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Organized Dentistry Disagrees With WHO COVID-19 Recommendations

The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to recommend the delay of routine dental procedures....

WHO Continues Recommendations for Restricting Non-Essential Dental Care

In its latest recommendations, the World Health Organization (WHO) advises that routine non-essential oral...

A Short Case Study: A Large Overextended Silver Point with Periapical Pathology

A patient came in with discomfort on tooth No. 8. He had a draining...

AAID Publishes Guide to Dental Care in the COVID-19 Era

The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) has released The Ultimate Guide to Dental...

Grant to Support Research into Light Therapy for Treating Oral Pain

University at Buffalo (UB) researchers have received part of a $1.5 million grant to...

Drug-Filled, 3-D Printed Dentures Could Fight Off Infections

Nearly two-thirds of the people who wear dentures in the United States suffer frequent...

Don’t Miss the Signs of Oral Cancer

As a head and neck oncologic surgeon in a large metropolitan medical center, I...

Chronic Pain Treatment Proves Difficult for Some Implant Patients

Though rare, chronic pain after dental implant surgery not only is possible, but it...

Bite Back at Cancer This November

November is Mouth Cancer Action Month, and the Mouth Cancer Foundation in the United...

Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Gum Disease

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects the joints, causing pain, swelling, and stiffness. Anyone can get...