Graphical abstract Highlights • Physical properties of a fiber-reinforced CAD/CAM resin disc (TRINIA) were examined. • TRINIA demonstrated distinct anisotropy. • TRINIA can be superior restorative material when specifying direction…
Highlights • BPA can be released in wastewater after grinding of composite materials. • The amount of released BPA is material dependent. • Treatment with activated carbon is effective in…
Highlights • CaAl and MgAl LDH dental composites were developed with varying LDH loading. • Fluoride absorption/release cycles were studied (five recharges) in DW and AS. • Water uptake, solubility,…
The prescription drug crisis has affected all sectors of the population, and so it is inevitable that dentists will increasingly see at-risk patients or those with substance use disorders in…
Dentistry should be proud of its history of providing responsible pain relief, as well as becoming more cautious in prescribing opioid medications when other safer pharmacologic options exist. Our training…
Substance use disorder assessment strategies are increasingly being employed by dentistry, while adequate evaluation requires reaching out to other cotreating providers and collaborating on patient care. The field of dentistry…
Comprehensive and compassionate treatment of vulnerable patients is an important service to the community, although dental treatment of special populations can represent a challenge. The dental provider must be able…
Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based approach to resolving patient ambivalence to change. MI techniques can be effectively used by dentists in assessing and managing substance use risk and may…
Every dentist cares for patients with a history of substance use disorder (SUD), regardless of a patient’s socioeconomic status, education, or ethnicity. SUD is a global epidemic, with approximately 8%…
Pharmacotherapy forms an integral part of acute dental pain management. In a majority of cases, safe and effective management of acute dental pain can be accomplished with a non-opioid medication…
Dental patients who experience comorbid psychiatric and medical conditions present an elevated risk of medication misuse, abuse, substance use disorders, and overdose. The authors review the role of notable comorbidities…
Dentistry is in a unique position among the health care professions to assess and manage the patient with controlled substance risk. The concern over opioid risk is not new, and…
Brief and effective clinical interviewing is critical for identifying patient risk factors, including those associated with substance use. Dental practitioners may perceive identifying patient substance misuse and abuse as a…
Surgical tracheostomy is frequently used to wean intensive care patients off mechanical ventilation, or electively in operations on the head and neck. Although a tracheostomy facilitates a safe airway, displacement…
There seems to be no end in sight to the coronavirus crisis in Spain yet, and each day more people are becoming infected and are losing their lives due to…
Abstract Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis is a rare disorder that is characterised by chronic or recurrent superficial candida infection of skin, nails, and mucous membranes. We describe such a case in…
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many governing bodies have hurried to provide guidelines on the risk posed to healthcare workers in the line of their duties. With regard to…
Having read with interest the recent review by Pabst et al, we would like to add the acellular dermal matrix material “Integra™” to the exhaustive list they have extensively reviewed….
Abstract The standard of care for head and neck reconstruction is microvascular free-tissue transfer. Various techniques of soft tissue, free-flap design have previously been described. Patient-specific planning and 3D printing…
Intermaxillary fixation (IMF) screws, typically self-tapping, are easy and quick to use, seemingly safe, are compatible with plating systems, reduce buccal and gingival tissue trauma and are used to assist…
