You really want to boost your cosmetic dentistry, but how? This month’s Dental Products Report presents “Techsthetics” as a way to do just that. Basically, Techsthetics is a word coined by Dr. Barry Freydberg. It has to do with using digital imaging for cosmetic case presentations. For patients who are serious about veneers and other […]
Entries from September 2008
Buzz Word – Techsthetics for Cosmetic Dentistry Case Acceptance
September 30th, 2008 · Comments Off on Buzz Word – Techsthetics for Cosmetic Dentistry Case Acceptance
Tags: News
Cosmetic Dentists Expand Services to Make Patients Happy
September 29th, 2008 · Comments Off on Cosmetic Dentists Expand Services to Make Patients Happy
Every general dentist offers some form of cosmetic dentistry, whether composite fillings and white crowns or various forms of veneers, orthodontics, and whitening. Some cosmetic dentists stretch their esthetic services beyond the confines of dentistry. These guys and gals offer laser skin therapy, Botox, and dermal filler injections to patients who want more than a […]
Tags: Cosmetic Dentistry
Novartis Rolls Out Educational Dinner Meeting Series for GP Dentists
September 26th, 2008 · Comments Off on Novartis Rolls Out Educational Dinner Meeting Series for GP Dentists
East Hanover, NJ, September 25, 2008 — Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation today announced the launch of a complimentary dental industry-focused dinner meeting series entitled “Benefits of Bisphosphonate Therapy vs Frequency of Oral Complications: An Educational Program for Dental Professionals.” The dinner meetings are designed as an adjunct to Novartis’ recently-launched web seminar series and are being […]
Tags: Continuing Education
STA™ Anesthesia Delivery System for Dentists
September 25th, 2008 · Comments Off on STA™ Anesthesia Delivery System for Dentists
Computer controlled local anesthetic delivery has been around for a while now. The CompuDent STA™ System, which stands for Single-Tooth Anesthesia, by Milestone Scientific, is supposed to increase patient comfort, precise injections, and an overall better local anesthesia delivery process for doctor and patient. STA uses a tiny needle to make one tooth numb, so […]
Tags: Clinical
Dentist Smiling after Game Show Winnings
September 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on Dentist Smiling after Game Show Winnings
Carlsbad, CA dentist, Richard Allen of Avia Dental Care, is almost “smarter than a 5th grader,” but he is smart enough to have won $175K on the Fox game show (episode 304, September 19, 2008). See the episode online here. Allen plans to pay for his boys’ college education with the funds. Where did Allen […]
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Implant Dentistry: Roxolid™ to Make Implants Stronger, Smaller
September 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Implant Dentistry: Roxolid™ to Make Implants Stronger, Smaller
Made intentionally for dental implants, Roxolid by Straumann is a titanium/zirconium alloy that’s 50% stronger than pure titanium. In addition to superior strength, Roxolid integrated better than titanium with bone tissue. Roxolid is in testing, but preliminary results from the first clinical trial were revealed in Warsaw, Poland at the 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of […]
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Sensitive Teeth find Relief
September 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Sensitive Teeth find Relief
Cervitec Plus by Ivoclar Vivadent is a tooth varnish containing chlorhexidine and thymol. It helps patients overcome sensitivity in exposed root surfaces and high-risk areas. It also promotes longevity for restorations. A recent study showed reduction of hypersensitivity for 90 days after application, which is when the study ended. Results may last longer. According to […]
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Dentists Get Creative During Economic Downswing
September 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Dentists Get Creative During Economic Downswing
Depending on where you practice dentistry, you may be feeling the financial effects of our economic downswing. While cosmetic dentistry and dental spas were hot topics two and three years ago, today, many dentists are working hard to break even by providing bread-and-butter services. An article at www.mlive.com, a Michigan news site, reports that one […]
Tags: Administrative · Technology
Relief for Dentists Affected by Hurricane Ike
September 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Relief for Dentists Affected by Hurricane Ike
September 13, almost a month to the day before the ADA’s annual session in San Antonio (October 16-19), Hurricane Ike wreaked havoc on Galveston Island and Crystal Beach. The storm was officially ranked a category two, though wind of one more mile per hour would have changed the status to a category three. According to […]
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Genetic Mutations Cause Dental and Oral Abnormalities
September 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on Genetic Mutations Cause Dental and Oral Abnormalities
Cleft palate and tooth abnormalities (missing, additional, underdeveloped teeth) have been linked to a series of genes numbering more than a dozen. These include ERBB2, IRF6, MSX1, PVR, PVRL, and TGFA. University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine found the link, which could lead to risk screening and, ultimately, corrective gene therapy. People with cleft […]
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