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Articles
WHO and dentistry: moving on from misinformation
GENEVA, Switzerland: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) handling of the global pandemic has brought it more criticism than praise, and dentists are ...
Latest (Dec 2020) updates from WHO and CDC on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19
Dr Ashwini Bhangale (BDS) summarizes the latest updates on the use of masks - from the World Health Organization (WHO), released on 1 Dec 2020 and the ...
What will dental events look like in 2021?
LEIPZIG, Germany: It is hard to overstate the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on dental trade fairs in 2020. From March onwards, essentially all ...
Impact of COVID-19 on dental practice in India: A cross sectional study
A cross-sectional study conducted among the dental professionals across India has shown that COVID-19 has disrupted the source of income for the majority of...
UK dental world reacts to COVID-19 vaccine approval
LONDON, UK: The UK has become the first country in the world to approve a clinically tested COVID-19 vaccine after the Medicines and Healthcare products ...
WHO rejects remdesivir for COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) panel, in its latest statement, has recommended against the use of the remdesivir, an antiviral drug, in hospitalized ...
Mitigation methods currently in place are effective, study shows
LONDON, UK: The latest results of a promising feasibility study which demonstrated the effectiveness of mitigation methods used in dental practices during ...
Bioceramic implant induces cranial regrowth and restores bone defects in oral cavity
GOTHENBURG, Sweden: Large cranial reconstructions are being increasingly performed worldwide, but remain a substantial clinical challenge. Researchers from ...
A minimally invasive smile makeover: an orthodontic-restorative approach.
Smile makeovers can be life-changing, but it requires adequate planning, with an end goal in mind. With advancements in adhesive dentistry, being minimally ...
“Let’s Reset - Pandemic Proofing Your Dental Practice” - a book by Dr Diksha Batra for dentists
Dr Diksha Batra spent the majority of the Covid times of 2020 doing research and establishing safety protocols in the form of videos for dentists under the ...
New ICMR study: Rapid Antigen Test can detect COVID-19 patients within the first 5 days of illness
Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) showed an excellent specificity to 'rule-in' COVID-19 patients within the first 5 days of illness and had a moderate sensitivity. ...
ICMR replies to dentist's letter on the use of Rapid Antigen Tests for Covid-19 in dental clinics
Rapid Antigen Tests are an easy and economical option for dentists to use in their clinics to identify the potential Covid-19 spreaders visiting their ...
ADA supports point-of-care COVID-19 testing by dentists
CHICAGO, Ill., USA: According to a new policy from the American Dental Association, point-of-care testing to screen patients for chronic diseases and other ...
Nine technologies that will shape the future of dentistry - The Medical Futurist
Nine new technologies from virtual reality through artificial intelligence (A.I.) to CRISPR are all set to revolutionise dentistry. They will not only have ...
FDA changes stance on dental amalgam
WHITE OAK, Md., U.S.: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its guidance for the use of dental amalgam in tooth restorations. The agency ...
Nitric Oxide- the Nobel prize winning molecule, can play a critical role in the Covid-19 cure
The world is still grappling with the Covid19 pandemic and researchers are trying hard to find a cure via repurposed drugs. One such molecule, which has ...
Leading dental schools unite
LONDON, UK: Four of the world’s top dental colleges have entered into an alliance that aims to advance dental education and pursue new research ...
COVID-19: Beyond a respiratory illness. A Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS)- Amisha Parekh
COVID-19, although previously considered to be an exclusively respiratory illness, in the course of the disease has presented itself with a variety of ...
COVID-19: Beyond a respiratory illness. A multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS)- Amisha Parekh
COVID19 although previously considered to be an exclusively respiratory illness, in the course of the disease has presented itself with a variety of ...
Dr Abdelsalam Elaskary's Vestibular Extraction Socket Therapy (VST): Summary of the webinar
This is the summary of the webinar conducted by Dr Abdelsalam Elaskary on his new technique - Vestibular Extraction Socket Therapy on 17 Oct 2020.
"Z-plate for mandibular fractures"- Design patent for Dr Kende & team (OMFS), GDCH Mumbai
Dr Prajwalit Kende and his team, Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Govt Dental College & Hospital, Mumbai has innovated "Z-plate" for the management of ...
Pediatric dentistry in 2020 and beyond: A perspective of two young pediatric dentists
Two young pediatric dentists describe the emerging philosophies and concepts in Pediatric dentistry. What pediatric dentistry looks like, now & beyond 2020....
New research may expedite regenerative dentistry
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Understanding of cell types and the mechanisms of dental growth is essential for the reconstruction and engineering of teeth. Therefore, ...
Elaskary's Vestibular Extraction Socket Therapy: Immediate implants in compromised infected sockets
Dr Abdelsalam Elaskary, a seasoned innovator, author and educator in implant dentistry describes his new technique "Vestibular Extraction Socket Therapy" ...
Let dentists keep working—lessons from the second Israeli lockdown
TEL AVIV, Israel: Dental clinics in Israel are operating as usual this week, despite a government-imposed lockdown that has been implemented to curb the ...
Low genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 is its weakness. A single vaccine may cover all its variants
In this article, we analyze four recent articles published in Aug-Sept 2020 on the genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 and the potential therapeutic targets ...
CDC updates (Sept 18 & 21, 2020) on Covid-19 spread & SARS-CoV-2 testing: Relevant to dentists
Two updates (Sept 18 & 21, 2020) by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) on Covid-19 guidelines, which are relevant to dental practice.
"Feluda"- CRISPR based high accuracy, low cost Covid-19 test gets DCGI approval for commercial use
CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) test - FELUDA, received regulatory approvals on 19 September 2020 from the Drug ...
14 lines of evidence to support the critical role of Vitamin D in COVID 19 - Subhasree Ray
Do you know that there are 14 already established pieces of scientific evidence to show a direct association between VitaminD deficiency & COVID19 ...
COVID-19 herd immunity: Current status
Herd immunity is a key concept for epidemic control, which states that only a proportion of a population needs to be immune to an infectious agent for it to...