Clinical Update
Probiotics: Good Bacteria
While the oral cavity may contain more than 600 species of bacteria, not all...
Clinical Update
Gene May Increase Risk of Smoking
In a paper published online in the journal Addiction, a multi-university collaborative team of...
Implants
The Role of an Er,Cr:YSGG Laser in the Placement of Immediate Molar Implants: Scientific and Clinical Rationale
Dental implants as tooth replacements have become a well-accepted mode of treatment with high...
Clinical Update
Interdisciplinary Cooperation and Osteoporosis
Physicians and dentists should collaborate to improve early detection and treatment of patients who...
Clinical Update
Nutritional Evaluation During the Dental Visit
Dental professionals have long noted areas of concern regarding nutritional needs at dental examination...
Implants
Restoratively Driven Implant Dentistry Utilizing Advanced Software and CBCT: Realistic Abutments and Virtual Teeth
During the past 20 years, advances in diagnosis and treatment planning software applications have...
Implants
Use of Digital Design in the Reconstruction of Vascularized Fibula Grafts
Microvascularized fibula transplants have become an established treatment option in the reconstruction of the...
Practice Management
Ten Ways to Improve Your Practice: Time-Tested Principles-Based on an Interview With Dick Barnes, DDS
The “Barnes Principles for Creating a Successful Cosmetic Dental Practice,” as they are known,...
Hygiene
Fluoride…It’s Still Good!
For the generation that grew up with the benefit of healthy nutrition, daily exercise,...
Oral Medicine
Drug-Induced Black Hairy Tongue: Diagnosis and Management Challenges
“Black hairy tongue” (BHT), also known as lingua villosa nigra, hyperkeratosis of the tongue,...