the evolution of human history is by examining fossilized teeth. In a new archeological ...
Apical lesions: To treat or not to treat?
What do endodontic experts base their decisions on: intuition, experience or CBCT imaging? The following case report on a 10-year-old patient shows that an ...
Maxillary sinus and root canal therapy complications
The maxillary sinus is the largest paranasal sinus and overlies the maxillary alveolar process. [1] The topographic anatomical relationship between the ...
Qatar University announces establishment of country’s first dental medicine college
DOHA, Qatar: Qatar University (QU) has announced the launch of the country’s first dental medicine college. Starting from September 2019, the QU College ...
Planmeca’s dental units: Reliable and easy to use
HELSINKI, Finland: Mehiläinen is one of the leading providers of private medical care in Finland. Dr Johanna Rouhiainen has worked for the chain’s ...
Researchers investigate link between high fibre diets and oral health
DUNEDIN, New Zealand: In a new study researchers have found a connection between diets with high intakes of fibre and wholegrain foods and a reduction in ...
Dental associations terminate investment in sugar-sweetened beverage companies
ALEXANDRIA, Va., U.S.: The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) have recently ...
Innovative new toothbrush breaks ground for better dental hygiene
HONG KONG: Two researchers at the University of Hong Kong have jointly designed a new toothbrush—the only toothbrush in the world—that can brush every ...
Association of Orthodontists (Singapore) Congress to be held this February
SINGAPORE: The Association of Orthodontists (Singapore) Congress (AOSC) has grown into the largest orthodontic event in the Asia Pacific region. In 2019, it...
Straumann Group set to enter clear aligner market in China
BASEL, Switzerland/TIANJIN, China: The Straumann Group will be partnering with Tianjin ZhengLi Technology, whose clear aligner system has regulatory ...
Minimally invasive root canal shaping—A new protocol
Minimally invasive—the most well-known oxymoron in dentistry—is probably nowadays considered the new standard of care in almost every field of dental ...
NZ government considers better labelling of sugary drinks
AUCKLAND, New Zealand: The current state of the oral health of some New Zealanders has been likened to that of developing countries. With many contributing ...
New study adds to evidence of relationship between erectile dysfunction and periodontal disease
GUANGZHOU, China: Growing concern over an association between erectile dysfunction and periodontal disease has propelled more research into the subject in ...