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ORTHODONTICS: More Than Just Pretty Smiles
ABSTRACT: Current trends in orthodontic care emphasize nonextraction treatment, despite a lack of support from the refereed literature for many of the proposed alternatives to the extraction of premolars. In addition, anecdotal reports published in non peer-reviewed journals have called into question the esthetic effects of extraction treatment. As calls for evidence-based treatments increase throughout dentistry, reports on the effects (both positive and negative) of different orthodontic options have appeared in increasing numbers. It is the purpose of this article to summarize the results of investigations describing the esthetic impact of extraction and nonextraction orthodontic treatment.
A summary of interesting sites for our readers to browse (February 01, 2000)
www.sna.com/tdic/ members/Forms.htm Tools to help manage and reduce liability risks. Site includes forms for documenting key aspects of the doctor/patient relationship. www.hotfiles.com ZDNet’s ‘download’ site. www.herring.com Like its paper counterpart, this site caters to the venture capital and startup communities. It offers daily, original business technology news, analysis and research. www.fedstats.gov A Website for more … Read more
The Eighty-Five Percent Myth
From my vantage point of having been in dentistry for more than 30 years, both in active practice and as editor/chairman of Oral Health, I have witnessed a lot of changes in dentistry – some for the better, some for the worse and some where the jury is still out. Having had two careers, one … Read more
INFECTION CONTROL: Heart Attacks, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and Bacteria
Theory has it that inflammation produced by low-grade chronic infections can play a major part in CAD (coronary artery disease). Inflammation, we know, produces a response by the immune system which in this case can be detrimental in that these mobilized cells injure the frail lining of blood vessels by secreting chemicals that stimulate the … Read more
The Lessons of Y2K
Well folks, Y2K has come and gone. The dire predictions of mass computers crashing, aircraft falling, missiles detonating, riots, ill fitting crowns, electrical outages and frozen senior citizens with starving pets on their laps have not come to pass. With few exceptions, these problems did not happen. They did not happen in North America where … Read more
PRODUCT PROFILE: A Product Based On Accelerated and Stabilized Hydrogen Peroxide: Evidence for Broad-Spectrum Germicidal Activity
ABSTRACT Introduction: Chemical germicides are important in infection control. However, there are mounting concerns on the human and environmental safety of many germicidal products in use today. Whereas it may be difficult to find formulations that are effective while being totally safe, this paper describes the broad-spectrum germicidal activity of Virox, a product based on … Read more
PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY: Case Report Bilateral Supernumerary Teeth
SUMMARY This case report describes a seven-year-old female Caucasian who presented with a clinically missing permanent central incisor, an erupted supernumerary tooth, and a bilateral unerupted supernumerary tooth. The decision as to when or whether or not to extract is still a controversy. Supernumerary teeth can be found anywhere in the mouth.1 They have a … Read more
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CLINICAL PHOTOGRAPHY: PART V A Practical Guide for Achieving Excellence in Dental Photography: The Indirect or Mirror Intra Oral Views
Our last article reviewed the buccal photographs using dental mirrors.7 The purpose of this article is to review the lingual, full occlusal and quadrant occlusal photographs using dental mirrors. These photographs are relatively easier to achieve than the buccal views. This article will not cover the concepts and information described in our previous articles but … Read more
Infant Dental Care
The prevalence of caries has significantly decreased in North American born children. For some groups of young children, however, it remains distressingly high. Early childhood caries, more familiarly referred to as baby bottle decay, is a form of rampant decay affecting children aged from I to 3 years. Although early childhood caries has been shown … Read more