#Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

When “Good Enough” Contacts Are Not Good Enough

While modern restorative dentistry focuses heavily on materials and bonding systems, a new study highlights a more fundamental issue: proximal contact quality.

Orthodontics

Interproximal Reduction vs. Incisor Extraction — Which Holds Up Better Over Time?

When treating lower anterior crowding, orthodontists often face a classic dilemma — should one extract a mandibular incisor or create space through...

Dental Ethics & Regulation

Karnataka Dental Council Defends OMFS Scope of Practice Against Medical Council Restriction

The Karnataka State Dental Council (KSDC) has formally written to the Karnataka State Medical Council (KSMC), raising objections to a recent notice that...

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Dental CBCT Selection and Radiation Safety: Clinical Guide

Evidence-based guidance for selecting dental CBCT according to diagnostic need, field of view, image quality and radiation optimisation.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Anticoagulants and Dental Extractions: Bleeding-Risk Guide

Clinical guidance for treating dental patients taking warfarin, DOACs or antiplatelet drugs using risk assessment and local haemostasis.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Dental Extractions: Planning, Technique and Complications

Dental extractions, as we know, are common dental procedures even in today’s minimally invasive world of dentistry where saving the tooth is the topmost...

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

AAE Warns Against Unnecessary Extraction of Treatable Teeth for Dental Implants

The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) have said that there have been several recent reports of dental practitioners removing healthy, treatable teeth...

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Clinical Guide

Clinical guide to MRONJ definition, medication history, risk context, prevention, invasive dental care and referral.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Use of IV Ringers Lactate During Extractions in Patients with Polypharmacy: A Case Report

Abstract A female patient reported to the clinic for extraction of her grossly carious but firm maxillary central incisor. The patient was severely anemic,...

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

3D AI Models to Transform Risk Assessment of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injury Post Extraction

The removal of mandibular third molars is a routine procedure that carries a risk of injuring the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN), potentially leading to...

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Statins: An upcoming trend in augmenting the healing of tooth/teeth extraction site(s).

Keywords Exodontia, tooth extraction socket healing, statin drug Introduction Tooth extraction is a procedure that is routinely performed by dentists...

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Preventing Mental Nerve Paraesthesia: Can Early Third Molar Extraction Help?

As a significant finding for oral surgery, a recent study has shed light on the relationship between the surface morphology of mandibular third molar roots and...

Dental News

Study Breakdowns Bleeding Risks in Various Regimens of Anti-platelet Therapy

In a comprehensive systematic review of 35 papers, researchers set out to assess the risk of bleeding following minor dental extractions in patients on various...

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

This Extraction is more thrilling than a dental procedure!

Contrary to what your dentist might suggest, the exhilarating experience of "Extraction 2" surpasses any dental appointment. In these unprecedented times, we...

Dental News

Whipsnade Zoo: Large team unites for rhino's dental check-up

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Extraction Socket Preservation: When, why, how?

A clinical guide to extraction socket preservation, covering indications, ridge changes, socket assessment, graft materials, membranes and implant planning.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

10 Surgical Extraction Tips for a Fresher Dentist

Just remember the acronym “ORALSURGERY”! 1. “O”- Omission Before you learn to choose your extraction cases, you need to learn which cases you should not do....

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

10 Post Extraction Dental Care Tips You Can Tell Your Patients

If you are a dentist, you can share these tips with your patients by telling them verbally/handing them a print out of this article/ simply sharing the browser...

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Maxillofacial Injuries Related to Sports – An Opinion

(This article has been written by Dr Ayyagari Manaswini and Dr Takshitha T - details at the end - on behalf of Dr Vinay Kumar) Dr Vinay Kumar (Dr. med dent, Dr...

Dental News

An Elephant Gets Relief After Years of Dental Pain

Madhubala, a 16-year-old elephant in Pakistan, received treatment on Wednesday while under a special standing sedation technique , bringing relief to her pain...

Dental News

Dr.Manik Saha Takes Oath As Tripura Chief Minister: A Proud Moment Indeed!

Dr.Manik Saha, a Professor of Dental Surgery, takes oath as a new Chief Minister of Tripura state. He will now serve as the 11th CM of Tripura. Dr. Manik Saha,...

Dental News

Man, 60, gets dental drill bit lodged in lungs for 4 DAYS after inhaling it

This is not a drill. Jozsi keeps the drill bit on a shelf to remind him of the breathtaking ordeal. An Illinois man given new meaning to the term "iron lung"...

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Post-Extraction Blindness Warrants For A Delay In Tooth Extraction Procedures Post Covid.

A recent case report published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery presented an incident of blindness followed by the extraction of a tooth. The...

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

10 tips for successful use of elevators in tooth ‘e-x-t-r-a-c-t-i-o-n’

Ten clinical principles for the controlled use of dental elevators during tooth extraction, covering instrument selection, force and complication prevention.