Dear Cosmetic Dentistry Insider,
In this edition, DrBicuspid.com invites you to read and comment on one of the most popular articles in the Cosmetics Community, "Is dentistry ready to get more personal?" The article spotlights advances in genomics that are making it possible to enhance patient care. Find out about research projects fueling this transformation and what it means for dental professionals today.
The here and now of cosmetic dentistry was the focus of another recent feature, which profiled studies comparing the effectiveness of different whitening products -- including a new dentifrice, in-office and take-home whitening products, and common professional whitening products. See how they fared against their competition here.
Abroad and domestically, governments are fine-tuning their teeth-whitening legislation; read what new restrictions New Zealand put into place this month.
And in North Carolina, to the chagrin of the state dental board, nondentists can provide teeth-whitening products and services after the board lost its appeal of a U.S. Federal Trade Commission's ruling. The ruling is outlined here.
If the North Carolina teeth-whitening market is anything like the U.K., consumers prefer dentists anyway. But overall, a lack of clarity about who can whiten teeth persists.
In other news, researchers tapped the massive Orofacial Pain Prospective Evaluation and Risk Assessment study to explore the link between sleep apnea and temporomandibular disorder. And they found evidence of an association between them.
Meanwhile, another study found that even a moderate case of obstructive sleep apnea can significantly increase a person's risk for sudden cardiac death.
Finally, DrBicuspid.com spotlighted the Network for Canadian Oral Health Research program, the first of its kind in Canada, designed to encourage new, collaborative, multidisciplinary research teams to look at questions about oral health in new ways, and encourage students to consider research as a career. Learn how here.
