Objective This study examined the policies, procedures, environment and equipment used for the cleaning of dental instruments in general dental practice. Materials and methods A total of 179 ...

Of the fifteen common dental procedures studied, no aerosol was detected in nine of them. The study found the ultrasonic instrument, commonly used for dental scaling, produced much lower aerosol ...

Major advancements have been made in nickel titanium (NiTi) rotary instruments in recent years. But which type of rotary instrumentation works best? In a study in BMC Oral Health, researchers tested ...

Handheld Instrument Assesses Dental Disease In Minutes. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2007 / 03 / 070330092822.htm ...

Two topical treatments applied to kids' cavities can stop the majority of them from progressing for years, according to a study led by NYU College of Dentistry and published in JAMA Network Open.

Each year, millions of people in the U.S. get dental implants as a long-term, natural-looking fix for missing teeth. But traditional implants don't fully mimic real teeth.

More information: Sargon Barkarmo et al, Outcome of Single Dental Implants Over 38–40 Years: A Long‐Term Follow‐Up Study, ...

The study cited cases where the teeth of some soldiers fell from their jaws at “the touch of a dental instrument.” The military’s dental affairs have measurably improved since that war, but ...

Non-Opioids Can Ease Post-Dental Surgery Pain Better Than Opioids, Study Shows By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs ...

Brace yourselves for this one: Texans have among the worst dental health in the country, a recent study found. A 2023 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 35.5% of ...