Week in Review: Murder conviction | Practice sales | Implants

Dear DrBicuspid Member,

Our top story of the week features a murder conviction -- a popular topic among DrBicuspid readers. You also won't want to miss three well-read stories about implants, including one about anterior teeth replacement, another on imaging limitations, and an article covering a new surgical method. Finally, DrBicuspid will not publish new content on Monday, September 4, in observance of Labor Day. If you also have the day off, I hope you can spend some time recharging and perhaps catching up on some of the dentistry news you missed this past week.

Here are this week's top stories:

• A jury in Maryland found an oral surgeon guilty of murdering his 25-year-old former patient turned girlfriend who overdosed on a cocktail of prescription medications he regularly administered to her.
  
  
• The average age of dentists who are selling their practice is dropping. Dental practice brokerage professional Troy Jones explores the reasons why.
  
  
• A new dental implant surgical method that includes the use of a single drill and a bone-shaping instrument reduced bleeding and procedure time in a patient with coagulopathy.
  
  
• Panoramic x-rays may not be enough to get an accurate view of residual bone that is available for an implant when the maxillary sinus is tiny and alveolar resorption is significant.
  
  
• When it comes to replacing anterior teeth, implant-supported single crowns may fare better than resin-bonded fixed dental prostheses.