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NYU Study Finds that Dentists Could Screen 20 Million Americans for Chronic Illnesses

Nearly 20 million Americans annually visit a dentist but not a general healthcare provider, according to an NYU study published in the American Journal of Public Health.The study, conducted by a nursing-dental research team at NYU, was the first of

Orthodontist Trademarks OJW

Ted Rothstein, DDS, PhD, Brooklyn, NY, has received a trademark from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the term "OJW." OJW is an acronym for Orthodontic Jaw Wiring, a method of weight control that Rothstein's office

Study Finds PACS Can Eliminate the Need for Hand Tracing During Cephalometric Analysis

Researchers at the University College of London Eastman Dental Institutehave found that the chairside picture archiving and communicationssystem (PACS) can eliminate the need for hand tracing when conductingorthodontic cephalometric analysis. Their

Study Finds Widespread Dental Disease on Indian Reservation

A new studyhas found that 40% of children and nearly 60% of adults on the PineRidge Indian Reservation in South Dakota suffer from moderate to urgentdental needs, including infections and other problems that could belife-threatening. The findings of

Study Finds that Occlusal Plane Angle Affects Smile Attractiveness

Researchers from the Eastman Dental Institute at University College London have found that changing occlusal plane angle can affect the attractiveness of a patient's smile, according to an article on DrBicuspid.com.To determine the influence

Mechanics for Posterior Open-Bite Correction with TADs

Posterior open bites are one of the more challenging malocclusions for clinicians to treat. An effective treatment modality is to use TADs placed to the buccal with powerchain or Nikodem springs placed from the TAD, wrapped under the wire and

Laser Pointers

I have been using a soft-tissue laser for about 1 year now. I was hesitant at first, since I didn't want to use anesthesia and possibly scare my young patients, but now I use it almost every day in my practice.I use a compounding gel made locally

An Early Treatment Philosophy

Talk about early: It has been theorized that around 400 to 500 BC, Hippocrates and Aristotle contemplated ways to straighten teeth. Ancient mummies have been discovered with metal bands around their teeth and cat gut strung between them to provide

Removing Glass Ionomer Cement from a Band or Crown

Removing glass ionomer cement from a band or crown can be very difficult and time-consuming. In the past, it has either been removed by sandblasting the cement from the band or crown, or by using a handpiece to slowly and carefully remove the cement

Aesthetic Retention

Retention is the key to long-term stability after orthodontic treatment, especially in adults. I use the ASTICS retainer in my practice. It is a Hawley retainer with a clearlabial bow. The aesthetics are excellent, and the adjustable labial bowand

Online Continuing Education

Robert P. Scholz, DDS, interviews Gerald S. Samson, DDS, and Jason B. Cope, DDS, PhD, about how they provide Web-based CE

Clinical Tips

Early treatment, soft-tissue lasers, and TADs

Study Finds That Lollipops Reduce Tooth Decay

A new studyhas found that sugar-free lollipops containing licorice root extractsignificantly reduce the bacteria that causes tooth decay, specificallyin preschool children at high risk. The findings appear in the European Archives of Pediatric

Acceleration By Vibration

An early user of OrthoAccel's AcceleDent System, Asif Chatoo, BDS, DS, RCS(Eng), MSc, MOrth RCS(Eng), has seen firsthand how the device can shorten threatment time

Clinical Tips

Tips on aesthetic retention and removing glass ionomer cement from a band or crown

AJO-DO Study Finds Opalescence Treswhite Effective

An 8% hydrogen peroxide bleaching agent was found to be effective in patients wearing fixed orthodontic appliances, according to a study published in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.Researchers assessed six anterior

British Researchers Develop Digital Camera to Detect Early Tooth Decay and Plaque

Researchers at the University of Liverpool, in collaboration with dental health care developers Inspektor Research Systems BV,Amsterdam, the Netherlands, have developed iDENTifi, a clinical digitalcamera designed to identify early tooth decay and

Study Finds High Success Rate for Miniscrew Implants

Miniscrew implants demonstrated an 87.7% success rate when used for anchorage reinforcement, according to a recent study conducted by Greek researchers. The findings appear in the Journal of Dental Research.For the study, the researchers conducted

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