Dentures may have a potentially negative impact on a person’s overall nutrition, according to new research from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Dentistry. The research team leveraged electronic dental and health records to gain a better understanding of…
A heated argument between neighbours that ended with one man’s denture flying over the fence into the other’s yard, never to be seen again, has landed in B.C. small claims court. On Tuesday, Bob Bjerregaard was ordered to pay his…
The “sophisticated art” of making dentures is being lost due to a lack of practice because fewer patients now need false teeth, according to leading dentist Prof Angus Walls. Across the UK as a whole, the number of people over…
Implant supported dentures provide many individuals with a better quality of life, but this is not without some challenges. Specifically, what is the recommended self-care for this type of prosthesis? There are two areas for discussion: removable dentures and fixed…
You can scan impressions within a patient’s existing complete removable prosthesis reliably, predictably, and efficiently. While TRIOS scanners have been optimized to effectively scan these impression surfaces in a seamless, integrated manner, a designated scan strategy will render excellent scan results…
exocad GmbH (exocad), an Align Technology, Inc. company, today announced the release of PartialCAD 3.0 Galway, its module for removable partial denture frameworks, with new and advanced features for the design of high-quality partial dentures. This new release enhances digital CAD/CAM possibilities for exocad…
April Baldwin may not have any teeth at the moment, but she has more than enough reason to smile, after an anonymous donation covered the cost of dentures she badly needed but could barely afford. The 37-year-old from St. John’s has…
Abstract Orofacial pain can pose a diagnostic challenge to a practitioner who is examining a patient with history of facial pain. Known and unknown aetiologies can contribute to pain symptoms. There are often problems arising from the subjective nature of…
The past few years have yielded technology advancements for digital denture fabrication. However, the majority of units are still produced using traditional methods. Dentsply Sirona and Carbon are committed to taking the category to an entirely new level, by bringing…
Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. denture-wearing population suffer frequent fungal infections that cause inflammation, redness and swelling in the mouth. To better treat these infections, called denture-related stomatitis, University at Buffalo researchers have turned to 3-D printers, using the machines…
▪ World’s first desktop 3D printer with integrated fully-autonomous post processing to streamline in-office dental appliance manufacturing. ▪ Go from designed dental appliance straight to final printed part with the push of a single button. ▪ Wide range of materials…
Dentsply Sirona, The Dental Solutions Company™, announced the introduction of Lucitone® HIPA (High Impact Pour Acrylic). Lucitone® HIPA is a high impact pourable acrylic denture base. It is the first pourable acrylic denture base on the market to exceed both…
Users can now avail themselves of a quick and reliable digital method to create monolithic dentures that are both esthetic and of high quality. Two material discs are at the heart of the process. Digital Denture is a manufacturing process…
Heraeus Kulzer today announced the launch of Artic® Digital Denture Teeth, an innovative line of digitally designed and manufactured versions of the most popular moulds in the company’s Artic line of economy-priced conventional denture teeth. The eleven Artic Digital anterior…
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