Dentistry Gone Digital

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

By: Pankey Gram The topic originally appeared on PankeyGram.org. Pankey gave up their permission to share with our igniteDDS readers. Treatment planning is a tricky and exhilarating stage in patient care, serving as the bridge between diagnosis and treatment. It’s where you outline the path to restoring your patient’s oral health and where patient trust is won or lost.

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Dental News and Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently issued patent 12,178,937 , entitled Compositions and Methods for Adhesion to Surfaces, which constitutes the 10th U.S. patent covering the TETRANITE bone adhesive technology. This patent expands the protected technology to include injectable mineral-organic structural bone adhesive compositions that comprise alpha-tricalcium phosphate.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Periapical lesions or radiolucencies around implants pose a unique challenge to the dental team. Retrograde peri-implantitis (RPI) is defined as a clinically symptomatic periapical lesion that develops after implant placement and maintains normal bone-to-implant contact at the coronal aspect. 1,2 The prevalence of RPI is generally very low. A retrospective study of 1,651 implants over 20 years noted a prevalence of RPI of 0.34%. 3 While there is no consensus about the etiology of RPI, several fa

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Coaches Corner

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

What could the world’s most successful musician and the “Big Game” have to do with your dental practice? Turns out, a lot! If you want to provide an amazing patient experience and overcome your barriers to practice growth, don’t miss this episode of The Dental Practice Fixers podcast. Key Takeaways Embrace the power of experiences and adaptability to create a thriving dental practice.

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