Colgate ? Implant damage, Talk to patients, No ceiling on fee, Open access,

Study shows dental implants may cause damage
Dental implants may cause preventable nerve damage, warn dental experts, as study highlights surgery risks
Experts from King’s College London have warned that cases of permanent nerve damage caused by dental implants could rise further if steps are not taken to address risks and prevent injury.
Researchers from the King’s College London Dental Institute carried out a case review of 30 dental implant patients who were referred to a specialist nerve injury clinic at King’s College Hospital, part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. MORE HERE

Hacked email is hard to get BACK
Email account of Dr US Krishna Nayak was hacked recently, now he has requested all to use his new email id for all communications…druskrishnanayak@gmail.com

Rajiv Dixit on toothpastes in India

British Dental journal now has selective Open Access
BDJ Managing Editor Dr Ruth Doherty said: ‘I am really excited to publish this research article as the BDJ’s first open access paper. We feel that it is important for the BDJ to offer authors a choice of publication routes and it will be interesting to see if more groups take up the OA option in the future’ MORE HERE

How much is Waiting time for ortho after RCT/perfo ?
Professionals can smoothly move a tooth 30 days after a proper executed
endodontic treatment. It is not necessary to wait until the bone and periodontal repair are visually noticeable, as it was previously suggested. The orthodontic forces do not have influence on microbial colonies or on the repair process, because they are slow and light forces. Even if there has been perforation. still the same guideline applies….FULL PAPER

Healing of a large PA lesion post RCT – Good Endo is all you NEED, NOT surgery
Without signs of recurrence, the endodontic treatment provided a favorable clinical
and radiographic response, without pain symptoms, with evidence of regression of the PA lesion, with significant bone formation without the necessity for additional surgical in the periapical region. SEE PIC BELOW ...FULL PAPER
How to talk to your patients
Remember to not get too personal with them. Forget the nonsense about building bridges to your patients. All patients should remain anonymous to you. You will be filling cavities for the rest of your life and to make YOU feel comfortable, think that they are just another cavity or tooth extraction. You will be less nervous and your patient will be less whiney. Once you get personal they will think they can complain about the pain. You don’t need that. It just wastes time....FULL PAPER

No ceiling for fee in private colleges
There will be no upper limit to the fee fixed by private professional colleges for the 2014–15 admissions.
The former Karnataka High Court judge Ajit J. Gunjal, chairperson of the ‘Fee regulatory committee’ formed to implement the Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Fixation of Fee) Act, 2006, on Monday made it clear that no such ceiling would be fixed. HINDU NEWS

Delhi High Court favours Colgate in Pepsodent adv row
The battle for supremacy in the oral care segment took another interesting turn on another turf when market leader Colgate Palmolive obtained a favourable court order against its arch rival Hindustan Unilever (HUL), India’s largest consumer goods company.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the country’s largest consumer goods company HUL not to print any Pepsodent advertisement that disparages Colgate Strong Teeth (ST). ECO TIMES

Benefit of electric toothbrushes in kids questioned
According to experts, it does not make a significant difference whether children brush their teeth with a conventional or an electric toothbrush. However, there are certain considerations for parents before they purchase an electronic brush for their children. German magazine ÖKO-TEST recently tested eight common products.
The bristles were found to be perfect in four toothbrushes, while five products were in need of improvement owing to bristle ends that are too sharp and pointed...MORE HERE