General Dentistry Articles
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The Dental Handpiece: Technology Continues to Impact Everyday Practice
One of the most fundamental devices used in dentistry, the handpiece can enhance the efficiency of everyday dental tasks. Through the years, handpieces have gradually been redesigned and upgraded to b...
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Today’s CAD/CAM: Flexible Digital Technologies Expanding Workflow Options
CAD/CAM and digital scanning technologies have become essential components of dentistry. Digital impression scanning, restoration design, and manufacturing techniques yield greater treatment predictab...
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Dental Unit Waterline Contamination: A Review of Research and Findings from a Clinic Setting
The authors' research compares three DUWL cleaners—an alkaline peroxide product, a freshly mixed chlorine dioxide product, and a buffer-stabilized chlorine dioxide product—in 16 dental units with ...
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Safety of a Water Flosser: A Literature Review
Since their introduction more than 50 years ago, water flossers (also known as oral irrigators) have been subject to numerous studies on their safety, efficacy, and delivery of antimicrobial agents, p...
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Post-Traumatic Treatment of Maxillary Incisors By Immediate Dentoalveolar Restoration with Long-Term Follow-Up
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Clinical Management of Acute Orofacial Infections
Management of acute dental infections requires an understanding of microbiology, anatomy, pharmacology, wound healing, and oral surgery. Recognizing early signs of inflammation and differentiating the...
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Dental Laser Utility Expanding As Research Supports Innovation
While lasers have been used in the delivery of oral healthcare for more than a quarter of a century, recent technological developments and ongoing research are helping generate a multitude of innovati...
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Digital Technology: Dentistry Must Not Overlook the Big Picture
While the influx of digital technology has dramatically impacted dentistry, clinicians have a responsibility to promote safety, efficacy, and efficiency. Maintaining a dynamic approach to oral healthc...
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The Effect of Prophylactic Powders on the Surface Roughness of Enamel
Both types of prophylactic dental cleaning have an effect on surface roughness. The abrasiveness of APs depends upon the length of treatment and the type of powder used.
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Effectiveness of a Combined In-Office and Take-Home Whitening System for Teeth Shades A3.5 to A4
This study examined nine subjects with baseline shades of A3.5 to A4 on four to six of their maxillary anterior teeth with the VITA Classical (VC) shade guide.
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Plaque Reduction Efficacy of an Oscillating- Rotating Power Brush with a Novel Brush Head Utilizing Angled Bristle Tufts
The advanced oscillating-rotating power toothbrush with the novel brush head utilizing angled bristle tufts can significantly reduce plaque levels versus a manual toothbrush, helping patients achieve ...
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Probiotics for Bacterial Disease Treatment in the Oral Environment
In this article, the authors define probiotics, review research that explores probiotics in relation to periodontal disease and caries, and identify available probiotics products aimed at promoting or...
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Evaluating the Advances and Use of Hypodermic Needles in Dentistry
An overview of the pain perception process associated with dental injections, reviewing the two main sensory nerve fibers associated with injection pain and discussing needle properties, complications...
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Oral Health Experts: The Evolving Realm of Dentistry
Areas such as dental oncology, dental sleep medicine, and sleep prosthodontics—along with a greater understanding of the oral/systemic link—are prompting dentists to integrate further into the hea...
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Research Update––Prevention
Compendium has compiled Abstracts from key recently published articles on preventive dentistry. These PubMed-indexed articles offer clinical relevance and can be applied to a range of situations.
