Crystal Ball 2004: ‘Future Proof’ Computers
Installing a system when you don’t have a crystal ball
Features
Crystal Ball 2004: 2004 Predictions
The beginning of the New Year always seems to bring with it a sense of promise and potential. Well, for those of you too anxious to wait, here are a few trends I believe will affect how you will deliver dentistry in 2004 and beyond. Trends in technology — Internet Technology is not new to … Read more
My Ode to Technology
I’ve got a desktop, a laptop, a PalmPilot, cell phone, electric toothbrush, keyless entry, battery-operated hoo-haws galore, but apparently around my home exists an invisible, impenetrable shield that does not permit high-speed Internet service. Not yesterday. Not today and not down the road either, sister. Diagnostic instruments used for nasal cavity or prostate exams in … Read more
Endodontic Retreatment: Charting a Renewed Course
By Gary D. Glassman, DDS, FRCD(C); Kenneth S. Serota, MMSc, DDS, amd Frederic Barnett, DMD The past two decades have witnessed a revolution in endodontic therapy, enabling the preservation, rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged dentitions. Fifty million root canal procedures are performed annually in North America alone. Cross-sectional retrospective studies have shown a wide range … Read more
Self Learning Assessment 2004
SLSA wishes to recognize the financial support of COLGATE PALMOLIVE CANADA, without which the Program could not have been made possible. SLSA 2004 Self Learning/Self Assessment 2004 will commence in the January 2004 issue of Oral Health. The format will continue to be four items per month for 10 months, followed by a 15-question quiz … Read more
Productive Specialist — General Practitioner Relationships
Excellent communication is the hallmark of a productive relationship between specialist and general practitioner (GP). As an endodontist since 1991, I have experienced both successes and failures in my relationships with my referring colleagues and I would like to share what strategies and concepts have worked well (and give light to events which perhaps haven’t … Read more
Crystal Ball 2004: Health & Welfare Trusts 2004 — CCRA’s Best Kept Secret
Over the last few decades progressive dentists have been active agents in the revolution transforming the profession from being providers of ‘need dentistry’ to ‘want dentistry’.
Predictable Endodontic Success: Part II — Microstructural Replication
By Yosef Nahmias, DDS, MSc, Kenneth S. Serota, DDS, MMSc, and William R. Watson Jr., DDS, MS The seminal article on warm vertical condensation of gutta-percha by Dr. Schilder1 demonstrated that hydraulic forces applied to thermo-softened gutta-percha would fill the anatomical irregularities of the root canal space in an unprecedented manner. Obturation of the prepared … Read more
News (December 01, 2003)
Patients smiling about Wi-Fi Mississauga, ON–Dr. Neil J. Gajjar says his is the first dental office in Canada to implement Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) service for his patients. Patients can use their laptops equipped with a Wi-Fi card to get an instant wireless Internet connection that will allow them to go wherever and stay connected at … Read more
Internet Directory (December 01, 2003)
ASSOCIATIONS CANADIAN ACADEMY OF PERIODONTOLOGY Excellent source of informationon periodontics. www.cap-acp.ca CANADIAN DENTAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION Bad things happen to good dentists. www.cdpa.com iCANADEN…internet CANAdian DENtistry An OPEN FORUM on the business and practice of dentistry. www.canaden.com ONTARIO STUDY CLUB FOR OSSEOINTEGRATION Seminar calendar and OSCO Information www.osco.org TORONTO ACADEMY OF DENTISTRY Toronto Meetings Calendar, CE, … Read more
Fiber Posts — Characteristics and Clinical Applications
The book is divided into 13 chapters and is 132 pages in length — a comfortable read. It begins by examining the long-term success of the prosthetic and restorative rehabilitation of endodontically treated teeth. The book illuminates our comprehension of strength reduction by touching on subjects from moisture content to endodontic access opening Chapter two … Read more
Prosthodontics – Bulimia Nervosa: A Multidisciplinary Treatment of Enamel Erosion
Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder are a serious concern in women’s oral health and a clinical challenge to dental professionals. Each of these eating disorders presents with unique patterns of psychological, medical, and dental characteristics. Appropriate dental treatment is based on the multidisciplinary facets of these conditions. The dental … Read more
2003 Self Learning Assessment Quiz
1.Compared to pin-retained amalgams, bonded amalgam restorations result in A. improved function, B. less postoperative sensitivity, C. fewer non-vital teeth over time, D. better marginal integrity, E. none of the above. 2.Which of the following properties permits bonding osteogenesis with an implant? A. Bioactivity. B. Bioenergetics. C. Bioinertia. D. Biotolerance. 3.Which of the following may … Read more
Letters (November 01, 2003)
Re: Implant Treatment versus Eendodontic Re-treatment: A Contemporary Dilemma, Milan Somborac, DDS, October 2003 I believe the article is a little to the biased side. He is comparing a 1996 implant success rate study (97%, reference 2) to a 1989 endodontic retreatment success rate study (66%, reference 3). In the 1996 implant study quoted by … Read more
Internet Directory (November 01, 2003)
ASSOCIATIONS CANADIAN ACADEMY OF PERIODONTOLOGY Excellent source of informationon periodontics. www.cap-acp.ca CANADIAN DENTAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION Bad things happen to good dentists. www.cdpa.com iCANADEN…internet CANAdian DENtistry An OPEN FORUM on the business and practice of dentistry. www.canaden.com ONTARIO STUDY CLUB FOR OSSEOINTEGRATION Seminar calendar and OSCO Information www.osco.org TORONTO ACADEMY OF DENTISTRY Toronto Meetings Calendar, CE, … Read more
The Pursuit of a Real Margin of Perfection in Prosthodontics
What separates a “margin of error” from a “margin of perfection”? Prosthodontics is the replacement and/or restoration of missing anatomic structures in the oral cavity. It also broadens to include maxillofacial concerns and temporomandibular disorders and is far more complicated than advanced restorative dentistry. The discipline of prosthodontics is a veritable amalgam. The referrals range … Read more
Implantology: Implant Treatment versus Endodontic Re-treatment – A Contemporary Dilemma
In his 1984 book, Future Shock, Alvin Toffler examines the impact of rapid technological change upon society. For the same year, a search of the National Library of Medicine website using the key words “dental” and “implants” brings up 14 papers. A decade earlier, 12 were published and a decade previous to that there were … Read more
Oral Surgery: Understanding the Principles and Applications of Oral Radiosurgery
Oral electrosurgery or radiosurgery is widely accepted throughout the world and has a broad range of clinical applications. Electrosurgery is an excellent alternative to the scalpel or lasers for soft tissue management, and in most instances, would be the instrument of choice. For those practitioners that want to incorporate electrosurgery into their routine patient treatment … Read more
Patient Management: Spirometric Evaluation of Asthmatic Patients in the Oral Surgery Office: A Pilot Study
ABSTRACT Clinical evaluation of the patient with asthma is of limited usefulness. The addition of simple spirometry can aid in the rapid and accurate assessment of airway impairment that may not be clinically evident. In this pilot study, spirometric testing revealed that 4.5 percent of all patients presenting for wisdom tooth removal under office general … Read more
Implantology: Clinical Predictability of the Presence of the Interproximal Papilla Utilizing a Simple Method of Reference
In 1992, Tarnow, Magner and Fletcher published a classic paper on a study “to determine whether the distance from the base of the contact area to the crest of bone could be correlated with the presence or absence of the interproximal papilla in humans. The results showed that when the measurement from the contact point … Read more