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Heartburn and Esophageal Cancer

Does heartburn signal esophageal cancer? Not necessarily, says epidemiologist Nicholas Shaheen. When your patients...

Oral Cancer Treatment Shows Promise

For the thousands of Americans diagnosed each year with oral squamous cell carcinoma, a...

New Pain Transmission Route Discovered

The transmission of unpleasant sensory signals, or nociception, once was conceived of as strictly...

Mechanical SRP Versus Locally Applied Doxycycline

In a randomized controlled study, surgical and nonsurgical treatment of patients with recurring periodontal...

Loupes: Better Ergonomics and Better Vision

Loupes first began to appear on the dental scene in the 1980s and are...

Family-Centered Surgical Preparation Improves Children’s Recovery After Surgery

Facing surgery can cause significant anxiety for children and their parents. A study published...

How to Increase Patient Acceptance for Cosmetic Dentistry: Cosmetic Imaging With Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0.

Computer imaging has become an effective marketing strategy for “cosmetic” health practitioners. In dental...

Current Paradigm Shifts in Dentistry

Many changes are taking place in the dental profession, some of them very significant....

Negotiating Challenging Mid Root Curvatures: Rounding the Bend

Mid root curvatures can be every bit as vexing as their apical counterparts, especially...

Endodontic Access Preparation: An Opening for Success

Endodontic performance is enhanced when clinicians thoughtfully view different horizontally angulated, preoperative radiographic images,...