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British Dental Journal Dec 20153D printing has been hailed as a disruptive technology which will change manufacturing. Used in aerospace, defence, art and design, 3D printing is becoming a subject of... (Review)
Review
3D printing has been hailed as a disruptive technology which will change manufacturing. Used in aerospace, defence, art and design, 3D printing is becoming a subject of great interest in surgery. The technology has a particular resonance with dentistry, and with advances in 3D imaging and modelling technologies such as cone beam computed tomography and intraoral scanning, and with the relatively long history of the use of CAD CAM technologies in dentistry, it will become of increasing importance. Uses of 3D printing include the production of drill guides for dental implants, the production of physical models for prosthodontics, orthodontics and surgery, the manufacture of dental, craniomaxillofacial and orthopaedic implants, and the fabrication of copings and frameworks for implant and dental restorations. This paper reviews the types of 3D printing technologies available and their various applications in dentistry and in maxillofacial surgery.
Topics: Computer-Aided Design; Dental Implants; Dental Instruments; Dental Prosthesis Design; Dental Restoration, Permanent; Dentistry; Humans; Printing, Three-Dimensional
PubMed: 26657435
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.914 -
Journal of the American Dental... Jan 2003During the past few decades, scientific developments in cariology, dental materials and diagnostic systems have changed dentistry's approach to diagnosis and management... (Review)
Review
BACKGROUND
During the past few decades, scientific developments in cariology, dental materials and diagnostic systems have changed dentistry's approach to diagnosis and management of dental caries. The authors summarize these developments.
OVERVIEW
Dental adhesives and restorative materials, new understanding of the caries process and remineralization, and changes in caries prevlance have catalyzed the evolution in caries management from G.V. Black's "extension for prevention" to "minimally invasive." The authors describe the scientific basis for early diagnosis; a modified classification of caries based on site and size of lesion remineralization; reduction of cariogenic bacteria; and minimally invasive cavity preparation design, techniques and material selection.
CONCLUSIONS AND PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS
Minimally invasive dentistry is based on advances in science. Emerging technologies will facilitate evolution to primary prevention of caries, though technical, cultural and economic obstacles to full implementation in clinical practice now exist.
Topics: Air Abrasion, Dental; Composite Resins; Dental Caries; Dental Cavity Preparation; Dental Plaque; Dental Restoration, Permanent; Glass Ionomer Cements; Humans; Insurance, Dental; Laser Therapy; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Streptococcus mutans; Tooth Remineralization
PubMed: 12555961
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2003.0021 -
Dental Materials : Official Publication... Jan 2020Summarizing the new state of the art of digital dentistry, opens exploration of the type and extent of innovations and technological advances that have impacted - and...
OBJECTIVE
Summarizing the new state of the art of digital dentistry, opens exploration of the type and extent of innovations and technological advances that have impacted - and improved - dentistry. The objective is to describe advances and innovations, the breadth of their impact, disruptions and advantages they produce, and opportunities created for material scientists.
METHODS
On-line data bases, web searches, and discussions with industry experts, clinicians, and dental researchers informed the content. Emphasis for inclusion was on most recent publications along with innovations presented at trade shows, in press releases, and discovered through discussions leading to web searches for new products.
RESULTS
Digital dentistry has caused disruption on many fronts, bringing new techniques, systems, and interactions that have improved dentistry. Innovation has spurred opportunities for material scientists' future research.
SIGNIFICANCE
With disruptions intrinsic in digital dentistry's new state of the art, patient experience has improved. More restoration options are available delivering longer lifetimes, and better esthetics. Fresh approaches are bringing greater efficiency and accuracy, capitalizing on the interest, capabilities, and skills of those involved. New ways for effective and efficient inter-professional and clinician-patient interactions have evolved. Data can be more efficiently mined for forensic and epidemiological uses. Students have fresh ways of learning. New, often unexpected, partnerships have formed bringing further disruption - and novel advantages. Yes, digital dentistry has been disruptive, but the abundance of positive outcomes argues strongly that it has not been destructive.
Topics: Computer-Aided Design; Dental Prosthesis Design; Dentistry; Humans
PubMed: 31526522
DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2019.08.103 -
Cranio : the Journal of... May 2018
Topics: Dentistry; Humans; Malocclusion; Respiration; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
PubMed: 29969390
DOI: 10.1080/08869634.2018.1456171 -
Dental Clinics of North America Oct 2003Dentistry's role in responding to bioterrorism and other catastrophic events is evolving and may involve a wide range of activities. Organized dentistry. local dental... (Review)
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Dentistry's role in responding to bioterrorism and other catastrophic events is evolving and may involve a wide range of activities. Organized dentistry. local dental societies. and interested individuals should make local emergency response planners aware of the services the dental profession can provide and should work to integrate dental resources to strengthen the disaster response capacity of community health care systems. With effective planning, education, and training, dentists can play a significant role in responding to acts of bioterrorism or other unforeseen events.
Topics: Biological Warfare; Bioterrorism; Dental Staff; Dentistry; Disaster Planning; Disease Outbreaks; Humans
PubMed: 14664462
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2003.08.003 -
Evidence-based Dentistry Sep 2023
Topics: Humans; Evidence-Based Dentistry
PubMed: 37737328
DOI: 10.1038/s41432-023-00920-5 -
Journal of the American Dental... Sep 2018
Topics: Dental Care; Forecasting; Humans
PubMed: 30165974
DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2018.07.011 -
Community Dentistry and Oral... Aug 2023We re-envision dentistry's social contract and elaborate on the idea that it is not neutral and free from such things as racism and white supremacy and can act as a tool... (Review)
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OBJECTIVES
We re-envision dentistry's social contract and elaborate on the idea that it is not neutral and free from such things as racism and white supremacy and can act as a tool of oppression.
METHODS
We critique social contract theory through examination of classical and contemporary contract theorists. More specifically, our analysis draws from the work of Charles W. Mills, a philosopher of race and liberalism, as well as the theoretical and praxis framework of intersectionality.
RESULTS
Social contract theory supports hierarchies and inequities that may be used to sustain unfair and unjust differences in oral health between social groups. When dentistry's social contract becomes a tool of oppression, its practice does not promote health equity but reinforces damaging social norms.
CONCLUSION
Dentistry must embrace an anti-oppression framing of equity and elevate the principle of justice to one of liberation and not just fairness. In doing so, the profession can better understand itself, act more equitably and empower practitioners to advocate for justice in health and healthcare in its fullest sense. Anti-oppressive justice supports health not as merely an obligation but as a human duty.
Topics: Humans; Social Justice; Oral Health; Dentistry
PubMed: 36966445
DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12854 -
Journal of the American Dental... Sep 2022
Topics: Dentistry; Humans
PubMed: 36031199
DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2022.07.006 -
Journal of the American Dental... Sep 2020
Topics: Dentistry; Societies
PubMed: 32854865
DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2020.07.012