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Dental News
Does soft tissue augmentation hold up long term? Clinical tips from the past decade
In this editorial, Dr. Neel Bhatavadekar briefly outlines the long-term comparison between two main techniques for soft tissue grafting: tunneling vs. ...
Nanorobots will prevent root canal treatment failures
An indigenously developed nanorobotic technology will deploy nanosized robots that will traverse the slender dentinal tubules and target the hard-to-reach ...
Women in dentistry: Meet chemist and awarded dental materials inventor Dr. Sumita Mitra
As the second candidate for a series portraying outstanding women in dentistry, Dental Tribune International (DTI) interviewed Dr. Sumita Mitra. During her ...
Delta D - a sublineage of Delta variant dominating the world now
Delta D, a sub-lineage or clade that has evolved from Delta (B.1.617.2) variant of SARS-CoV-2, is now accounting for most cases worldwide.
Registration for EuroPerio10 and virtual EuroPerio Series now open
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Following the virtual EuroPerio Series kick-off event earlier this summer, the event organisers have now announced that registration is...
Intra-oral device for weight loss ignites discussion about effectiveness and ethics
DUNEDIN, New Zealand: In both developed and developing countries, obesity has become so common that it is being described as a global epidemic. Researchers ...
World Health Assembly resolution on reducing oral disease burden
The increasing burden of untreated dental conditions and lack of oral health initiatives in global health agendas has been a cause of concern for ages ...
Human genome editing for public health - WHO recommendations
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two new reports that provide the first global recommendations for establishing human genome editing as a ...
Indian dentists: Did vaccination reduce positivity rate during second wave?
India’s first study to assess the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing infection among dental practitioners during the second wave of the ...
Prevention of periodontal disease could save billions
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) recently commissioned the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a provider of forecasting ...
Correlating rotated mandibles with back & knee pain
A study was carried out to evaluate the co-relation between mandibular rotations in patients with a history of mid back pain, lower back pain, and knee ...
The ever increasing cost of oral cancer treatment in India
India spent approximately INR 2,386 crore on oral cancer treatment in 2020, which will increase to more than INR 23,000 crore in the next ten years.
Dental procedures present low risk of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2—study
BRISTOL, UK: The largest study to date specifically measuring aerosol generation in dental settings found that many common procedures produced negligible ...
COVID-19: Examining role of oral microbiome and mucosal immunity in South Asian populations
LONDON, UK/CHENNAI, India: UK Research and Innovation and India’s Department of Biotechnology in the Ministry of Science and Technology have recently ...
COVID-19 antibody tests not recommended for measuring immunity after vaccination
Antibody testing among vaccine beneficiaries has increased manifold recently due to the anxiety over post-vaccination immunity, but are these antibody tests...
Povidone iodine in dental practice
Frequent hygiene practices and proper antiseptic use by medical personnel are vital for the protection of patients from infections. Povidone-iodine (PVP-I) ...
Peri-implantitis second most common complication following dental implant therapy
GOTHENBURG, Sweden: Even though high survival rates have been reported for dental implants, biological or technical complications affecting the implant, the...
Digital impression taking in modern dentistry
In a recent webinar focused on dental impressions in modern dentistry, Dr Pawel Szuba-Paszkiewicz, a dentist with a deep interest in digital ...
Long-COVID: current status and role of vaccines
Although most individuals recover completely from COVID-19 within a few weeks, some continue to experience symptoms after their initial recovery — even ...
COVID-19 can lead to diabetes mellitus
So far, the COVID-19 management has mainly focused on pneumonia and blood clots. Now evidence is building up on how COVID-19 recovered individuals can ...
New study examines extent of occupational risk of COVID-19 in UK
BIRMINGHAM, UK: To fill a research gap, researchers have recently examined whether dental professionals are, in fact, at an increased risk of becoming ...
COVID-19 and mental health
Mind your mind because a dilapidated one is worse than having none. Dr. Bhavdeep Singh Ahuja emphasizes the importance of mental health in these challenging...
Understand ventilation to curb COVID-19 risk
Information on the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has constantly been evolving right from droplet spread to the virus being declared airborne. The ...
Landmark resolution: Oral health back on global agenda
The 74th World Health Assembly (WHA74) has approved the landmark resolution on putting oral health back on the global agenda.
Mucormycosis dedicated center at ACPM, Dhule
Jawahar Medical Foundation ACPM Medical College and the OMFS department of ACPM Dental College, Dhule, have set up a center dedicated to treat and manage ...
Acetic acid to prevent mucormycosis - Dr. Puneet Wadhwani (OMFS)
The Covid-19 pandemic has unleashed a flood of Mucormycosis cases in India. All specialists - the ENT/ ophthalmic/ maxillofacial surgeons, physicians, and ...
Mucor due to hyperglycemia from new strain?
As the medical fraternity gets busy identifying the risk factors and causative factors behind mucormycosis, a clinical observation of six months suggests it...
Indian SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617.2: Part 3
This is a series of updates by Dr. Rohan Bandi (MDS) Prosthodontist, Mumbai on the emerging lines of evidence on B.1.617.2, the Indian variant of ...
Now a T-cell-based clinical test for COVID-19
Our interest in the significance of T-cell immunity in fighting SARS-CoV-2 infection and in providing resistance to re-infection is only growing more. Now, ...
Indian SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617.2: Part 2
This is a series of updates by Dr. Rohan Bandi (MDS) Prosthodontist, Mumbai on the emerging lines of evidence on B.1.617.2, the Indian variant of ...