Dear DrBicuspid Member,
Since the introduction of the first home-use product in 1989, teeth whitening has become a multibillion-dollar business. Today, a dizzying array of home teeth-whitening products are available to consumers -- along with just as many opinions about the safety of these products when left in the hands of those determined to make their teeth as white as they can possibly be.
In a presentation at the Yankee Dental Congress in Boston, Dorothy Vannah, R.D.H., of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine offered dental professionals some practical advice on how to help patients avoid the pitfalls they often face on the path to aesthetic nirvana. Click here to read more, or visit our Cosmetics Community.
In other clinical news, few dentists currently use all-resin-composite crowns, but new studies -- including one that will be presented at the International Association for Dental Research annual meeting in July -- suggest they may actually be more durable than all-ceramic crowns. Read more in this Restoratives Community feature.
And in Imaging Community news, the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology is sporting a new look and taking a leadership role in developing guidelines for the use of cone-beam CT. Click here to read more about what the academy has been up to since Dr. Allan Farman took over as president last October.
Finally, over on the Second Opinion page, Dr. Alan Goldstein explains the Tibetan concept of Bardo and how it can change your life -- for the better.
