Posted by Knowlton Thomas on Fri, March 2, 2012 – in Tech Vibes  Canada continues to lead the world in online enagement, according to new data from comScore. The 2012 Canada Digital Future in Focus report reveals that web users spend an average of 45 hours online per month.  The study also found that, while Facebook is [...]

Sahil Jindal, Ritu Jindal, et al – CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS Abstract Objectives  The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of post system and length on the fracture resistance of endodontically treated human anterior teeth. Material and method  Seventy-five extracted human incisors were endodontically treated, out of which 60 were decoronated 2 mm above the cementoenamel junction [...]

  Newswise — Ronald Dubner, PhD, DDS, of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry was honored today with the 2012 Distinguished Scientist Award by the American Association for Dental Research (AADR). The AADR presents the award every two years to a scientist in any field of oral sciences for contributing outstanding research of particular significance. Dubner [...]

Uploaded by leandrosedcare on Mar 19, 2012 Right superior third molar with irreversible pulpits. “Dynamic” CBCT pre op. evaluation showed the presence of 4 root canals. In this case the importance of a pre-op CBCT and its full and “in movement” evaluation is notorious. Endodontic treatment under operating microscope and recorded with a Canon DSLR attached to the microscope [...]

Please refer back to the original entry – Riddle me this DDS….These exchanges go on daily on so many treatment discussion forums world wide….what a joy it would be to see this happen at Oral Health…. There is nothing wrong with removing tooth #3.7 and placing and implant, which may be where this ends up [...]

From DrBicuspid March 20, 2012 – A case-based, team-based oral and maxillofacial radiology (OMR) learning model at the University of Missouri-Kansas City is yielding positive results, according to a study in the Journal of Dental Education. In the study, researchers from the School of Dentistry described the process of transitioning from a traditional face-to-face OMR lecture course to [...]

A very esthetic conscious 53 year old woman was referred to me as a new patient.  Previous RCT’s were done by another practitioner.  The CBCT scan shows external resorption at the mesiocervical area of the mesial root of #3.7. The patient was asymptomatic.  What do you do? Double click on the image and please consider answering [...]

By Gord Christensen from Dental IQ Mar 7, 2012 – Dr. Gordon Christensen answers questions from readers and offers his answers based on research, dentists’ opinions worldwide, and personal observation. In this video, Dr. Gordon Christensen says that what many dentists were taught regarding post depth was wrong. Here’s what you need to know to be [...]

Grab yourself a double espresso from your Nespresso, sit in your Eames chair and turn the lights down low!!

By Kathy Kincaide – Dr. Bicuspid - March 19, 2012 – Carestream Dental is working to ease the transition to digital imaging with a computed radiography (CR) system designed to bridge the gap between conventional and digital x-ray imaging. The CS 7600, which made its official U.S. debut last month at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, comprises a scanner, [...]

Newswise — The University of Maryland’s School of Dentistry has teamed up with the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center for training future dentists to respond efficiently and effectively to life-threatening medical emergencies in a dental setting. Medical training is a growing trend in dental education in the United States since the early [...]

The actual article says Obama Looks - click on the link and give it a read. I include this tonight for a very simple reason. I just returned from the 15th Dentsply Friadent World Symposium in Hamburg, Germany. Downloaded all the abstracts for the speakers using QR codes on my iPhone 4GS, searched out speakers articles [...]

We have such incredible talent in this country; sadly most of it has to go to the US to be recognized, but I digress. Below you will find PERZACTLY what I’d love to see from YOU and YOU and YOU…the ultimate in sharing and caring in CLOGS……Don’t forget to double clickez-vous on the images.   [...]

Regulations in Ontario re; acquisition of cbCT equipment have been approved……….I’m farklempt, talk amongst yourselves…………diagnosis just went stratospheric, the RCDSO woke up and smelt the coffee…..now for encryption. Double clickez-vous on the images……..Would all dental radiologists in Canada step forward, post in comments about what these images show……it’s time to LEARN cbCT ONLINE!!!!!

Here are some fun dental facts that will make you smile, chortle or guffaw: Curious about how much the Tooth Fairy pays for lost teeth stored under the pillow? Insurance providers are ready to pay anything between 10cents and a whooping $50. Some insurers really know how to make loosing a tooth worthwhile An Aztec [...]

From the Harvard School of Dental Mediine: New research by HSDM’s Malcolm Whitman, PhD, a professor of developmental biology, and Tracy Keller, PhD, an instructor in developmental biology, and colleagues may lead to new therapeutic approaches for diseases involving autoimmunity, metabolic signaling, and inflammation. The results of this research were published in the March 2012 issue of Nature [...]