General Practice

Journal of Periodontology and The American Journal of Cardiology Develop Clinical Recommendations on the Treatment of Periodontitis and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading killer in the United States, is a major public health issue contributing to 2,400 deaths each day. Periodontal disease, a chronic inflammatory disease that destroys the bone and tissues that support the teeth affects nearly 75 percent of Americans and is the major cause of adult tooth loss. While the … Read more

Canadian Health Care Anti-fraud Association

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Canadian Health Care Anti-fraud Association 2009 Annual ConferenceTheme: “Eliminate Fraud: Play a Leading Role” October 1st & 2nd, 2009 Hyatt Regency Toronto370 King Street WestToronto, ON, CanadaM5V 1J9Join delegates from insurance companies, benefit sponsors, law enforcement and professional organizations across Canada, the U.S., and around the globe. This is a fantastic opportunity to discover the … Read more

Prevora to be Marketed to All Canadian Dental Offices

by Toronto and Brantford, Ontario

Prevora, the only Health Canada approved preventive treatment of adult tooth decay at the gum line (root caries), now the number one dental disease in many dental offices, will be marketed across Canada starting in April 2009.  This new, in-office prescription drug has undergone an extensive and successful test marketing program near Toronto. The novel … Read more

Research Day February 25

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Make plans to attend Research Day at the University of Manitoba, on Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Review an array of posters, hear interesting presentations and earn Continuing Dental Education credits at the Faculty of Dentistry’s annual showcase of scientific research. This year’s event takes place in Room 204 of the Brodie Centre on the University … Read more

Halitosis

by Kenneth Hamin, DMD, BSc

Imagine hearing a story that you know realistically could be the truth, but when you sit down and dissect it, the story seems surreal. We all remember what we were doing when we heard the news about the planes crashing into the World Trade Centre on 9/11. Recently, I met a dentist from New Jersey … Read more

Use of Enhanced Digital Communication in Conservative Indirect Restorative Treatment: A Case Study

by David Avery, AAS, CDT and Edward J. Swift, Jr., DMD, MS
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The contemporary clinician faces many challenges in the routine practice of general dentistry. The required range of abilities and knowledge grows almost exponentially as dental science benefits from the effects of the digital transfer of data. Yet restoration of the maxillary anterior teeth remains one of the most difficult clinical challenges for both the dentist … Read more

A Philosophical Approach to Selecting an Impression Technique

by Robert R. Cowie, DDS, FAGD, Leendert (Len) Boksman, DDS, B.Sc, F.A.D.I., F.I.C.D.
FIGURE 7--Well executed dual-arch quadrant impression taken with an inflexible metal tray and materials whose viscosities are designed for the technique employed (Quad Tray X-treme and Inflex heavy body impression material, Clinical Research Dental).

There has been an emphasis over the last decade in dentistry to make evidence-based treatment decisions, that is to use documented research rather than anecdotal evidence that a particular treatment is advantageous to a patient and that treatment is then customized to a patient’s particular needs and the conditions that they present. This philosophy seems … Read more

How the T-Scan II Occlusal Analysis System Simplifies Occlusal Adjustments in Clinical Practice

by Robert B. Kerstein, DMD
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The T Scan II Occlusal Analysis System (Tekscan, inc. Boston, MA) is a clinical adjunct that precisely measures occlusal contact timing sequences in real time, as well as, the occlusal forces contained within the sequenced occlusal contacts. It is a Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Corp. Tukwila, WA) compliant diagnostic computer workstation that requires an IBM compatible … Read more

Restoration of a Transpositioned Canine: A Case Report

by David Greenberg, HBSc, DDS
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This case study is presented as a long term approach to a rare condition not often encountered in everyday practice. Transposition of the maxillary canine to the central incisor position is an extremely rare phenomenon. The occurrence of all transpositions of the maxillary canine is about 0.4%. Canine to central is one of six possible … Read more

The Natural Evolution for the ‘Laser Dentist’; the Dental Spa

by Christopher Schmid
FIGURE 6--Medlite C6 multi wavelength nanosecond laser technology.

It’s 9:15 am and Mrs. Millward has arrived for her dental appointment. Today’s visit will involve some cosmetic tissue re-contouring with your surgical laser followed by a closed flap laser osseous re-contour in preparation for immediate impressions and temporaries. Your focus is on minimally invasive aesthetic dentistry and your investment in dental laser technology allows … Read more

Complementary Solutions for Dental Problems

by Marvin Malamed, B.Sc.Phm., C.C.N

Dentists and oral surgeons often encounter problems that do not respond to traditional allopathic therapies, or may require special preparations that are not commercially available. Nutritional deficiencies can affect the integrity of the oral mucosa. Supplementation to replace deficient vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and enzymes, as well as the use of specially-formulated medicated dosage forms … Read more

Complementary Dental Therapies and Their Education

by Gary Fortinsky, DDS
FIGURE 3--Cranial sacral therapy -- craniosacral therapy can easily be done in the dental setting at the end of a long appointment to help relax fatigued muscles.

The topic of complementary health care may be new or unfamiliar to some. Therefore, the basic concepts of the philosophy and thought behind this kind of care will be introduced first. Knowledge of the basis of this philosophy helps one understand that holistic methods treat individuals and not populations (this is the basis behind the … Read more