More than half a million dollars was given to several organizations across Windsor-Essex Thursday, from the Downtown Mission to the Residence for Young Men. The grants were awarded to support oral and mental health care programs that help vulnerable or marginalized groups. The WindsorEssex Community Foundation awarded eight local charities a total of $580,587 from … Read more
For over 50 years, Nobel Biocare has been a pioneering force for implant dentistry. At the Global Symposium in Madrid, the company is now taking innovation to another level with the announcement of its Nobel Biocare N1™ implant system. Soon to be available to dental professionals worldwide, the purpose behind the new system was to … Read more
Private equity fund Peloton Capital Management is investing $75-million in national chain 123Dentist Inc., the latest financial player to target dentistry as an industry that’s ripe for consolidation. Peloton, launched last November by veterans of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and entrepreneur Stephen Smith, is expected to announce its first deal on Thursday, buying a … Read more
Despite the fact that regular dental care may represent significant out-of-pocket expenses for many Americans, approximately 127.6 million U.S. adults visited a dentist in 2017. Preventative oral treatments are typically seen as a vital step in safeguarding one’s overall health and reducing dental-related costs later on. However, recent reports reveal that it’s entirely possible a visit to … Read more
Dr. Serge Langlois, President of the Association des chirurgiens dentistes du Québec (ACDQ), has reservations about the bill introduced today, entitled An Act to amend the Professional Code and other provisions in particular in the oral health and applied sciences sectors, and believes that, contrary to what the bill suggests, the oral health of Quebecers can … Read more
P.E.I.’s privacy commissioner says an employee of a dental office on P.E.I. disclosed sensitive, personal health information belonging to more than 1,000 patients, to a member of that staff person’s family. The commissioner said in some cases the information, contained in emails forwarded from the dental office all to the same recipient, included patients’ banking … Read more
A dental clinic has agreed to pay a woman €10,000 after a dentist refused to treat her after she disclosed that she had HIV. The dentist is also to provide the woman a written apology after she agreed to withdraw her discrimination case brought to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) under the Equal Status Act. She was … Read more
Canal disinfection, controlled memory nickel titanium, CBCT imaging, surgical microscopes, among other advances, have changed the clinical practice of endodontics dramatically in the past 20 years. CBCT provides a three-dimensional pre-operative guide to canal anatomy, which is subsequently interpreted through the microscope clinically (Fig. 1). Controlled memory nickel titanium instruments provide a faster, more predictable, … Read more
Abstract Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder that causes patients to temporarily stop or decrease their breathing repeatedly during sleep. OSA has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates as well as decreased quality-of-life. Certain patients with maxillomandibular abnormalities, such as mandibular retrognathia, suffer from moderate to severe OSA. Although continuous positive … Read more
The general dentist may often encounter patients that have undergone maxillofacial surgery at some point in the past. These patients may present with findings that include the presence of fixation hardware that is placed during surgical procedures. This hardware may not always be seen clinically. Consequently, radiological imaging is one of the key tools used … Read more
Introduction Dentists are bombarded with numerous products from our dental suppliers’ trying to sell us on the fantasy of an “atraumatic tooth extraction”, promising to improve on what we were taught in dental school. This is all in an effort to benefit our practice and the patient’s future implant site. It is our responsibility to … Read more
Dental implant therapy has made progress toward a truly digital workflow via cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging and fabricated physical guides.1,2 The latest development, however, toward an ultimately digital implant therapy workflow is robotic assistance. Robotic assistance has spread across many medical surgical disciplines with strong evidence for its utility in augmenting and enhancing … Read more
Introduction Temporal space abscesses are rare deep neck infections1 that can easily create challenges in diagnosis. Early presenting symptoms of persistent and unrelenting facial pain and trismus have been misdiagnosed as temporomandibular joint dysfunction,2,3,4,5 parotitis,2,3,5,6 trigeminal neuralgia5,7 and diabetic neuropathy in uncontrolled diabetes.5 A temporal space abscess caused by a neck abscess from an attempted … Read more
Introduction Metastatic dissemination to the jaws and oral cavity is a rare phenomenon for the natural course and progression of cancer. Amongst all oral malignancies, metastatic tumors account for only 1% of cases.1 However, in up to 25% of cases, a metastatic tumor in the oral cavity represents an occult malignancy or a primary tumor … Read more
From 30 May until 1 June 2019, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons from across Canada will convene in Calgary, AB for the 66th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (CAOMS). The meeting is an excellent opportunity to maintain or enhance our surgical knowledge, meet with representatives from industry suppliers, and … Read more
The Internationally recognized specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) has its historic origins through innovations arising from the care of the wounded in theatres of global conflict. The combined skills of Medicine and Dentistry that were acquired through these unfortunate human events, rapidly expanded the scope of the OMFS specialty. Currently, the education of … Read more
Cavities in teeth may result from an immune system response, not just bacteria, according to a recent U of T study. This counters decades of established thinking in dental research. In 1970, Dr. John Gabrovsek of the Cleveland Clinic published research in the Journal of Dental Research that found that our immune system may contribute to dental cavities. But … Read more
A local dental clinic is notifying nearly 30 patients that they may have been put at risk of disease. Peak Vista says some of their dental tools were improperly-cleaned at their main clinic in Colorado Springs. It’s at the International Circle location near Airport Road and Printers Parkway. 11 News started asking questions after a … Read more
A new analysis of antibiotics prescribed before dental procedures has found that 80.9% are unnecessary, with most prescriptions being written for patients who don’t require them. The study, published today in JAMA Network Open,found that antibiotic prophylaxis was prescribed in more than 168,000 dental visits from 2011 to 2015. In 90% of these visits, a procedure … Read more
On Wednesday, April 24, the Faculty of Dentistry’s simulation lab was officially named in recognition of a $1 million gift from dentalcorp, Canada’s leading network of dental clinics. Four executives from Toronto-based dentalcorp were present for the naming, including CEO and founder Graham Rosenberg. As Dr. Ben Davis, dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, made … Read more