Results presented from a prospective study in patients with irreversible scarring of the liver (cirrhosis) demonstrates that severe periodontitis (an inflammatory gum disease) strongly predicts higher mortality in this population, after adjustments for various risk factors. The study was presented at The International Liver Congress™ 2017 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In Europe, cirrhosis is responsible…

Last year, viewers of the Dentsply Sirona live stream were able to experience first-hand how implant dentists and long-term Cerec user, Dr Gerhard Werling, installed two Dentsply Sirona Xive implants using a Sicat Optiguide surgical guide, from his practice in Bellheim, Germany. The live stream was accompanied by commentary from dentist Dr Frank Zastrow, giving…

People with dental phobia are more likely to have active caries or missing teeth, a new study from King’s College London has confirmed. The latest study, published in the British Dental Journal, aimed to explore the social and demographic correlates of oral health and oral health related quality of life of people with dental…

A peptide found in saliva could improve implant integration, according to new research. Researchers wanted to find out if histatin-1 (Hst1) – a histidine-rich human salivary peptide that strongly enhances cell adhesion and spreading – enhanced cell adhesion and spreading on different substrates, including titanium, which is commonly used for implants. After staining human, mouse,…

Implant dentists who wish to experience how computer-guided freehand surgery aids more accurate implant placement can attend hands-on introductory courses in 2017.  The one-day ‘Dynamic navigation for dental implant treatment’ course is presented by certified Navident master clinical trainer, Dr David Burgess, at his state-of-the-art clinic near St Ives, Cornwall. According to Dr Nick Coley…

A team of researchers has developed a new nanocoating for dental implants, to reduce the risk of peri-implantitis. A group of research scientists from the School of Biological Sciences, Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, and the School of Engineering at the University of Plymouth, teamed up to develop and evaluate the new technology. Dental…

Research has found that a new nanocoating for dental implants inhibits bacterial growth and reduces the formation of bacterial biofilm on the implant surface. In the study, the research team, comprising scientists from the School of Biological Sciences, Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and the School of Engineering at the University of Plymouth, created…

According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID), 15 million Americans have crown or bridge replacements and three million have dental implants – with this latter number rising by 500,000 a year. The AAID estimates that the value of the American and European market for dental implants will rise to $4.2 billion by 2022. …

Researchers at Okayama University report in Scientific Reports successful tooth regeneration in a postnatal large-animal model. The approach used involves the autologous transplantation of bioengineered tooth germ into a canine jawbone; the in vivo artificially created tooth has the structure, composition and physiological characteristics of a natural tooth. Conventional therapies for restoring the loss of…

A new review published online in the scientific journal Addiction has found that dental patients with substance use disorders have more tooth decay and periodontal disease than the general population, but are less likely to receive dental care. With drug use increasing by approximately three million new users each year, this is a problem that…