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Cardiovascular Disease Linked to Unfinished Root Canals

Root canal treatments (RCTs), though necessary, can be painful, complicated, and expensive. Whether it’s...

Restorations Don’t Always Reduce Caries Risk

When a caries lesion appears on one tooth, the risk for developing caries in...

Hybrid Ceramic Outperforms Feldspar in Implants

Many one-piece zirconia implants work with feldspar ceramic. But a new polymer infiltrated hybrid...

CDA Offers Advice on Virtual Dental Home Participation

To reach underserved populations, virtual dental homes (VDHs) connect dentists electronically to trained, remote...

Back Pain Affects 70% of Dentists

For many dentists, pain is part of the job. In fact, 70% of the...

Tooth Wear Soars Among Chinese Teenagers

Adolescents aren’t known for oral hygiene. According to the National Institute of Dental and...

Startup Gets $1.5 Million to Develop New Cancer Treatment

The National Cancer Institute has awarded SuviCa Inc. approximately $1.5 million to continue work...

Chlorhexidine Gel Fights Peri-Implant Mucositis

Implants may restore smiles. But the potential for infection in the form of peri-implant...

Iowa Fluoride Study Gets NIDCR Grant

The National Institute of Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has given a 2-year, $2.3 mllion grant...

CAD/CAM Education Gets $1.25 Million Boost from Henry Schein

CAD/CAM systems are essential to modern dentistry. But how do the more than 5,000...