Innovative Staged Treatment of a Dentition Worn From the Effects of GERD and Occlusal Dysfunction.

Often patients adapt to a decline in their oral condition over time and choose to live in discomfort, and sometimes pain, until it becomes intolerable. Ongoing parafunctional habits and other disease conditions may contribute to and exacerbate the problems. This case report illustrates an innovative approach to a full-mouth rehabilitation by staging complex treatment planning in the restoration of teeth severely damaged by the effects of gastroesophageal reflux disease compounded by clenching.

Reflected near-infrared light versus bite-wing radiography for the detection of proximal caries: A multicenter prospective clinical study conducted in private practices.

Objectives: The aim of the present prospective multicenter clinical study was to compare the detection of proximal caries with near-infrared light reflection (NILR) versus bitewing radiography (BWR).

Materials And Methods: Intraoral scans were performed on 100 patients in five dental clinics using an intraoral scanner (iTero Element 5D, Align Technology, Tempe, AZ, USA) that includes a near-infrared light source (850 nm) and sensor. Reflected near-infrared light images of posterior teeth were used by the individual dentists to detect proximal caries and the results were compared to the BWRs.

A safe protocol for amalgam removal.

Today's environment has different impacts on our body than previous generations. Heavy metals are a growing concern in medicine. Doctors and individuals request the removal of their amalgam (silver mercury) restorations due to the high mercury content.