Digital Dentistry

What cancer patients need to know about dental implants
By Ava Barros
For patients with head and neck cancer, implants in the irradiated upper jaw may have lower survival rates than those placed in the lower jaw, suggest findings from research published in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America.
September 18, 2024
Adobe Stock/Mark Kostich.
Dentists, ready to expand your role in patient care?
By Ava Barros
Dentists may broaden their roles in patient care by helping to identify sleep disorders, according to a press release from the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine in New Jersey.
September 18, 2024
Dental Exam Man
Clinical tip: Get the most out of your dental investment with CEREC Primemill
By Kevin Henry
Our weekly collaboration with CDOCS is back, this time focusing on the CAD/CAM part of the dental practice.
September 18, 2024
Dr. Meena Barsoum.
New study shades intraoral scanners
By Ava Barros
The trueness of shade matching with intraoral scanners may be lower than that of spectrophotometers, according to a systematic review published in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry.
September 16, 2024
Intraoral Scanner 2
Dentsply Sirona introduces Primescan 2
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentsply Sirona has launched its Primescan 2 intraoral scanner, which is designed to offer cloud-native, wireless functionality.
September 11, 2024
The Primescan 2 intraoral scanner. Image courtesy of Dentsply Sirona.
Do you know the link between OSA and chronic pain?
By Ava Barros
Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry have developed an obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) model to study chronic pain, according to university news.
September 6, 2024
Sleep Apnea
Formlabs expands with new dental materials, tools
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3D dental printing company Formlabs has expanded with new materials, tools, and improved workflows.
September 5, 2024
3 D Printer Model
The possible plus side to monitoring tooth wear via AI
By Ava Barros
An artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted automated system for detecting tooth wear progression may streamline diagnostics and improve decision-making for tooth restoration, reports a study published in the Journal of Dentistry.
September 5, 2024
Adobe Stock/Thitinon.
AI in dentistry: Navigating innovation and ethical dilemmas in the age of technology
By Ryan Vet
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the potential to transform dentistry, but the ethical implications of AI must be addressed to ensure the technology is used responsibly, writes Ryan Vet.
August 29, 2024
Ryan Vet
Robots may be more accurate, less invasive option for implants
By Ava Barros
Autonomous dental implant robot systems demonstrate high accuracy in implant placement, controlling angular deviation and axial errors, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.
August 26, 2024
The autonomous dental implant robotic system. Images and captions courtesy of Wu and colleagues. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Planmeca wins Red Dot Award
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Planmeca Imprex mobile scanning system has won a Red Dot Design Award in the product design category.
August 22, 2024
The Planmeca Imprex mobile scanning station. Image courtesy of Planmeca Oy and Planmeca Group.
Clinical tip: How to use a ghost dental implant for bridge planning
By Kevin Henry
Dr. Doug Smail is back with another great clinical tip from CDOCS, this time focusing on helping a dental patient with fractures in teeth #4 and #5.
August 21, 2024
Doug Smail.
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