Decisions in Dentistry

Ouch! Coast Dental will pay more than $3.8 million to settle a class action lawsuit because it violated both the federal and the state of Florida’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The settlement money will go to those who opted out of contact with the dental practice but still received more than one phone call or text message over a 12-month period. The calls and text mess...

While implant therapy has a strong success rate, the longer the implants are functioning, the higher the risk of peri-implantitis.1 And unless the infection is stopped in the early stages, implant failure is a possibility. So why is peri-implantitis so hard to manage?

One reason is that antibiotics are rarely successful at clearing the infection. A recent study by rese...

More than 80 million Americans deal with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in which the upper airway either partially or completely collapses during sleep.1 Impacting oral, cognitive, cardiovascular, and mental health, OSA requires appropriate diagnosis and treatment by healthcare professionals. This group includes dentists and dental hygienists dedicated to treating OSA and snor...