Dental Specialties

2024 must-know dental technique
Could this dental technique become part of everyday dentistry in 2024?
November 28, 2023
The mock 3TBA handpiece inserted into a full-arch 3TBA guide as part of a pilot human trial. Image courtesy of TriAgenics.
Want to restore teeth? Maybe crack some eggs
A new biomaterial that contains an unusual ingredient and promotes bone growth has been developed and may be used for regenerative dentistry in the future.
November 28, 2023
Tooth Remineralization
U.S. adults would choose a root canal over what?
More than half of adults in the U.S. would prefer undergoing a root canal than deal with another stressful experience, according to a new survey.
November 21, 2023
Dental Assistant
Woman with 3rd front tooth gets smile update
A TikTok user, whose smile was compared to that of actor Tom Cruise, has shared an update on TikTok after her earlier post about a dentist who gave her a third front tooth to close a gap went viral.
November 21, 2023
2023 11 21 Layla Muntas
3D Systems’ denture resin receives FDA approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) clearance to NextDent Base, a denture resin, made by 3D Systems.
November 21, 2023
Denture Upper
Marijuana derivative may ease severe tooth pain
Cannabidiol (CBD), a nonaddictive, nonpsychoactive component of the marijuana plant, may reduce severe dental pain, making it a safer, equally effective alternative to opioids.
November 20, 2023
Cbd Oil Man
What may be the best tool for designing smiles?
Recurring esthetic dental proportions -- not golden proportions -- may be the best analysis tool to design restorations involving the maxillary anterior area.
November 16, 2023
Smile3
It may hurt. Pain sensitivity possibly linked to political views.
Spike Lee, PhD, of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, had just received a numbing agent, like he always does before a dental cleaning, when he wondered whether a lack of sensitivity to pain affects one's moral and political views.
November 20, 2023
Tooth Pain
Nexa3D launches new cure system, dental resin
3D printer manufacturer Nexa3D has announced the release of its xCURE Desktop System and a new dental resin.
November 16, 2023
The Nexa3D xCURE Desktop System. Image courtesy of Nexa3D.
AAP launches dental hygiene initiative
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) has launched an initiative to educate dental hygienists on periodontal topics.
November 15, 2023
Dental Assistant 2
Highs and lows of opioid prescribing for dental patients
U.S. dentists and oral surgeons still prescribed opioids to millions of patients, according to a recently published study in PLOS One.
November 13, 2023
Opioids
U.S. Air Force deploys laser periodontal surgery
The U.S. Air Force has implemented dental laser-assisted regeneration technology, according to Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc. The Air Force is using Millenium's proprietary LANAP protocol and laser dentistry for periodontal disease.
November 9, 2023
Dr. Robert H. Gregg II, founder, president, and chairman of the board at Millennium Dental Technologies, oversees the LANAP protocol on a patient at the U.S. Air Force Postgraduate Dental School. Image and caption courtesy of Millenium Dental Technologies.
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