"If you're in a location where patients value convenience and personalized care, you can do it. If you deliver exceptional service, you can do it. If you're OK with a smaller patient population and ...

Medications play a critical role in treating a plethora of health conditions, but they aren't without their drawbacks. One significant oral health issue influenced by medication is bruxism -- a ...

Periodontal treatment has changed as time has allowed us to learn new facts about the disease and the best types of treatment. Different autogenous and non-autogenous grafting materials are now used ...

“Once perio maintenance, always perio maintenance” is a perpetual coding myth that the CDT Current Dental Terminology Coding Companion (Page 184) dispelled in 2023. Even so, controversy continues to ...

Adolescent patients undergoing clear aligner treatment often experience a high occurrence of white spot lesions (WSLs), according to research recently published in Orthodontics and Craniofacial ...

Diagnostic tests for viral cultures are essential in helping dentists determine the specific viral agent responsible for a patient's symptoms. This process is a testament to the crucial role of the ...

Dental equipment manufacturer Planmeca has launched new artificial intelligence (AI) tools for Planmeca Romexis. New AI-powered features have been added to enhance the unit's imaging capabilities.

Video transcript "I want to go over how to help give a more painless palatal injection. The trouble that we have with the palatal injection is with the keratinized tissue on the palate, the topicals ...

Dentistry is supposed to be about care, precision, and connection. Yet for many practices today, the daily grind feels more like survival mode. From staffing shortages and insurance chaos to the ...

Certain types and positions of tooth extractions may put patients at risk for developing a temporomandibular disorder (TMD) after having a tooth pulled, according to a study recently published in ...

What if there were a way to provide your patients with a permanent-looking bonded provisional that looks, feels, and functions just like the final prosthetic? In the latest "Weekly Bytes" video from ...

"Now why is it a ghost implant? Because I'm putting it directly and perfectly over #3 because I'm going to use this ghost implant on #3 to parallel the implant for #5 so we can have a screw-retained ...