Fri.Nov 22, 2024

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A Six-Unit Anterior Bridge: Provisionals and Placement

Dentistry Gone Digital

By: Lee Ann Brady DMD Topic originally appeared on Pankey.org : Dr. Brady allowed permission for igniteDDS to share with our readers My patient wasn’t satisfied with the aesthetics and feel of her previous restoration. Detailed planning enabled me to deliver a beautiful, functional result. Here is the conclusion of this case and the placement of the new six-unit anterior bridge.

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Patient Convenience: 6 Tips to Boost Loyalty to Your Practice

Off the Cusp

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog Read Time: 5 Minute, 10 Second In your patients’ perception, is your practice easy to work with, or could you use some improvement? The level of convenience patients experience with healthcare providers can impact their loyalty, according to a recent report by McCaghy and Sinha. Particularly among younger people, convenience and ease of doing business ranked above even cost when deciding whether to stay with a provider.

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The $710 Billion Price Tag of Oral Disease

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Oral health isn’t just a personal concern — it’s a global economic challenge. A new study, published in the Journal of Dental Research, reveals that the economic impact of oral conditions reached a staggering $710 billion in 2019, highlighting the urgent need for better oral health strategies and equitable access to care. Covering five major oral conditions — dental caries, periodontitis, tooth loss, other oral diseases, and edentulism — the study estimates the global costs as $387 billion in