Study finds oral tongue cancer increasing in young, white females

From Physorg.com A UNC study released this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds an increasing incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue in young white females in the United States over the last three decades. A team of researchers from UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center analyzed data from the National Cancer Institute‘s Surveillance, … Read more

Sinusitis of Dental Origin

From: Maarten Meire <maartenmeire@gmail.com>Reply-To: ROOTS <roots@ls.rxdentistry.com>Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 20:34:08 +0100To: ROOTS <roots@ls.rxdentistry.com>Subject: [roots] Sinusitis of dental origin Hello Rooters,   Haven’t posted for a while, for the same reasons as Bojidar explained. Now things start to settle (and I get more sleep :-),,) I hope to find more time to prepare cases.   Here is a … Read more

Retreatment case – looking for other disciplines and/or Dr. Goodbar

The intention of this blog continues to be the blending of graphics, video and hopefully, soon to be forthcoming – ANIMATION…..as suggested, I’m somewhat access limited to other disciplines – however, there are scads of Canadian dentist who deserve to be showcased in this format and others as yet to be defined……..eChronicles immediately come to … Read more

Brand recognition and loyalty – Huzzah!! BIOLASE Announces the Formation of a New Division: BIOLASE Imaging

IRVINE, CA–(Marketwire – February 24, 2011) – BIOLASE Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLTI), the World’s leading dental laser manufacturer and distributor, today announced that it has formed a new division, BIOLASE Imaging, to design and distribute state-of-the-art extra-oral and intra-oral dental imaging devices. The creation of BIOLASE Imaging will enable the Company to offer high-quality diagnostic solutions … Read more

ECIR resorption case

ECIR resorption case…..you can see from the scan where the resorption is limited to…….this is post ortho. I’d repeat the certify me, certify you blues refrain, but last night as I was parking my car, a bullet whizzed by and took out my tail light……….thus I shall refrain from the refrain and recruse myself from … Read more

Maxillary Sinus Lift and Implant Placement (Ankylos C/X)

The intent of this new phase of the MOUTHING OFF BLOG is to make it more and more visual and graphic with images, video clips and animations.  A friend from St. Louis, Dr. William Cohen, shared this with an implant forum. Bill completes a maxillary sinus lift and simultaneous dental implant placement (Ankylos C/X) utilizing … Read more

And the reason for this is…………….?

From the Street Wire NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Sirona Dental Systems (Nasdaq:SIRO) hit a new 52-week high Monday as it traded at $52.35 compared with its previous 52-Week high of $52.08. Sirona Dental Systems is changing hands at $52.10 with 1,193 shares traded as of 9:31 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 305,700 shares over … Read more

Root Perforation Repair

As an endude, the majority of the material I have access to is related to enduding.  There are TONS of other disciplines on YOU TUBE, but the objective of this little itty bitty piece of the blogosphere is to showcase Canuckian talent………if you are slightly geekified and you have material you would like to share, … Read more

Certify me, certify you blues – IT’S A DIAGNOSTIC IMPERATIVE

From: Michiel de Cleen <mjhc@xs4all.nl>Reply-To: ROOTS <roots@ls.rxdentistry.com>Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 16:22:31 +0100To: ROOTS <roots@ls.rxdentistry.com>Subject: [roots] cbct-resorption A 17-yr old girl was referred for diagnosis and treatment. Only with a CBCT I could fully appreciate the extent of the resorptive defects…….   Michiel Related articles What Can Be Done for Root Resorption? (everydayhealth.com)

Certify me, certify you blues – my aunt Fannie!

All this vituperation about small FOV cbCT may well get me in trouble, but frankly, it’s worth it if enough folks get the message and make a little noise. I’m not suggesting that anyone take over Crescent Street and block traffic, although…… Image via Wikipedia From a ROOTER – Made this screen capture you tube … Read more

You’ve got to accentuate the positive, extrapolate the obvious

The story you will be directed to by the hyperlink below is a game changer for most big box businesses and the customer experience…….NOW ask yourselves, how long will it be before Dentrix or Abel or PracticeWorks or Live DDM or whomever introduces tablet computers for your office that do scheduling et al from the … Read more

Change – Why are our days numbered and not, say, lettered?

“Innovation–the heart of the knowledge economy–is fundamentally social.” — Malcolm Gladwell Image via Wikipedia By Benj Edwards from PCMAG.com New technology has been killing off older technology since the dawn of mankind. Thanks to irrepressible human ingenuity, we’re always inventing newer and better ways to do things, which makes those older methods fade into history. … Read more

New FullHD video of Piezoelectric Apical Microsurgery

From ROOTS member Leandro A. P. Pereira ………pssssssst – if you choose to comment, bug Melissa to bug Kim to get a “plug in” for the blog software that will let me embed YOU TUBE CODE!!!!! nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more. Increasingly, the vision for this blog is morphing…..and with any luck, come … Read more

The Root Canal Anatomy Project – there is magic and wonder in the world

“The Root Canal Anatomy Project” is being shared with Oral Health and those who enjoy this blog by members of the ROOTS forum. It is my most evanescent hope that others from the dental community in Canada and elsewhere will begin to contribute content to this forum and turn it into an educational powerhouse. Social … Read more

Now this is dental trauma REDUX, Dr. B. Made Off, DDS

As a followup to Catherine’s post………in the era of Bernie Q. Made Off, how could anyone remain this gullible……..by the by, I have some swamp land in FLA for sale…..and one of the perpetrators was a periodontist, nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more…all kidding aside, look up the Latin term, Nullius in Verba and … Read more

America’s Toothfairy celebrates 5th anniversary

From left: Mike Cohen, Mike Orecchia, David Lang and Dan Parrilli. (DTI/Photo Mark Eisen, DTA) Mar 1, 2011 | USA by Fred Michmershuizen, Dental Tribune America CHICAGO: Hundreds of dental industry leaders were on hand during the Midwinter Meeting as National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF), known as America’s Toothfairy, held its fifth anniversary celebration … Read more

Dentists should be checking blood pressure in children

From Topix Because it has no symptoms, children don’t usually complain.  Catching it early is key and now pediatric dentists are stepping up to help doctors find it. Dr. David Kaelber of MetroHealth Medical Center came up with an easier to follow chart to help dentists know if their pediatric patient has high blood pressure. It’s … Read more