Detecting oral cancer in its earliest stages can save the lives of the nearly 40,500 people diagnosed annually. But early detection has been difficult. Researchers discovered a biomarker, called human beta defensin-3, which may serve as an early warning. The defensin is present in all oral cancers and associated with the early stages of oral cancer.
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.
BLOOMINGTON — Dentists expect the Illinois Mission of Mercy — which will be Friday and Saturday in Bloomington — to be the largest free dental clinic in Illinois history.
We begin digestion in the mouth, but also we establish immune health and overall health. I wanted to get a sense of optimal dental health.
A Chicago man is accused of setting up a makeshift dental office on the Southwest Side and performing dental work on willing patients. Francisco Rendon, 49, was arrested Thursday and charged with misdemeanor providing medical service …
An eight-year-old girl with a phobia of dentists died of starvation after she was failed by medical and professional experts, a report claims.
Were an independent outsourced provider of dental lab services to medical practices. We most often work with cosmetic medical clinics and physicians, but we also provide services to medical spas, laser clinics and day spas. Your kits will arrive as sets of dental impression putty and catalyst together with disposable trays. The materials will arrive to you with complete instructions for kneading the putty and catalyst together and inserting it into the trays. The impression will take 3 minutes per arch (one on the top and one on the bottom) to set, after which the client will remove the tray from their mouth and hand it to your staff. You will make sure the impression correctly captures the scalloped arch at the top (or bottom) of the teeth where they adjoin to the gum for the front 8 teeth on top and bottom. Well send some extra putty to you in case its necessary to repeat any impressions- however, after youve completed 1-2 impressions correctly youll see that it sa very simple process to instruct your clients to do. We will provide a complete instruction page with photos, and were in the process of uploading a short instructional video as well. Basically youll want to press the putty firmly enough into the tray to cause it to extrude slightly through the vents in the tray to ensure that they putty stays in the tray, not in the clients mouth, when the client pulls it back out. Instruct the client to bite into the putty deeply but not to the point of biting into the …