During the last two-and-a-half years, we have lived a huge sociological experiment that will be studied for decades to come. The impact of the COVID measures will be discussed and dissected ad nauseum, with no clear consensus likely as the outcome. What we do know is what we missed the most – the joy of … Read more
Introduction: Old Job, New Tool Since the 1950s, when x-ray photography came into widespread use in dentistry, the radiograph has been a dentist’s primary diagnostic tool.1 It is easy to see why: Only a tiny fraction of what a radiograph shows can be seen by the unaided eye. In other branches of medicine, radiology is … Read more
Introduction When thinking about managing dental caries as a disease, and not just the outcomes, one might look to a health network, to see how they characterize the management of that disease, as they would with other health conditions. If you were to look at the Mayo Clinic as a source, you would find this … Read more
Amazing Technology The medical management of gangrene during the American Civil War was to amputate a limb above the infection site to prevent ongoing bacterial proliferation into the surrounding tissues. (Fig. 1) Fig. 1 During a lecture in 2000, Dr Graham Mount, a pioneer in the clinical use of glass ionomer cement, described dentistry as … Read more
When we complete a resin restoration, we hope that it will last, be attractive, wear well, retain its polish, maintain shade, reject extrinsic stain, and not fracture (Figs. 2 & 3) Resins today number in the hundreds. While most are clearly superior to the handful available at the beginning of the adhesive era, we remain … Read more
Introduction Dental implant placement and implant-supported rehabilitations are highly successful treatment options, and more implants are being placed recently by general dental practitioners and specialists than ever before.1 For dental implant treatment to be successful, it is imperative to have a firm and stable osseointegration. Where, osseointegration is defined as the direct structural and functional … Read more
Host-associated bacteria exist on a continuum, from commensals with low virulence and beneficial properties to disease-causing pathogens whose colonization can be deadly.1 As microbiomes evolve, their metabolites, interspecies interactions, and the host immune compartment can cause changes to the bacterial niche that facilitate the outgrowth of microorganisms associated with a dysbiotic state; this, in turn, … Read more
Introduction These are unprecedented times. The opioid crises strain our communities. The challenge for dental practitioners mirrors the need for new pathways. Being successful with patient treatment is imperative for all practicing dentists. Treatment success is determined by the outcome for the patient. Patients care primarily for levels of morbidity and only then for esthetics, … Read more
Aerospace. Aeronautics. Automotive. World-class precision engineering is vital for manufacturing legends such as Ferrari, Jaguar, Tesla, Maserati, Mercedes, Aston Martin, and NASA. Ditron makes critical components for those companies, and the same high quality that sets those icons apart now is the driving force behind Ditron Dental USA implants. Dr. Matteo Danza provided the implant … Read more