Dental News

Study confirms dentists’ key role in oral cancer detection

TORONTO, Canada: A new study has shown that dentists are playing an important role in detecting oral cancer. After examining data gathered over an 11-year ...

Scientists draw inspiration from giant panda teeth

SHENYANG/HEFEI/LANZHOU, China/BERKELEY, Calif., US: Tooth enamel protects teeth over the lifetime of an organism by providing a hard surface resistant to ...

3Shape and Ivoclar Vivadent join forces with augmented reality technology for orthodontics

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: 3Shape and Ivoclar Vivadent have announced a new collaboration that enables orthodontists, dentists, and laboratory professionals to ...

Study links childhood oral infections and adult carotid atherosclerosis

HELSINKI, Finland: The importance of good oral health from a young age is a message that still needs to reach many people. Recently, a Finnish 27-year ...

Study finds sugary drinks not necessarily linked to childhood obesity

NOTTINGHAM, UK: Given what we know about the relationship between rates of obesity and sugar consumption, it would seem to be common sense that children who...

Delivering solutions to complement proven, documented world-class dental implant systems

MÖLNDAL, Sweden: With innovation and science at its core, Dentsply Sirona Implants continues to deliver new solutions in implant dentistry. The solutions ...

Endodontics white paper calls for treatment to consider patient health

GENEVA, Switzerland: FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) recently released its first white paper on endodontic care, providing an important resource for ...

Researchers develop microrobots to break up plaque

PHILADELPHIA, U.S.: The fight against plaque has been a long-running battle. In a discovery that might give dentists the upper edge, researchers from the ...

Dentsply Sirona Lab @ IDS 2019

Thu. 2. May 2019

A wonderful throwback to IDS 2019 in Cologne with the Dentsply Sirona Lab team.

Twenty-first IFDH International Symposium on Dental Hygiene to be held in Brisbane

BRISBANE, Australia: The International Federation of Dental Hygienists (IFDH) has recently announced that its International Symposium on Dental Hygiene, ...

Award recognises the life-changing potential of orthodontics

LONDON, UK: The British Orthodontic Society’s Against the Odds Award for 2019 has been given to Tatiana Williams, whose brave story shows the power of ...

Study links frailty to poor oral health

MELBOURNE, Australia/LONDON, UK: It is widely known that poor nutrition is a risk factor for frailty. Similarly, the link between nutrition and oral health ...

Scientists find effective treatment for oral pain caused by radiation therapy

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., U.S.: Scientists have recently discovered that an oral rinse referred to as magic mouthwash significantly reduces the pain caused by ...

Paper outlines dentists’ role in identifying domestic violence cases

TUCSON, Ariz., U.S.: The obligations of dentists in society extend well beyond oral health. Recently, the University of Arizona College of ...

Study finds smiling has a positive impact on emotional state

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., U.S.: Dentists support people in keeping or regaining their smiles. More and more, esthetics is playing an important role in dentistry in ...

Journal of Dental Research’s May issue focuses on oral and head and neck cancer

ALEXANDRIA, Va., U.S.: This year marks the centennial of the Journal of Dental Research (JDR). To celebrate, JDR is featuring a yearlong monthly ...

Research finds presence of dental phobia not a barrier to treatment

LONDON, UK: It has been established that patients with a phobia of dentistry may often delay visiting the dentist or avoid it altogether. It comes as ...

Easy cementation with the KATANA Zirconia Block

In 1983, Kuraray introduced the patented MDP monomer in its PANAVIA EX cement. 35 years later, MDP monomer-based resin cements have been scientifically ...