Small Diameter Implants and Single Visit Endodontics

Smaller Diameter Implants hold the key to future?

WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 25

The US market for small-diameter implants expanded more than 30% in 2007,according
to Millennium Research Group

Small diameter (less than or equal to 3.0 mm)dental implants are becoming
increasingly popular in the US. Revenues for these implants are growing at a faster
rate than those of regular-diameter(> 3.0 mm) dental implants.

US market for small-diameter dental implants grew more than 30% in
2007, generating over $20 million in revenues. The increasing number of
general practitioners (GPs) incorporating dental implants into their list
of services has contributed significantly to the rising sales of
small-diameter dental implants.

"Patients often prefer the small-diameter to large-diameter dental
implants because they involve less surgical time and are a more
cost-effective option," says Chris Shutsa, Senior Analyst at Millennium
Research Group. "Moreover, small-diameter dental implants usually require
fewer steps to place and can be placed noninvasively, making them a simpler
solution for a clinician new to implantology."

  Although currently only a few manufacturers offer small-diameter dental
implants approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for long-term
use, more competitors will enter this market over the next five years.

Single visit Endo saves you/patient, time and money

90% of all endo in USA is done in single visit.This high quality research
(randomized trial) by Penesis et al is published in JOE March 2008 issue. Several
studies have clearly shown that single visit root canal treatment should be the goal,
to learn more about single visit endodontics click here

The choice of one-visit versus two-visit root canal therapy for necrotic teeth with apical periodontitis is a source of current debate. The primary objective of this randomized controlled clinical trial was to compare radiographic evidence of periapical healing after root canal therapy completed in one visit or two visits with an interim calcium hydroxide/chlorhexidine paste dressing. Ninety-seven patients met the inclusion criteria and consented to participate in this study. Patients were randomly assigned to either the one-visit or two-visit group, and root canal therapy was performed with a standardized protocol. Patients in the two-visit group received an intracanal dressing of calcium hydroxide/chlorhexidine paste. Sixty-three patients, 33 in the one-visit group and 30 in the two-visit group, were evaluated at 12 months. The primary outcome measure was change in apical bone density by using the periapical index (PAI). Secondary outcome measures were proportion of teeth healed or improved in each group. Both groups exhibited equally favorable periapical healing at 12 months, with no statistically significant differences between groups.

In conclusion, 12 months after initial nonsurgical root canal therapy on necrotic teeth with apical periodontitis, there was no significant difference in radiographic evidence of periapical healing between onevisit
therapy and two-visit therapy with an interim calcium hydroxide/ chlorhexidine paste dressing.

Eat Yogurt to keep your Gums healthy
BEIJING, Feb. 28- Eating yogurt and other foods laden with lactic acid may keep your gums from receding and teeth from falling out, Japanese researchers report.

Dr. Yoshihiro Shimazaki and colleagues found that consuming yogurt and lactic acid drinks was significantly associated with better periodontal health. Shimazaki's team assessed the severity of periodontal disease in 942 men and women, aged 40 to 79 years, and their intake of milk, cheese, and lactic acid foods.

They found that people with generalized (more advanced) periodontal disease had a lower intake of lactic acid foods than people with localized (less advanced) periodontal disease.

Compared with individuals reporting no lactic acid food intake, those eating 55 grams or more of yogurt (half an 6-ounce carton) or lactic acid drinks a day had significantly fewer markers of severe periodontal disease. This study is published in journal of Periodontology.