A NEW drive has been launched to crack down on the problem of illegal dentistry in the UK.Experts believe illegal practice is widespread as patients learn about unregistered dental technicians by word of mouth.Clinical dental technicians are trained and registered to provide patients direct treatment for the construction, repairing and fitting of removable dental appliances, [...]

Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge. They found the same differences in the brains of addicts and their non-addicted brothers and sisters. The BBC’s Science Editor David Shukman was given access to the research.

You want a smile that dazzles. That entices. A smile that gleams, that lights up your face and the room. And you can get it. Teeth whitening may be the only thing standing between you and that bright, white smile you desire. Luckily, there are plenty of options available today.

This 13 yr old young lady had some trauma to #8 during a softball game. As you can imagine, the discoloration is of significant concern to the patient. At the time of the exam, tooth #8 is non-responsive to thermal testing, normal to probing and mildly percussion sensitive. DX: Necrotic w/ SAP. RCT recommended with [...]

Most responders reported improvements on the 7 items. The most significant change was reported for chewing. “Very satisfied” with the treatment was reported by 13 responders; 19 of 36 persons were “reasonably satisfied.” Reporting “very satisfied with treatment” was 8 times more likely when peers had noticed a changed in the participant’s appearance after surgery. [...]

Yes we have leaned too far in that direction and extracted too many periodontally questionable or marginal teeth when we could have maintained them. We now have LANAP that can reverse periodontal disease. Even though it has been in the literature over 14 years and has FDA clearence to reverse the # 1 cause of [...]

Sleep apnea, the disorder marked by abnormal pauses in breathing during sleep, is already known to boost the risk of stroke. Now, a new study links sleep apnea to so-called silent strokes, in which there is tissue death in the brain without symptoms. In another new study, researchers found that rapid memory loss before a [...]

You can’t send an e-newsletter campaign without email addresses! If you subscribe to Demandforce, Smile Reminder, or another patient communication tool, you probably have a list of patient email addresses. Dental offices without a patient email list should start asking for email addresses today. Some patients may not want to provide you with their email [...]

The medical marijuana drug Sativex, which could be approved in the United States in the coming years as a treatment for pain relief, has little potential for abuse, experts say. The British pharmaceutical company GW Pharmaceuticals is currently testing the drug, which is delivered as a mouth spray and called Sativex, in clinical trials. The [...]

TIMES are certainly tough if you’re desperate enough to be looking for second-hand teeth.But believe it or not, some people think there is a market out there.Passers-by do a double take when they stroll past a shop and see a jar containing six sets of old dentures with the sign, “Secondhand teeth for sale”…