Some conditions can make people reluctant to show their smiles, such as tooth discoloration, missing teeth, and gingival hyperplasia, an overgrowth of the gums. Gingival hyperplasia affects not only ...

With more patients taking glucagonlike peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists like Ozempic to control diabetes and obesity, clinicians may need to rethink how to manage them during dental anesthesia or sedation.

Standard Dental Labs will launch an AI-powered customer relationship management platform for the dental lab industry in December 2025. The system uses AI ChatGPT-based technology and multilingual ...

Oral cancer screening is now integral to a patient's routine follow-up, as well as new patient evaluations. Spurred by the rise in oral cancer cases, this examination must be performed more frequently ...

In this episode, Kevin Henry and Kelly Tanner, PhD, RDH, discuss the evolving role of dental assistants, particularly in light of the introduction of oral preventive assistants and coronal scaling.

Editor's Note: This is the first of a series in which we will ask dental experts to evaluate the smiles of celebrities and well-known individuals from all walks of life. U.S. Health and Human Services ...

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to predict the risk of early childhood caries for individual teeth, according to a ...

Periodontal treatment has changed as time has allowed us to learn new facts about the disease and the best types of treatment. Different autogenous and non-autogenous grafting materials are now used ...

I am writing to express my concerns regarding the increasing use of non-U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved minocycline gel as an adjunctive treatment for periodontitis, being ordered ...

As a general dentist, I’ve noticed that thyroid medications come up again and again in my patients’ health histories. And with them come questions we’ve all asked at some point: Is it safe to use ...

Dental equipment manufacturer Planmeca has launched new artificial intelligence (AI) tools for Planmeca Romexis. New AI-powered features have been added to enhance the unit's imaging capabilities.

Diagnostic testing in the dental practice is a continually evolving process. Keeping up with the changes helps us all prepare to help our patients toward optimum health. My article on documenting CDT ...