Evidence based dentistry

How many drills does it take to create an osteotomy, burs to prep a veneer, an inlay-onlay, a crown?

How many files does it take to sculpt a root canal space if: (Illogical logic of dangerous dichotomies – PART DEUX) A root canal space is an arborizational, anastomotic, labyrinthine complexity, morphologically comparable to the pathways of a maze. http://endodontiafobusp.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/apical-delta/apical-delta1/ http://endodontiafobusp.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/apical-delta/apical-delta2/ http://endodontiafobusp.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/apical-delta/apical-delta3/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keVqnGbo5Pc[/youtube]

Illogical Logic of Dangerous Dichotomies

http://www.slideshare.net/kendo160/wave-one-jan2012 http://www.slideshare.net/kendo160/dentinal-tubule-infection-as-the-cause-of-recurrent-disease-and-late-endodontic-treatment-failure-a-case-report-12270277 If you read both these articles, you have to be left with a sense of the “dangerous dichotomies” in their relative perspective. If one were to consider all possibilities suggested “in a step by step linear manner” and then formulate a solution that is best for all contingencies, you are left with a disparate fait … Read more

What you talkin’ ’bout Willis?!

Fluorescence mainly an adjunct for occlusal caries detection By Kathy Kincade, Editor in Chief DrBicuspid – April 2, 2012 — While fluorescence-based caries detection devices have been shown to offer clinical decision-making support, visual inspection should continue to be the primary detection method for occlusal caries, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.  Visual … Read more

Crippled Epistomology

Op-ed piece from an online discussion forum……..worth a read….everything is grist for the mill……….there is method and madness in the concept of a dental knowledge network in Canada. There is no question that anonymity will lead to some incendiary commentary, but have you been reading the newspaper these days?  It’s a part of life, the … Read more

This ‘un’s for all you single file users; that’s a joke son, I say a joke

The images and videos of “The Root Canal Anatomy Project” blog were developed at the Laboratory of Endodontics of Ribeirao Preto Dental School – Univesity of Sao Paulo – and may be freely used for attributed noncommercial educational purposes by educators, scholars, student and clinicians. It means that all material used should include proper attribution … Read more

Clinical Endodontic Case from Brazil

MENTOR / NEXUS – Multiplatform Educational Nexus Terminal for Online Resources / Node for Educational Excellence and Unified Searches………..pick an acronym, pick a study club, an association, an institution – read article – and then ask yourself, why this educational modality is NOT littering the landscape based on any topic, any discipline. My name is Mauro i´am … Read more

Liar liar, pants on fire

The frequency with which scientists fabricate and falsify data, or commit other forms of scientific misconduct is a matter of controversy. Many surveys have asked scientists directly whether they have committed or know of a colleague who committed research misconduct, but their results appeared difficult to compare and synthesize. This is the first meta-analysis of … Read more

The power of media to subvert

The fun part of being a grandfather is when the kids take a nap, you can justify taking one too.  The fun part of a nap at my age is that you can catch up on non-dental reading, albeit, the reading for whatever reason has a tangential relationship to dentistry, sob. You can take the … Read more

A Closer Look at Teeth May Mean More Fillings

By Ritchie S. King – the New York Times – November 28, 2011 Until 2010, Amelia Nuwer, 22, visited the same dentist every year in Biloxi, Miss., her hometown. And every year she came back with a clean bill of dental health: no fillings necessary. Then, as a junior at the University of Alabama, she … Read more

There is a god; we made the New York Times Sunday Review

IT’S become commonplace to criticize the “Occupy” movement for failing to offer an alternative vision. But the thousands of activists in the streets of New York and London aren’t the only ones lacking perspective: economists, to whom we might expect to turn for such vision, have long since given up thinking in terms of economic … Read more

Dentists not heeding ADA’s call to seal noncavitated lesions

By Rob Goszkowski, Assistant Editor Dr. Bicuspid September 1, 2011 — As it rolls out clinical recommendations, the ADA is on a mission to guide general dentists to a decision-making process that combines the doctor’s experience and the patient’s preference with scientific evidence. Read article Related articles Dr. Bicuspid – Leaders in Dentistry: A conversation with … Read more

Caveat emptor

The longer I practice, the more consumed I am with evidence versus eminence based science. Accelerator pedals lock, rubber flies off tires, SUV‘s are prone to rollover and endodontic files will break no matter who says no. From the ROOTS forum. The Patient was referred today. The RD came with the patient in my office … Read more

A recent study supports the use of fluoride-releasing dental restoratives

From Dental Healthub Imaging Wednesday, August 10, 2011 A recent study published in Prilozi (2011, 32(1):283-94;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21822195) suggests that fluoride-releasing conventional glass ionomer, resin modified glass-ionomer, compomer and glass ionomer cement restorations help to reduce secondary caries in permanent immature and deciduous teeth. The study, authored by E Giogievska of the Paediatric and Preventative Department of … Read more

Oh yoo Canadians!!

From Dr. Bicuspid – June 28, 2011 Researchers from the University of Alberta conducted a systematic search of electronic databases, including Medline, PubMed, Embase,Cochrane Library,and Web of Science up until May 2010. They identified and selected articles in which investigators explored anterior dental aesthetics from a layperson’s perspective, and assigned methodological scores to the studies. … Read more

Are we doing enough?

I would like to refer you to: https://public.me.com/ken.serota160 Download the article listed as sdarticle.pdf Lars Spangberg is passing the baton as the Section Editor for Endodontology in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology. He is a one of the foremost endodontic educators in the world. His editorial is to my mind … Read more

Live dental events help grow 3-D education

From Dental IQ – June 3, 2011 HATFIELD, Pennsylvania–The 3D Imaging Institute, sponsored by Imaging Sciences International, has announced the latest addition to its curriculum of 3-D dentistry events: the Live 3D Dentistry Forum. Image via Wikipedia To read more about Imaging Sciences, go to Imaging Sciences. The clinical event combines lectures, live scans, real-time surgical,and … Read more