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Dental News
New campaign focuses on oral health during pregnancy
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and Oral-B have launched a campaign to highlight the importance of oral health for ...
Optimal prophylaxis with interdental brushes
An increasing number of dental professionals are emphasising the importance of interdental brushes in primary, secondary and tertiary prophylaxis. These ...
Intake of caffeine may trigger sugar cravings
ITHACA, N.Y., USA: Caffeine is a powerful antagonist of adenosine receptors, which promote relaxation and sleepiness. Depressing the effect of the receptors...
Women dentists now outnumber their male counterparts in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia: The latest figures out of Australia show that, for the first time in the island continent’s history, there are more women working in ...
Dentist awarded Australian Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation
MELBOURNE, Australia: University of Melbourne molecular biologist Prof. Eric Reynolds has claimed the Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation for his ...
Irrigating the root canal: A case report
The patient reported on in this article is a student in dentistry and his parents are both dentists. They referred their son to a good endodontist, who then...
Interview: “I know four dentists who have returned to Syria”
LEIPZIG, Germany: “Fake news” and “post-truth” might be words of the day, but for 27-year-old Syrian dentist Hassan Abdulla the actual fact is that,...
Polish doctors go on hunger strike
WARSAW, Poland: Ever since Poland joined the EU in 2004, many of the country’s doctors have gone in search of better-paid work aboard. Now, in what has ...
EDDY cleans canals safely and effectively
MUNICH, Germany: More than two years in everyday practice and study results have proven that the EDDY sonic-activated irrigation tip by VDW cleans even ...
Dental Tribune set to launch its first sub-Saharan Africa edition
LEIPZIG, Germany: Dental Tribune International (DTI) is the official media partner of the third International Dental Exhibition Africa (IDEA), which is to ...
Sequencing of sea cucumber genome may help with tissue regeneration
QINGDAO, China: Researchers at the Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new high-definition sequence of the sea cucumber’s...
Dental anaesthesia: Legal loopholes put patient safety at risk
SYDNEY, Australia: The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA), the medical body responsible for the teaching, training and licensing of...
World Federation for Laser Dentistry congress hailed a success
THESSALONIKI, Greece: With attendees from several countries, as well as multiple presentations and workshops, the organisers of the sixth European Division ...
Antibiotics for dental procedures linked to superbug infection
SAN DIEGO, USA: New research has found that the unnecessary prescription of antibiotics by dentists may be playing a significant role in cases of ...
Vienna to host EAO congress in 2018
VIENNA, Austria: While attendees of the 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) are still reflecting on the ...
Osteology Foundation: Shanghai hosts largest national symposium yet
SHANGHAI, China: Exceeding all expectations, the third National Osteology Symposium in China welcomed about 1,900 participants to Shanghai, making it the ...
Free webinars: 14-episode Saturday series on the bio-logic approach to implantology
LEIPZIG, Germany: With the introduction of newer and more innovative technologies and the development of more aesthetically pleasing dental materials, ...
Benefits and safety of charcoal dentifrices investigated
BALTIMORE, U.S.: With promises of whiter and cleaner teeth, charcoal-based oral hygiene products have enjoyed a boost in popularity in recent times, with ...
160 countries commit to the fight against mercury
GENEVA, Switzerland: The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury was held at the end of September at the ...
Interview: “I will probably surpass some personal limits”
LEIPZIG, Germany: Volunteering can be a very rewarding experience. For Vicky Ubrich, a young dentist living in Leipzig, it was a goal she had as a child. ...
Newly created protein may be promising for anti-caries vaccine
WUHAN, China: Researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have created a fusion protein (formed through the joining ...
Novel discovery may help in early caries detection in high-risk children
UMEÅ, Sweden: Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have made a novel discovery connecting highly virulent types of the Streptococcus mutans caries ...
Dentist-led study on pearls could produce fracture-resistant materials
NEW YORK, USA: The beauty of the pearl has captivated people for generations. While it is known more for its value and fashion status, a team of dentists ...
EAO symposium highlights JUVORA’s PEEK implant prostheses
MADRID, Spain: In front of an enthusiastic audience on the opening morning of the annual European Association for Osseointegration congress, Invibio hosted ...
COLTENE puts employees in focus with new headquarter extension
ALTSTÄTTEN, Switzerland: On 3 October, COLTENE announced that it will be investing approximately CHF11 million (€9,609,215) in the modernisation and ...
How rapid bond technology changes universal dental bonding agents
Much of the success of Kuraray Noritake Dental’s adhesive has come off the back of our originally developed MDP monomer (10-Methacryloyloxydecyl ...
Household environment at the micro level may play a role in oral health
LONDON, UK: The role of the household may have an influence not only at the social level, but also at the microbe level. In a study conducted in the UK, ...
Study finds that dental caries are not genetic
MELBOURNE, Australia: In the first large-scale study to look at the oral microbiome, researchers from Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) have ...
First-ever robot-led dental surgery performed in China
XI'AN, China: For the first time ever, a robot has independently placed two 3-D-printed implants into a patient’s mouth without human involvement. The ...
International Dental Exhibition Africa 2017 to be held in Addis Ababa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: The third International Dental Exhibition Africa (IDEA) will take place in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. Chosen owing to it ...