October 6, 2011 — The inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) is often ineffective, and too few dentists are well versed in alternative approaches to anesthesia in the mandible, leading experts write in ...

Every so often, a patient feels pain, prickling, numbness, altered taste, or some other unpleasant nerve symptom that lingers long after a shot of anesthetic. No one has nailed down the exact cause of ...

DrBicuspid.com is pleased to present the next column from two lawyers who spend every day defending dentists in litigation and before the licensing board. The purpose of this column is to offer our ...

June 22, 2011 — Articaine works better than lidocaine for infiltrations, but the evidence for superiority in mandibular blocks is still weak, researchers reported in the May issue of the Journal of ...

Offers an Innovative Treatment Option for Class II Skeletal Malocclusion in Kids and Teenage Patients While Simultaneously Straightening their Teeth SAN JOSE, Calif. & TEMPE, Ariz. — Align Technology, ...

Question: After having what I thought was routine crown-work on my lower back teeth, the following day I could barely open my mouth to eat. What did the doctor do to me? - Phil, Tequesta Answer: Often ...

The Invisalign® System with mandibular advancement featuring occlusal blocks is the latest clinical innovation that expands Align’s Class II treatment portfolio for growing patients by offering ...

Offers an Innovative Treatment Option for Class II Skeletal Malocclusion in Kids and Teenage Patients While Simultaneously Straightening their Teeth Align’s new Invisalign® System with mandibular ...