GLG News by Cosmetic and General Dentists (US)

I do agree that in general most dentists will continue to stay busy in a down economy but many may find patients delaying elective care such as orthodontics, implants and large cosmetic cases. Many of these procedures are stricly out of pocket thus adding pressure to an already stressed consumer. ...

This article mistakenly categorizes cosmetic dentistry as totally elective .  When dentists perform comprehensive dental esams, the following aspects of the patient should ALWAYS be considered: 1.  Overall health of patient - there are oral manifestations with diseases, illnesses, conditions...

This article fails to explain how Lipsovir will prevent breakouts of new lesions.  They say that early use of the ointment in an episode will shorten the duration about 1 1/2 days but where is the evidence that it prevent new episodes?  Also there is a lot of viral resistance to acyclovir,...

Treatments like pulsed radiofrequency are difficult to prove.   We need a study with a large number of participants and a good control.  University backing is essential as there is so much room for fraud in industry controlled research.

This article announces the launch of Aquoral, from Auriga Laboratories, a prescription product that helps to reduce xerostomia, also known as dry mouth. Based on what I read in the article, it's a rinse that is lipid based (which means it's some kind of a fat containing rinse) that coats the teeth and...

This article claims that Milestone Scientific will release a brand new anesthesia system at the Chicago Mid Winter Dental Convention that will completely alter the way that anesthetic is given.  Apparently, the STA system is so new and different, that it will blow traditional syringes out of the...

This article summarizes a study where 31 of 175 patients were examined after having had computer assisted implant placement. The conclusion of the study was that the one hour implant system had more postoperative complications than the traditional method -- nearly 3 times more outright failures of implants...

According to the article, ozone can be applied to a tooth under a rubber cup for about a minute, and it will kill decay causing bacteria in the zone where it was applied, after which the tooth would then re-mineralized and decay would be eliminated in a tooth.  It recommends that this treatment...

This article isn't just about the possibility of cloning human teeth and replacing the titanium dental implants that are currently the latest tooth replacement technologies.  This article is about the very forefront of bioengineering research, and this kind of technology opens some very neat possibilities...

The University of Texas at Austin has been granted $6 million to develop technologies that will diagnose various different diseases through simple salivary tests. If they can do so, testing for disease, hormones, antibodies or compliance with certain medications may become as routine and inexpensive...