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Creating the New Face of Dentistry: Dental Spas

The face of dentistry is changing from smile makeover to entire face makeover. The...

Rediscovering the Artistic Beauty of Dentistry With Porcelain Veneers

Dentistry is experiencing an aesthetic revolution. This revolution began late in the last century...

Managing Stress With Composite Resin, Part 2: The Class V Restoration

Part 1 of this article presented information regarding the composite restorative-tooth interface. This interface...

Periodontal Disease Risk Assessment Tool Available

Patients who visit the Web site perio.org now have an interactive tool to help...

The Bell’s Palsy Patient

The condition called Bell’s Palsy affects approximately 4,000 people each year. Its cause is...

Protein and Periodontal Bone Loss

Periodontal diseases rankle thousands of Americans with their nagging persistence. But scientists are learning...

Managing Dentin Sensitivity

According to statistics, dentinal sensitivity affects 1 in 5 people, and with the increases...

Periodontal Therapy and Type 2 Diabetes

Patients with type 2 diabetes and periodontal disease who receive periodontal therapy see levels...

Deterrents to Implant Treatment

A study recently published in the International Journal of Prosthodontics revealed that while the...

Diagnosis of Diabetes Increasing

In 2005, an estimated 20.8 million persons in the United States (approximately 7% of...