Legendary actor Dick Van Dyke says he has solved a medical mystery that has baffled him and his doctors for years. The cause of pounding headaches that have plagued him for seven years are his titanium dental implants, he says.
Dental health and diet may have an impact on the development and severity of psoriasis, according to a study by dermatologists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes thick, itchy patches of red skin with silvery scales and affects more than 8 million Americans.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host a public meeting in November to discuss ongoing efforts to evaluate dental amalgam and metal-containing implants and to address potential safety questions.
If you look at this interactive Meridian Tooth Chart you begin to understand the poor condition of some of your teeth and the corresponding problems you have that are actually linked, you can see that when we help fix a certain tooth we are helping to fix a certain area of your body too.
The SmartPegs Reference Guide is now updated! You will find more detailed information to make it easier for you to find the right SmartPeg.
Implant stability is a key consideration when determining the point in time a dental implant should be loaded. Often a change in implant stability is observed as healing progresses from initial mechanical stability to biologic stability, ie, osseointegration, during the bone modeling/remodeling process.
A Novel Method for Harvesting Concentrated Platelet Rich
Fibrin (C-PRF) with a 10-fold increase in Platelet and Leukocyte Yield
After reading this article, the individual will learn, the clinical relevance of using platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) as a barrier membrane,
and the advantages and disadvantages of combining PRF over or under
a standard collagen barrier membrane for routine guided bone regeneration
procedures.
Regenerative therapy in dentistry involves the replacement and/
or regeneration of oral tissues altered as a result of disease or
injury.
After reading this article the individual will learn: (1) the
history and current status of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), and (2) clinical uses for PRF
in dentistry.
