Scientists are reporting an advance toward the next big treatment revolution in dentistry — the era in which root canal therapy brings diseased teeth back to life, rather than leaving a “non-vital” or dead tooth in the mouth. Researchers now describe a first-of-its-kind, nano-sized dental film that shows early promise for achieving this long-sought goal.
Researchers in Spain have shown that a person’s dental patterns can be used as proof of their identity with the same degree of reliability as DNA testing, the method that forensic police use to reveal the identity of dead bodies. The researchers came to their conclusion after analyzing the dental patterns of more than 3,000 people.
People coping with body dysmorphic disorder seek out in particular plastic surgeons, orthodontists and aesthetic professionals to alleviate their suffering: “However, what they really need is psychological support and assistance,” says one expert.
A tooth-bleaching agent may improve the oral health of elderly and special-needs patients, say dentists.
The new wayfinding system that is being developed at the School of Dentistry.
This presentation goes through impressions of multiple anterior preparations with bonnets in posterior preparations. Orig. air date: AUG 19 74
Surgery to remove a distal wedge of scar tissue from around a mandibular second molar. Orig. air date: NOV 10 80
The sequence of steps in preparing a maxillary cuspid for a porcelain fused to metal restoration. Orig. air date: JAN 26 76
Rubber base techniques, quadrant impressions, arch impressions and bonnet transfer impressions are demonstrated. Orig. air date: AUG 9 77