The San Diego County Department of the Medical Examiner has provided new information about the 9-year-old girl in California who died hours after she was administered anesthesia and underwent dental ...

As dental consolidation continues to move forward, there is a natural maturation cycle that also takes place. In the early stage of dental consolidation, it was primarily a "land grab" whereby private ...

Many dental patients in the U.S. may need to do better. They may not be doing enough when it comes to visiting the dentist regularly or maintaining a consistent oral hygiene routine, according to a ...

A dentist in Kansas filed on March 31 a U.S. antitrust lawsuit against multiple insurers, including Zelis Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group, accusing them of operating a price-fixing conspiracy to ...

Dental patients may be less satisfied with their restorations after viewing intraoral scanning (IOS)-generated images and using magnifying mirrors. The study was published recently in the Digital ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) may answer patients' frequently asked questions (FAQs) better than orthodontists. This study was published in March in the Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists ...

Imaging assisted in the diagnosis and removal of a dental drill head from the airway of a 76-year-old patient who aspirated the object during a procedure, according to a case report recently published ...

A dentist in Ohio faces criminal charges after allegedly attempting to pay a receptionist at the practice he jointly owns for a sexual favor, according to a story published on April 1 by ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may have an increased risk of dental decay and a higher oral bacteria presence. This study was published recently in BMC ...

Patients who experience dental anxiety and smoke may be more likely to require procedures on abutment teeth, increasing the risk of removable partial denture (RPD) failure. This study was recently ...

Researchers at the Augusta University Dental College of Georgia have received a $2.8 million grant to study the link between a periodontal bacterium and Alzheimer's disease, according to news from the ...

A cybersecurity attack has struck dental service organization (DSO) Chord Specialty Dental Partners, formerly Spark Dental, possibly exposing the personal data, including payment information, of more ...