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Money Handcuffs

Dentist allegedly solicits employee for inappropriate favor

April 2, 2025

Broken Dental Bridge Iryna

These patients may be more likely to experience denture failure

April 2, 2025

Hands Arthritis Rheumatoid

Patients with lupus, RA may want to wake up on oral health

April 2, 2025

Dr Meena Barsoum 400

Clinical tip: A different way to get an accurate tooth margin

April 2, 2025

Dentist allegedly solicits employee for inappropriate favor

By Melissa Busch

A dentist faces criminal charges after allegedly attempting to pay a receptionist at the practice he jointly owns for a sexual favor.

April 2, 2025

Money Handcuffs

These patients may be more likely to experience denture failure

Patients with these characteristics may be more likely to require procedures on abutment teeth, increasing the risk of removable partial denture failure. This study was recently published in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.

April 2, 2025

Broken Dental Bridge Iryna

Patients with lupus, RA may want to wake up on oral health

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus may have an increased risk of dental decay and a higher oral bacteria presence. The study was published recently in BMC Oral Health.

April 2, 2025

Hands Arthritis Rheumatoid

Clinical tip: A different way to get an accurate tooth margin

If you've ever had difficulty getting the right margins when preparing a tooth, Dr. Meena Barsoum has some advice that can help any dentist.

April 2, 2025

Dr Meena Barsoum 400

Cyberattack hits DSO Chord Specialty Dental, affecting 170K

By Melissa Busch

A cybersecurity attack has struck dental service organization (DSO) Chord Specialty Dental Partners, formerly Spark Dental, possibly exposing patient personal data.

April 1, 2025

Cyberattack Data Song About Summer

General dentistry may be on the verge of death

By Melissa Busch

Overspecialization may be strangling general dentistry, according to a new perspective.

April 1, 2025

Dental Patient Edward R

Researchers to study gum disease germ's link to Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the Augusta University Dental College of Georgia have received a $2.8 million grant to study the link between a periodontal bacterium and Alzheimer's disease, according to news from the university.

April 1, 2025

Brain Puzzle Dementia

Modern solutions for class II restoration challenges

By Dr. Ben Alvarez

The sectional matrix has been perhaps the best advancement in modern dentistry. Recently, Ultradent introduced its new Halo Sectional Matrix System. Dr. Ben Alvarez provides his tested-in-the field review.

April 1, 2025

Dr. Ben Alvarez.

From IDS: Revolutionizing caries treatment? vVardis hopes to begin new era in dentistry

In an exclusive chat with DrBicuspid, Drs. Haley and Goly Abivardi discuss vVardis' noninvasive, drill-free, and pain-free application that can be performed by dentists.

April 1, 2025

Drs. Haley and Goly Abivardi, co-founders of vVardis

9-year-old girl dies hours after dental surgery

By Melissa Busch

A girl who had turned 9 about two weeks earlier died after she was given anesthesia and underwent dental surgery at a dental practice in California.

March 31, 2025

Emergency Robert Hainer

Biologic agents may lead to more dental problems

Patients taking common biologic agents to help treat cancer and other diseases may be at greater risk of needing more dental treatment, according to a study published recently in Oral Diseases.

March 31, 2025

These trace elements may be linked to caries in the U.S.

By Melissa Busch

Dental caries may be linked to the presence of certain trace elements, according to a new study.

March 31, 2025

Blood Test Samples Lab

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