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Changes in Dental Anxiety over Time
An interesting article titled “Changes in dental anxiety among 15‐ to 21‐year‐olds. A 2‐year longitudinal analysis based on the Tromsø study: Fit futures” written by Nermo et al. appears in Community...
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Reasons Why You Should Look Into Cosmetic Dentistry
Aesthetic dentistry has many advantages to offer. That is why it’s so popular. Smile fillings are so affordable nowadays that almost anyone can improve their smile one way or another through aesthetic...
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Indications for Removal of Wisdom Teeth
These days in 2019 the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) has a page on their website titled “Third Molar Research News” that contains information on how to manage wisdom...
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According to the March/April 2019 and May/June 2019 editions of AAOMS Today, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) is utilizing new methods to reach patients for wisdom...
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Does a Patient’s Psychological Profile Influence Pain Experienced by Wisdom...
An interesting article titled “Does Psychological Profile Influence Third Molar Extraction and Postoperative Pain?” appears in the 2017 edition of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery written...
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Improving the Mental Health of Oral Surgeons
Before on this site mental health of dentists has been discussed and particularly addressing mental health issues early on such as during dental education see for example the posts A Counseling Model...
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Updated Sedation Guidelines in Dentistry for Children
Recently new guidelines have been issued regarding the use of sedation for dental procedures performed on children. In the past on this site some scrutiny has been placed on sedation provided to...
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Risks of Keeping Wisdom Teeth: Infected Wisdom Tooth Removal Leads to Sepsis
Recently a case of a 25 year old woman from England who developed an infected wisdom tooth has been reported. The woman had the infected wisdom tooth removed in December 2018 after repeated infections...
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Delivering Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment in Dental Practices
An interesting article titled “Dentist-Perceived Barriers and Attractors to Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Provided by Mental Health Providers in Dental Practices,” written by Heyman et al. appears in...
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Profit Motives in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Utilizing Sedation
Recently on this site it was discussed how guidelines have come out from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommending when deep sedation or...
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Difference Between Oral Surgeons and Dentists
If a patient is in need of dental treatment there are different specialists to consider. Depending on the type of dental treatment being received a patient may be better off seeing a dentist or may be...
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Difference between Cosmetic Surgeon and Plastic Surgeon for Facial Procedures
Many patients are interested in having procedures done to improve the functional and aesthetic aspects of the face. However many may not know that there is a difference between a cosmetic surgeon and...
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Outcomes Data Registry for Dentistry
Using large amounts of data from many different dentists or surgeons is a way to improve the quality of healthcare. From such clinical data registries in healthcare many things can be gleaned...
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Using lower wisdom teeth developmental stages determined from panoramic...
Recently, two articles have been published on this site regarding forensic age estimation using wisdom teeth and using panoramic x-rays of lower wisdom teeth to legally prove if someone is older than...
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Federal Legislation to Limit the Amount of Money Recoverable From Medical and...
Wisdom teeth surgery is often performed in young adults in their late teenage years or twenties and results in up to 10% of all cases complications. Some of these complications can be life altering...
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Dental Age Estimation Using MRI of Wisdom Teeth
Recently, three articles have been published on this site regarding using wisdom teeth to estimate age: 1) forensic age estimation using wisdom teeth, 2) using panoramic x-rays of lower wisdom teeth...
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Benefits of Chairside Teeth Whitening
Everybody wants a picture-perfect smile. Chairside or professional teeth whitening can increase the aesthetic allure of your teeth far more than over-the-counter whitening products can do. Because of...
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Preventing Tooth Decay: Five Simple Dental Care Tips
Everyone hates going to the dentist and yet, most of us neglect our oral hygiene. Oral hygiene doesn’t require a lot of time and effort, but it does require consistency. You need to spend less than 10...
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Dentist Who Groped Patients Sentenced to Jail
A Melbourne Australian dentist who groped his patients was sentenced to jail for seven years in late 2018. The 60 year old dentist plead guilty to indecent assault of eight patients and one staff...
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Proving a Person is Older than 18 Years Based on the Periodontal Space...
Recently, four articles that have been published on this site regarding using wisdom teeth as seen in an image from either panoramic x-ray or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to estimate age: 1)...
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