A higher body mass index (BMI) may affect orthodontic treatment (OT) by altering craniofacial development and periodontal response. This review study was recently published in Seminars in Orthodontics ...

The last patient is gone, the team has left, and you've addressed the most urgent notes on your desk. All is quiet except your mind, which is spinning a hundred miles an hour. What is rolling around ...

Tooth loss may disrupt the oral-gut microbiota balance by shifting bacterial proportions, potentially impacting intestinal and overall health. This animal study was published earlier this month in BMC ...

Patients may not be the only ones to get anxious at dental practices. Clinicians experience performance anxiety when performing certain procedures, according to a study recently published in the ...

What is a key metric your dental practice should track closely in 2025? According to Ashley Bond, co-founder and chief billing officer of Wisdom, the collection percentage is one of the most important ...

A dentist in Colorado accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison in 2023 faces new charges related to plotting the killings of four people, including a lead investigator in ...

While kissing may transfer germs, couples this Valentine's Day may be pleased to learn that when they express their love this way, it may also offer several oral health benefits, according to dentist ...

Dentists enter the workforce four to five years later than many of their contemporaries, increasing their student loan debt and delaying income generation. The hope, of course, is that your practice ...

Exclusively breastfeeding an infant for the first six months after birth may be a protective factor against early childhood caries, according to a new study published on February 12 in the Journal of ...

In this week's clinical tip, courtesy of CDOCS, Dr. Farhad Boltchi discusses the use of a double membrane socket graft and how it can be an effective solution for some oral surgery cases. "In this tip ...

Teeth grown in a lab using pig and human tooth cells, which may perform as well as real teeth, could be the answer to damaged teeth in the future, according to an article published in MIT Technology ...

Receiving preventive dental care during pregnancy may lower the risk of gestational diabetes and high blood pressure, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.