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Digital acquisition of the clinical situation in the mouth seems much more logical than digitizing the impressions. Intraoral scanning systems are laser supported or video based. The retraction of the gingiva plays a special part in the accurate display of the preparation border. The working procedur...
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PMID: 21657126
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This paper reviews the role of three-dimensional digital imaging in dentistry and its related specialties. Current methods of image capture of the dentition are described, along with the current status of CAD/CAM-based restorative treatment. The advantages of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in...
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PMID: 21137841
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The purpose of this study was to present a new laboratory technique for cementable implant-supported restorations and to evaluate its efficacy in reducing chair time for both patients and clinicians, while maintaining the precision of an indirect procedure for crown fabrication. The technique consis...
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PMID: 20664844
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This article briefly explains the process of, and provides examples from, dental surgical implant device retrieval and analysis. Study results of three areas where unique and new information has been or is being published within professional journals are summarized. An analysis of past and current a...
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PMID: 20713272
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Staying ahead of the technology curve is an ongoing challenge for all dentists. Ignoring advancements in technology and the related improvements in diagnostics and delivery of care, as well as the impact technology may have on productivity in practice, is simply not an option for the modern clinicia...
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PMID: 20572528
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Five-year oral appliance treatment does not affect TMD prevalence but is associated with permanent occlusal changes in most sleep apnea patients during the first 2 years. Patients seek several unscheduled visits, mainly because of technical complications....
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PMID: 19852636
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Teeth in a patient's mouth in a dental office, or in the natural environment, represent very complex stimuli for the human color vision system. Predicting their perceived color is a daunting task at best. Colorimetry is designed mainly for the evaluation of uniform, flat, opaque, materials of fairly...
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PMID: 20472020
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The outcome of oral implant treatment is in part focused on the obtained implant stability as outlined in the success criteria as propose by Albrektsson T. & Albrektsson B. (1987) and by Buser et al. (1997). In those criteria, clinical diagnostic testing of implant stability is a rather crude and su...
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PMID: 20556937
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Emerging technologies such as salivary diagnostics, high-resolution imaging and nanotechnologies, as well as other new tools will lead to efficient and highly effective personalized dental treatments. A new generation of cell-based therapies will be available for regenerating tissues, and anti-infla...
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PMID: 19723930
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Advances in the fields of genetics, developmental and stem cell biology, and many other disciplines continue to fuel innovative research findings that form the basis for new diagnostic tests, therapeutic interventions and procedures that improve the quality of life for patients. Scientists are on th...
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PMID: 19723927
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Innovation has been an integral part of The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston and its approach to educating dentists since the school's origin in 1905. Its history is rich with examples, such as a modular, self-directed curriculum and a general practice-based patient care delivery system....
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PMID: 19774876
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General dental practitioners in both counties reported using contemporary clinical endodontic protocols. GDPs who had undergone an educational programme in Ni-Ti rotary instrumentation reported they had successfully integrated the technique into daily clinical practice....
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PMID: 19220519
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Digital clinical photography today allows clinicians to take advantage of the power of visual communication. The advent of digital imaging is a leap forward for clinical photography because of the elimination of the considerable delay between image capture and review noted with previous film-based p...
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PMID: 19830982
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Clinical digital photography adds an efficient, new dimension to the information provided to the dental technician. Through the use of digital photography, the clinician can create a series of images that communicate key prosthetic facial and dental landmarks for the dental technician to use in anal...
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PMID: 19830986
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We have addressed the correct methods to use in selecting the right hygienist and the importance of creating a purposeful vision for your dental hygiene department. We have touched on the role of having the doctor discuss practice expectations, and the qualities and traits a dental hygienist should...
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PMID: 19275088
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Endodontics was recognized as a specialty in the mid-1960s, following decades of developing a body of scientific knowledge and proven techniques for managing the etiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the pulp and associated periradicular conditions. There are now...
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PMID: 19537475
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Prosthodontics is the specialty responsible for restoration of individual teeth and replacement of missing teeth and supporting structures, where education and experience have been focused on esthetics, comfort, and function. The American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) has made commitments to stre...
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PMID: 19537480
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There are new ways and new places to practice the ultimately unchanging profession of addressing the oral health needs of Americans. New approaches may be needed to achieve traditional values. The rural poor cannot be put aside, corporate business models cannot be allowed to diminish the personal re...
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PMID: 20415126
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A young dentist described her decision to join the faculty at a dental school following her General Practice Residency. Among the important considerations were having been asked and having had an opportunity to experience teaching while a resident, the excitement of being close to the emerging trend...
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PMID: 20415129
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Dentistry has always been a profession of change: each generation is enriched by the values and skills of the next. Generation Next is bringing to dentistry its diversity, comfort with technology, openness to bioscience, and involvement at the local level.
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PMID: 20415130
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The technical tools and complexity of cases for young practitioners are not the same as those used by their predecessors, but the aim is the same: quality ethical care at the highest level. The challenges of building the ethical practice today include building trust in a world where patients have ac...
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PMID: 20415128
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Predicting the future is always chancy, but when a young practitioner begins a career in dentistry, it is worthwhile to have some well-reasoned expectations. The critical dimensions in the next several decades in dentistry will include technology, marketing, and society.
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PMID: 20415125
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A complex human tissue harbors stem cells that are responsible for its maintenance or repair. These stem cells have been isolated also from dental tissues such as the periodontal ligament, dental papilla or dental follicle and they may offer novel applications in dentistry. This foll...
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PMID: 19149737
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Both pressing technology and CAD/CAM methods have proven themselves clinically for the fabrication of all-ceramic restorations. The advantages of the Cerec technology for the economic fabrication of all-ceramic bridges can be exploited by the use of burn-out blanks of polymer material. The milling p...
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PMID: 19413273
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We review the recent history of the development of dental CAD/CAM systems for the fabrication of crowns and fixed partial dentures (FPDs), based on our 20 years of experience in this field. The current status of commercial dental CAD/CAM systems developed around the world is evaluated, with particul...
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PMID: 19280967
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We enter the twenty-first century, "evidence-based practice" has raised new challenges for scientific collaboration and professional education. Central to this new landscape is the task of realigning the vision of oral health science to provide a more comprehensive view of how dental science and tec...
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PMID: 20222216
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Number of patients assigned to dental residents, course of treatment and number of various technical tasks performed as described in the Reports on Clinical Training of Dentists published by the Department of General Dentistry, Tokyo Dental College Chiba Hospital since its establishment in 2002 were...
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PMID: 20179396
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Laser treatment in promoting dental care is present in many areas and disciplines. Modern practice management implies also the introduction of new technology. As there is evidence of the added value for lasers in different disciplines in dentistry practitioners should not be hold back and not wait f...
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PMID: 19681347
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The purpose of this study was to compare two measurement methods for the external marginal fit of zirconia posterior fixed partial dentures (FPDs) fabricated using computer-aided design/manufacturing technology and metal-ceramic posterior FPDs fabricated using the conventional lost-wax technique. Th...
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PMID: 19639075
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