Dentist Brain Candy

In this episode, I discuss the misdiagnosis of a swelling on the roof of the mouth that turned out to be cancer. This was misdiagnosed twice and can have serious implications for patients. In addition, we talked about the incidental radiographic finding with a panorex showing calcifications in the Carotid artery and its association with obstructive sleep apnea heart attacks and strokes. We also di...

This week I discuss articles out of the Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in December of 2018. We will discuss a pork larvae infestation of the oral mucosa in three separate patients including both the clinical presentation and management of these lesions.  We shall discuss how to prevent periodontal defects distal to mandibular third molars after the extraction of wisdom teeth as well as ho...

This episode is a must-listen for every dentist and the team. Botox originally was used for noncosmetic purposes for 13 years and then transitioned into cosmetic uses for lines and wrinkles of the face particularly in the glabella frontalis and crow's-feet areas on the face to eliminate wrinkling and specifically Dynamic wrinkles. There are many other uses within dentistry in every dentist should...

In this episode, I discuss the all on four concepts and exactly what that means and review an article from the International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial implants 2018 titled the biomechanical comparison of different implant inclinations and cantilever links in All-on-4 treatment concept by three-dimensional finite element analysis.  I don't want you to worry, I do get into this article but I w...

In this episode I discuss the appropriate timing of a wisdom tooth consult and timing of extractions when they are necessary. I discuss anatomical guidelines and parameters and then go into depth on what my third molar consult is like including a description of the logistics from beginning to end with each team members role.

In this episode, I discuss the full-day presentation and the high points from Fred Joyal's book and presentation on becoming remarkable.  He did a fantastic job and there's some great high points and I also go through and just give a breakdown of the different chapters that he has in his book. Everyone that came to the presentation received the free book as well. Our next continuing education even...

In this episode, I talk about my Friday that I had today. I think you'll find it interesting and hopefully stimulating. And maybe there are some pearls in there for you and your practice.

There is now an alternative fixed restoration that is not a hybrid restoration. Zest International has developed an abutment and a system called the locator FTX system. In this episode we discuss using four or more implants in either the maxilla or mandible and specifically 13 cases that were studied for 3 years showing that this is a successful and reasonable treatment modality. Anybody treating...

We've all had or soon to have a patient with a fixed restoration on four more implants and one of those key implant fails. In the past the only choice and option available was to toss out the final restoration and place a new implant and make a brand new fixed hybrid restoration.  In this episode, I discussed a novel new treatment approach that is a salvage procedure so that the final restoration...

This week I, first of all, discussed survival skills in a jungle environment which is super interesting and fun. And then discuss whether or not we need to be concerned about our cancer patients that have central venous catheters or Central lines and whether or not a dental cleaning can lead to infection of these catheters within go into a discussion on oral mandibular dystonia both the recognitio...

In this episode I discuss SmileSIM which is a new dental simulation service for communicating complex treatment plans and before and after simulations with patients as well as a Prebiotic lozenge called smartmints and these things are protective Anne from Carrie and improve your oral health.

This week I discussed teledentistry in-depth as well as easy sales tools and tips for Implant case acceptance and how to respond to negative reviews online

In this episode I discuss the appropriate timing of a wisdom tooth consult and timing of extractions when they are necessary. I discuss anatomical guidelines and parameters and then go into depth on what my third molar consult is like including a description of the logistics from beginning to end with each team members role.

This week I start the discussion off talking about solar navigation and three different ways that you can determine Direction based on the Sun.  This expands app on last week's discussion of celestial navigation I didn't go into whether there's a link between kidney stones and salivary Stones we discussed virtual reality in surgical training and a group out of England that has created a virtual su...

First of all I announce how you and your team can learn how to have an invincible dental practice which is vitally important in today's world of Rapid change including decrease reimbursements and competition from corporate Dentistry. Sign up for this CE event at the Davenport on eventbrite.com.  I didn't go in and discuss some articles including how are Dental training assist us with surgical proc...

This week we discuss the triggers for oral lichen planus and list out what those triggers are and whether trigger avoidance actually helps patients or not. Anybody that sees or treats patients with oral lichen planus will find huge benefits from this discussion and with knowing what these possible triggers are. In addition will discuss with her surgery first reduce his total treatment time in your...

In this episode I break down to interesting topics. The first is discussing triggers with oral lichen planus. Patience with biopsy proven oral lichen planus we're given a questionnaire in this Prospect of study to see what the triggers were and if avoidance of the triggers was helpful for these patients. A list of the typical and most common triggers is also given for your review. I also discuss t...

In this episode I discuss different review papers on the topic of concussions. We discuss the diagnosis of a concussion, the management of a concussion, the return to life and return to sports requirements for concussive patients as well as medications and indications for different medications with the concussed patient. 

This week we discuss a novel method to circumvent posture related musculoskeletal disorders in dentistry and oral surgery using prism glasses. We also discussed the history of dental implants over the last 100 years which is timely since this is the 100 year anniversary of the American Association of oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons as well the 75th anniversary of the Journal of Oral & Maxillofacia...

In this episode I discuss what the prognostic factors are for persistent diplopia after orbital blowout fractures. I also discuss an article that did a benchtop study on the neurotoxicity of articaine versus lidocaine and found that there was no difference in toxicity which would suggest that Articaine may be acceptable for inferior alveolar or mandibular nerve blocks

This week I discuss an interesting survey that was done by the American Association of oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons that is the second annual survey. Their survey asks questions about prescribing patterns and attitudes of oral surgeons. Over 300 people responded to the survey and the results are quite interesting.

This week I discussed Facebook live and successes other businesses have had with Facebook live and ways and tips and tricks on how you can implement this into your dental practice to increase patient engagement brand awareness in the bottom line generate more patients so you do not want to miss this one.

In this episode I discuss the appropriate timing of a wisdom tooth consult and timing of extractions when they are necessary. I discuss anatomical guidelines and parameters and then go into depth on what my third molar consult is like including a description of the logistics from beginning to end with each team members role.

This week we talked about office managers and the goal of the office manager and some daily and weekly checklist for the office manager. If your office manager can complete these tasks and duties you will have one well-honed machine of a dental office.

This weekend discuss two articles from the most recent Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and the first one is on the risk factors affecting the prognosis of descending necrotizing mediastinitis from a dental infection the second article that I discuss is a discussion about the development of the Dual degree program in oral maxillofacial surgery