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Brushing, fluoride, checkups: what you look after outside the clinic
3D-Printed Dentures vs. Milled Dentures: A Split in Chewing-Force Strength
How well a denture withstands chewing force depends on how it was made. Pooling recent meta-analyses, CAD/CAM milling (computer-designed and machined from a material block) came out ahead on flexural strength and hardness, while 3D printing, which builds up liquid resin layer by layer, scored lowest on most measures. Impact resistance was the exception: there, the conventional method proved strongest, so the ranking shifted from measure to measure.
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AI Oral Cancer Screening: A Flagged Spot Isn't Always Cancer
More services now let you photograph the inside of your mouth so AI can flag lesions that could progress to oral cancer. Recent meta-analyses and clinical guidelines show these tools are good at not missing real lesions, but they also flag normal tissue as a lesion so often that they can't replace a definitive diagnosis.
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How Far Can We Trust AI Diagnosis of Gum Bone Loss?
More dental clinics are using AI to flag areas of bone loss on X-rays before a dentist reviews them. A review of recent studies finds the technology is fairly reliable at spotting bone loss itself, but its accuracy varies by image type and diagnostic task, and it still cannot replace a hands-on probing exam of the gums.
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Teledentistry Photo Consultations: Can a Photo Alone Detect Cavities?
Teledentistry consultations based on smartphone photos alone are becoming more common. Recent studies show photo review reliably rules out healthy teeth, but it often misses early cavities or gum changes, so it can't replace a definitive diagnosis.
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Clear Aligners: Do Teeth Move as Planned?
There's often a gap between the computer treatment plan your dentist shows you and how much your teeth actually move. We round up recent studies on which tooth movements tend to go as planned and which fall short.
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Guided and Robotic Implant Surgery: How Much More Accurate Is It?
Guided, navigation, and robotic implant surgery let dentists plan implant placement on a computer beforehand and carry that plan into the operation. Drawing on recent research, this article examines how much more accurate these approaches are than freehand surgery, and whether the differences between them are actually meaningful.
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How Accurate Are Intraoral Scanners?
This article examines whether digital impressions from intraoral scanners are as accurate as traditional impressions. In mouths with natural teeth remaining, the difference is negligible, but in mouths requiring multiple implants, study results still diverge.
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AI Cavity Detection: A Flagged Spot Isn't Always a Cavity
More dental clinics are having AI scan X-rays or intraoral photos first and flag spots that look like cavities. A review pooling multiple studies found that AI can both miss real cavities and flag false ones, meaning a dentist's final check is still needed.
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