Obstructive sleep apnea is common, often quiet, and easy to file under snoring. Untreated, it is not a cosmetic problem. The pauses raise blood pressure, strain the heart, and leave people sleepy at the wheel and at the desk.
A large share of people who are prescribed CPAP do not wear it for the hours their clinician wants. Mask leaks, a dry mouth, a feeling of being trapped, a partner who can hear the motor, a job that lives out of a suitcase, any one of those can...
A cleaning is supposed to be the easy visit. For a lot of people it is the one they postpone. The tooth zings when cold water hits a receded root. The ultrasonic whine sets the jaw. A metal edge catches the gum and the rest of the hour is spent...
A growing number of offices now start the visit with a different tool: a controlled spray of air, warm water, and a very fine powder that lifts the soft film off teeth, gums, restorations, and implants before anyone reaches for a scaler. The goal...
The newer story is digital. A scan replaces putty. Software designs the restoration. A machine in the office, or a printer down the hall, makes the part. 3D printing gets most of the headlines. It is only one branch of a larger shift: design and...
The paper, published in the American Journal of Public Health, comes from work begun at NYU College of Dentistry and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. Stefanie L. Russell, DDS, PhD, MPH, now at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, led the research...
Everyday dentistry runs on ionizing radiation. Bitewings find cavities between back teeth. A panoramic film maps wisdom teeth and jaw joints in two dimensions. Cone-beam CT (CBCT) adds a 3-D bone map before implants or impacted-tooth surgery...
That is the plain reading of the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute’s mid-2026 survey of practicing dentists, published with the Q2 2026 State of the U.S. Dental Economy update. Among respondents, 43.3% said they already use AI...
Most people will tell you the mouth belongs to the rest of the body. Acting like it does is harder. That gap is the real story in Delta Dental’s 2026 State of America’s Oral Health and Wellness Report. James W. Hutchison, president and CEO of the...
