Dental News

Humans develop robust immune response & memory that may provide lasting protection against Covid-19

One of the most critical questions the world is waiting for an answer is if the human body can mount a protective response that provides a lasting immunity ...

Studies on mutations show SARS-CoV-2 has become more transmissible but less deadly

Recently all mainstream media houses screamed: "Malaysia Detects New Coronavirus Strain 'D614G' Which is 'Ten Times' Deadlier." and the fear-mongering ...

First direct evidence: SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies protect against re-infection in humans

Vaccine development against SARS-CoV-2 would be greatly facilitated by the identification of immunological parameters that correlate with protection in ...

ORF8 & ORF3b antibodies: Accurate serological markers of early & late SARS-CoV-2 infection

The currently available SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests with their traditional serological approaches just tell us - yes or no, which has resulted in an ...

Will COVID-19 vaccines work in obese people? Or will they be just less effective in them?

This editorial describes all the major studies done from 1985 until 2020 and describes the mechanisms by which the body may reduce the effectiveness of a ...

Masks and PPE with hydrophilic surfaces could reduce infection risk - IIT Bombay research

According to the latest research from IIT Bombay, masks and PPE materials with hydrophilic surfaces could help the respiratory droplets dry faster, thus ...

New Book: "B cell Immunotherapy in Oral Cancer: A Short Review" by Drs. Smitha T & Anela Thomas

Immunotherapy is once again an emerging trend in cancer therapeutics, as an effective measure to reduce the mortality & morbidity rates. Evidence is ...

Kuraray Noritake – KATANA Cleaner Intraoral – Indirect Restaurations

Thu. 6. August 2020

Kuraray Noritake – KATANA Cleaner Intraoral – Direct Restaurations

Thu. 6. August 2020

Kuraray Noritake – KATANA Cleaner

Thu. 6. August 2020

Kuraray Noritake – KATANA Zirconia Design

Thu. 6. August 2020

Envista says dental markets are recovering

BREA, Calif., U.S.: Dental practices are struggling during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and so too are the companies that supply them with equipment and ...

Editorial on Dexamethasone: Why Nano−Dexa formulations are the need of the hour in Covid times

Nano-formulations of dexamethasone administered either IV or via inhalation may help to improve COVID-19 treatment outcomes. This editorial summarizes how ...

EFP publishes first international consensus guidelines for periodontitis treatment

BRUSSELS, Belgium: In 2018, the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) released a new global classification system for periodontal health, diseases and...

Pain after Root Canal Treatment - Dr. Niranjan Vatkar

Fri. 31. July 2020

Should the tooth pain once the procedure is completed? If yes then for how many days? What if the pain does not subside? what is the cause of flare-up? All of this is explained in detail in the video.

Anterior Composite Restoration - Dr. Niranjan Vatkar

Fri. 31. July 2020

This case explains all steps right from treatment planning to the polishing of anterior composites. This video also demonstrates the method for proximal wall build-up by matrix pull-through technique ...

Guttapercha removal easy technique - Dr. Niranjan Vatkar

Fri. 31. July 2020

This video demonstrates an easy, effective and economic way of removing gutta-percha from the root canals.

Partial Extraction Therapy for Single Tooth Implant: Part 2. Provisional Restoration

Fri. 31. July 2020

This video by Dr Ali Tunkiwala demonstrates the technique for making an immediate provisional restoration on an implant placed with partial extraction therapy.

COVID-19 is a disease of human progress- Guest editorial by Dr Sanjiv Hyoju

This guest editorial by Dr Sanjiv Hyoju talks about a possible connection between a diet-induced disturbance in the gut microbiome equilibrium and its ...

Interview: “We will see AI being increasingly used in the future”

As the deputy head of the department of operative and preventive dentistry at Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Germany, Prof. Falk Schwendicke has ...

Patients pack bags as dental tourism resumes

LEIPZIG, Germany: No international tourism means no dental tourism, but what does that mean for the patients and dentist who rely on it? When borders began ...

US dentistry teeters toward recovery

NEW YORK, U.S.: Dentists in the U.S. are seeing more patients despite the continued and alarming spread of SARS-CoV-2 within the country. In the same week ...

Partial Extraction Therapy for Single Tooth Implant: Part 1. Surgical Technique. Dr Ali Tunkiwala

Tue. 7. July 2020

This video by Dr Ali Tunkiwala presents the Partial Extraction Therapy - surgical technique step-by-step. Partial extraction therapy is a novel technique to enable the preservation of the labial bone ...

Controlled Palatal Harvest (CPH) technique - Dr Neel Bhatavadekar

Sun. 5. July 2020

Harvesting a palatal CT graft has had problems of uneven thickness, and compromise in quality of graft, with current techniques used. If a graft is too thin or thick, it can compromise healing ...

Contour augmentation using a xenograft: Dr Neel Bhatavadekar

Sun. 5. July 2020

The video demonstrates barrier augmentation around implants in the esthetic zone

Connective tissue graft with a collar of keratinized gingiva - Dr Akshay Kumarswamy

Sun. 5. July 2020

This video is a Connective Tissue graft procedure done on lower premolars and canine.