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Penn Dental Launches Prosthodontics Program

With 178 million Americans missing at least one tooth and 35 million missing all...

Does Brushing Teeth Curb or Stimulate Appetite?

Following some Twitter buzz, one news outlet examined whether brushing teeth makes people hungry...

Virtual Reality As Actual Reality for Surgery Students

Researchers in the United Kingdom are working on virtual reality education to train surgeons...

Physiotherapy Prevents Permanent Damage in Pediatric Trauma Cases

Intense and regular physiotherapy including exercises and special equipment to temporarily keep the jaw...

Graft Resolves Patient’s Pain After Post-Extraction Nerve Damage

Wisdom tooth extractions are fairly common and routine. But complications following one recent procedure...

Banned Chloroform Solution Effective Against Jaw Tumors

Keratocystic odontogenic tumors (KOTs) are benign. But these locally aggressive cyst-like tumors that usually...

The Creation of an Emergence Profile, Part 2: Pontic-Guided Implant Placement in the Aesthetic Zone

INTRODUCTION Part 1 of this series dealt with the creation of an emergence profile...

The Creation of an Emergence Profile, Part 1: Using an Interim Restoration as an Aid to Implant Positioning

INTRODUCTION The importance of the creation of an ideal emergence profile to enhance aesthetics...

Emergency Drug Kit Strategies For The Dental Office

INTRODUCTION Every dentist should realize that medical emergencies can, do and will happen during...

Endodontic Treatment Planning in the Fourth Dimension

“…Time loves a hero, but only time will tell if he’s real…” — Little...