At this point, everyone on Earth (except maybe Sweden) is itching for the Covid-19 lockdown to be over. Over the past few days, the glimmer of hope has come from the idea of antibody testing and point-of-care testing. More than 20 biotech companies, such as Premier Biotech, have scaled up production of “antibody testing” and…
Nitrous oxide is seen as the “safest” form of sedation given in the dental setting. Since almost all of the nitrous oxide ingested is expelled unchanged, its delivery has become routine, due to its relative physiological safety. In routine, it is important to review the minutiae – the small details that tend to be forgotten…
Direct restorations can be a relatively low cost and a minimally invasive treatment option for the esthetic case. However, in a case aiming to restore anterior teeth involving a bonded lingual wire, our options of accessibility are limited. Here we outline a case by Dr. Malterud, showing how esthetics restorations in the presence of a…
What is tougher for patients other than endodontic treatment? Having endodontic treatment done again! Considering that the failure rate of root canals are somewhere around 5% to 22%, its astonishing to think that the US could have 750,000 to 3.3 million root canal failure cases per year. The criterion for a successful root canal is…
With progress in dental materials manufacturing, the demand for esthetics is increasing – both with the patient and the practitioner. For decades, the gold standard for fixed prostheses was the metal-ceramic crown. However, zirconia crowns have ushered in greater demand within the past 10 years, due to their superior esthetic quality, especially in anterior restorations.…
Any treatment performed should stand the test of time. When dealing with the esthetic restoration of teeth, what you see during the time of insertion is expected to remain stable for years going forward. There has been much speculation regarding the gingival stability surrounding porcelain laminate veneers (PLV). Although short-term studies have shown favorable stability…
Fluorosis can be seen in varying degrees of severity. Regardless of the severity, it can produce a very un-esthetic condition, especially on anterior teeth. This condition can have a profound effect on the psychosocial state of a patient; especially considering the young age that fluorosis is first noticed. This undesirable mineralization of enamel is brought…
The Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE-2) has been at the center of uncovering the pathogenesis of Covid-19. ACE-2 decreases the production of angiotensin II in the body. Angiotensin II is a vasoconstrictor, and logically angiotensin receptor blockers are a commonly used anti-hypertensive medication. In addition to being pro-hypertensive, angiotensin II induces many immune responses in…
Case Presentation – Full report can be accessed here. 76-year-old male. Presents to the hospital due to headache and drainage of purulent discharge on right side of his face. Patient’s medical history indicated hypertension, alcoholism, and previous history of smoking. The patient was in a car accident three months ago, for which he was treated…
In ancient societies most tooth wear was linked to a coarser diet. Today most tooth wear is linked to bruxism. More than 42% of US population has reported some sort of bruxism in their adult life, 16% associated with sleep and 24% associated with day bruxism. The main contributors to bruxism are seen to be…