http://www.ddsgadget.com/ddsgadgetwp Discussing the Latest in Dental Technology Thu, 15 May 2008 00:45:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Research by Dr. Damir Matic, a scientist with Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario is changing the way cleft palate surgeries are performed throughout North America and around the world. Matic has been conducting research to determine the optimal time to close the gum tissue of cleft palate patients. ... http://www.ddsgadget.com/ddsgadgetwp/cleft-palate/ I stopped using rotary nickel titanium files a few years ago because of problems with files breaking. I did not break that many, but just enough to make me feel a bit insecure. I went back to using stainless steel files. Recently, though, I was reading about the next generation ... http://www.ddsgadget.com/ddsgadgetwp/twisted-file/ Even though the lab costs for nightguards are not excessive, I would like to save on this and make my nightguards in the office. I would like to train my assistants to do this. In the past we used these suck-down nightguards where we heat-softened a sheet of plastic and ... http://www.ddsgadget.com/ddsgadgetwp/interra-fabricating-nightguards-in-office/ I have been using conventional dental implants for my overdenture cases. I would like to try the ERA Implants (Sterngold) because they are far less expensive and seem easier to use. The system can correct for misangled implants by using an angled housing that can be cemented into the one-piece ... http://www.ddsgadget.com/ddsgadgetwp/era-implants/ Dr. M. asks: I do a lot of veneers. One of the problems I occasionally have is when cement hardens interproximally before I can remove it. What I like to do is remove the cement when it enters its gel state. If I am not fast enough, this turns into ... http://www.ddsgadget.com/ddsgadgetwp/qwikstrip-serrated-strips/ A group of University of Southern California School of Dentistry researchers says it has identified the slimy culprits killing the jawbones of some people taking drugs that treat osteoporosis. Microbial biofilms, a mix of bacteria and sticky extracellular material, are causing jaw tissue infections in patients taking bisphosphonate drugs, said Parish ... http://www.ddsgadget.com/ddsgadgetwp/culprit-found-for-jaw-decay-linked-to-bisphosphonates/ The Munce Discovery Burs (CJM Engineering) look like surgical length contra-angle burs that are readily available in many brands at a much lower cost. I have been using these conventional burs for endo since dental school. Are the Munce Burs any better? I see that the shafts on the Munce Burs ... http://www.ddsgadget.com/ddsgadgetwp/munce-discovery-burs/ Dr. B. asks: Clinician’s Choice has come out with its new D-Fine Shape and Shine Polishers. These are a set of slow speed contra-angle polishing burs that also polish as they shape, so the two processes are completed in one-step. They can be used on all resin composite materials. The polishers ... http://www.ddsgadget.com/ddsgadgetwp/d-fine-shape-burs/ Antibodies present in people with good oral health could become the first tool for dental professionals to assess a patient's probable response to periodontal disease treatments, say researchers at the University of Michigan. The antibody is to a protein called HtpG, the bug that makes it is Porphyromonas gingivalis, an important ... http://www.ddsgadget.com/ddsgadgetwp/presence-of-certain-antibodies-helps-in-understanding-periodontal-disease/ Veneer Preparation Clip from Dr. Garber. Demonstrating the use of the LVS-1 Depth Cutters to develop three grooves... http://www.ddsgadget.com/ddsgadgetwp/veneer-preparation/