Tag Archives: Dental

Smart Dental Implant Resists Bacteria and Generates Electricity

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania created a dental implant that resists bacterial growth and generates electricity thanks to its piezoelectric properties. The generated electricity could power a light source for on-board phototherapy, a technique that could help protect gum tissue from disease and inflammation. The implant contains discs with embedded barium titanate (BTO) nanoparticles… Read More »

Vestibuloplasty Procedure using Dental Diode Lasers

Author Pioon Laser Published January 18, 2021 Word count 529 Introduction – The shallow vestibule was one of the mucogingival problems cited by Friedman in the late 1950s that required apicocoronal dimension of gingiva. Problems with shallow vestibule includes, – Unable to perform intra-sulcular cleaning or modified Bass method, as it requires placement of tooth… Read More »

Dental students create new platform for online learning

This year, they will be competing for a second time in Harvard’s President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC) in the high-tech business-to-business track. They were recently chosen as one of 121 semi-finalists out of more than 420 contenders. “We have made so much progress since last year’s PIC competition,” Breitman said. “This past year, we have accrued… Read More »

Belle Meade Family Dentistry of Nashville, TN Offers Dental Implants in Less Time Amid COVID-19 Pandemic – Benzinga

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Belle Meade Family Dentistry, a full-service family practice of three dentists, is currently welcoming new patients for same-day dental implants with no referral necessary. This will make it easier for those patients to receive the comprehensive dental implant care they need in a single, convenient location. This advantage… Read More »

University of Utah School of Dentistry reopens to treat vulnerable populations – American Dental Association

July 08, 2020 Back in service: University of Utah School of Dentistry student Caleb Price treats a denture patient in the school’s main student clinic in June. Salt Lake City — When the pandemic began escalating earlier this year, there were many questions at the University of Utah School of Dentistry. How would the fourth-year… Read More »