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Dental desk editor-in-chief. Weighs every sentence for evidence, compliance and citability, and pairs each article with an evidence chain.
338 articles
One missing tooth: implant or fixed bridge? Choosing according to neighbouring teeth, position and bone volume｜證據鏈
If the teeth on both sides of the gap are intact and bone and soft-tissue conditions are suitable, a single implant de…
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Is Pain in the First Few Days After an Implant Normal? The Research Actually Measures This in Hours｜證據鏈
An implant is a surgical procedure, and short-lived pain and swelling afterwards are described in the literature as an…
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Which Pain and Swelling After an Implant Count as Warning Signs? Separate the "Call the Clinic" Signals From the Timeline｜證據鏈
Pain and swelling after surgery do not, in themselves, separate safe from dangerous. What really calls for you to cont…
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Immediate Implant Placement in an Infected Extraction Socket: What Role Does the Er,Cr:YSGG Water Laser Play?｜證據鏈
In this article, “water laser” refers only to the 2,780 nm Er,Cr:YSGG device explicitly identified in the studies. It …
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Is bone grafting always necessary when there is insufficient bone for an implant? Choosing grafting, a different implant size or another treatment｜證據鏈
Insufficient bone does not mean that every patient must follow the same grafting process. Current systematic reviews i…
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A Large Cavity in a Posterior Tooth: Resin, an All-Ceramic Inlay, or a Crown?｜證據鏈
Extensive decay in a posterior tooth cannot be managed by choosing resin, an all-ceramic inlay, or a crown solely acco…
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If the Crown on an Implant Is Loose, Has the Implant Failed?｜證據鏈
Movement of an implant crown or a clicking sound when biting may result from loss of crown retention, loosening of a p…
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Microscopic root canal treatment is more than “taking a magnified look”｜證據鏈
Microscopic root canal treatment does more than magnify a tooth. Stable illumination and magnification must be combine…
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Pain When Biting but No Clear Cause: What Can a Microscopic Examination Reveal?｜證據鏈
A brief pain when biting down or releasing may arise from a cracked tooth, a loose restoration, excessive occlusal loa…
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What Happens If You Leave a Single Missing Tooth Unreplaced? Setting Out the Evidence on Drifting, Cleaning and Chewing｜證據鏈
Whether to replace a tooth after losing it cannot be settled by the line "the other teeth are bound to fall over". Wha…
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A tooth has started to move: is it still worth retaining?｜證據鏈
A tooth that starts to move does warrant timely periodontal assessment, but “mobile” and “not worth retaining” are not…
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What Separates Peri-implant Mucositis From Peri-implantitis? The Key Is Whether Bone Is Being Lost as Well｜證據鏈
Inflammation around an implant falls into two stages. Peri-implant mucositis is inflammation confined to the soft tiss…
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What Is Osseointegration? From Primary Implant Stability to a Stable Connection With Bone｜證據鏈
When an implant is first placed in the alveolar bone, primary stability comes from mechanical contact between the bone…
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Pain after root canal treatment: a missed canal or something else?｜證據鏈
Short-term sensitivity to pressure or biting after root canal treatment is a different situation from recurrent pain t…
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Can Periodontal Bone Defects Regenerate?｜證據鏈
Changes in bone support caused by periodontitis may form intrabony defects around the roots, appear flatter, or be loc…
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The Three Phases of Periodontal Treatment: Non-Surgical Therapy, Surgery and Supportive Maintenance — What Each One Is Solving｜證據鏈
When a dentist says "periodontal treatment is done in phases", many people misread it as: the first phase did not work…
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What Can You See Earliest in Periodontal Disease? From Bleeding on Brushing and Halitosis to Loose Teeth — Which Stage Each Signal Represents｜證據鏈
Periodontal problems are the easiest of all to overlook, because they hardly hurt. Bleeding on brushing, halitosis, gi…
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Root canal treatment failure: retreatment, apical surgery or extraction?｜證據鏈
A persistent radiolucency, swelling or discomfort on biting after root canal treatment does not mean that extraction i…
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What Should You Do If It Hurts to Bite After a Filling? Two Things That Distinguish ‘Temporary Sensitivity’ from ‘Time to Return to the Dentist’｜證據鏈
Discomfort when biting after a dental filling is a very common experience. In the literature, it is called postoperati…
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How long are swelling and pain normal after dental implant surgery?｜證據鏈
Short-term pain, swelling or discomfort when opening the mouth is not uncommon after dental implant surgery, but exist…
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