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Oconomowoc Dentist Announced as the Preferred Local Provider of Dental Services

The Oconomowoc Dental Center and Dr. James Michaels have joined PreferredLocalBusiness.tv to provide residents of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin family dental care and dental hygiene services.

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Dental historian, researcher Dr. Hannelore Loevy dies at 81

Dr. Hannelore Loevy, a world-renowned dental historian, researcher and a longtime professor at the University of Illinois College of Dentistry, died March 24 in Chicago. She was 81.
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Emile Zola

“If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud.”
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Masking of white spot lesions by resin infiltration in vitro

Conclusions Resin infiltration is suitable to mask artificial white spot lesions. Polished infiltrated lesions are resistant to staining in vitro. Clinical Significance Resin infiltration is a micro-invasive approach to camouflage post-orthodontic white spot lesions. (Source: Journal of Dentistry)
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Speedy Denture Services – ” 40 years old and still looking great

COMMERCIAL FEATURE: The family run business, known locally as ‘Glamorous Geggies’, offers expertise in denture making, so that you can have new dentures, or dentures repaired or cleaned with the greatest of care and attention to detail.

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SNODENT takes the global stage

The Association is taking another step on the world stage through its efforts to evaluate the oral health codes within the latest version of the International Classification of Diseases.

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Julius Caesar

“Experience is the teacher of all things.”
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Hertzian indentation testing of glass-ionomer restoratives: A reliable and clinically relevant testing approach

Publication date: Available online 12 April 2013Source:Journal of Dentistry Objectives To investigate the load to failure of encapsulated posterior glass-ionomer (GI) restoratives tested under Hertzian indentation and to explore the validity and reproducibility of the test results achieved for consideration of inclusion as an ISO testing protocol. Methods Groups of 20 disc-shaped specimens (10.0±0.1mm diameter, 3.10±0.03mm thickness) were prepared (in batches of four) from three encapsulated posterior GI restoratives. Discs were tested while resting freely on a dentine analogue material at 24h under Hertzian indentation at a rate of 1mm/min delivered through a 20mm diameter hard steel ball. The failure mode and fracture origin of the GI specimens was assessed by fractography. Statistica…

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Healthy Living: AvaDent Digital Dentures

George Ackerman has worn dentures for more than 20 years. He says, at times, they’ve been painful, uncomfortable, and affected his everyday life.

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CE meets up with fly fishing in Montana

Dillon, Mont.—The 2013 Montana Fly Fishing Seminar July 11-13 here will feature Dr. Kirk J. Robertson speaking on pediatric dental materials.

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