Archive for the ‘Dental implants’ Category

83 Year Old Undergoes Jawbone Transplant

83 Year Old Undergoes Jawbone Transplant

An 83 year old woman has become the first person to undergo a transplant procedure using an artificial jawbone created by a 3D printer. Doctors and engineers used the latest laser manufacturing techniques to develop a custom-made metal jawbone, made from layers of titanium. The artificial jawbone was fitted into the woman’s lower jaw to […]


Pakistani Dentists Eager to Promote Dental Implants

Pakistani Dentists Eager to Promote Dental Implants

A growing number of Pakistani dentists are eager to offer dental implants at their practices, it has been revealed. Dental implants are widely used in countries such as the UK and US, but very few dentists offer implants in Pakistan and there is a shortage of dentists with implantology training. Dental implants are widely regarded […]


New Toothbrush to keep Periodontal Disease at Bay

New Toothbrush to keep Periodontal Disease at Bay

A new toothbrush has promised to keep periodontal disease at bay and prevent dentists from having to repeat costly procedures. The Emmi-dent non-abrasive toothbrush claims to combat problems associated with periodontal disease and studies show that most people notice a difference after just two days. The brush has already received positive feedback in Europe and […]


Cairns Man Counting the Cost of Headbutt

Cairns Man Counting the Cost of Headbutt

A man from Queensland is facing a bill of more than $9,000 after he was headbutted by a jealous woman, when she spotted another woman talking to her boyfriend outside a football club in Cairns. Temeika Lee Grulke was angered when she saw another woman talking to her boyfriend at the Ivanhoe Leagues Club. The […]


Champion Jockey Offers Cost Price Care for Colleagues

Champion Jockey Offers Cost Price Care for Colleagues

Cheltenham champion jockey, Sam Waley-Cohen has sealed a deal to provide his fellow jockeys with cost price dental care. Waley-Cohen, who is best known for his victorious Gold Cup ride on Long Run, is also an entrepreneur who owns a string of dental practices and is now offering cost price dental treatment for colleagues after […]


Increased Demand for Dental Implants in the Middle East

Increased Demand for Dental Implants in the Middle East

Dentists in the Middle East have witnessed an increase in the number of patients asking for dental implants. Dental implantlogy has become a hot topic among dentists and patients in the Middle East and dentists claim that their patients are more up-to-date with dental treatments and advances in the field of dentistry than ever before. […]


Growth in Dental Implant Courses

Growth in Dental Implant Courses

Many more dentists in Britain are attending courses relating to dental implants. In fact according to one of the leading providers of these courses the number of dentists attending has trebled in just one year. The courses which are run by Dentale are aimed at practicing dentists in the West Midland and South West of […]


Singing Star to Undergo Dental Surgery Following Accident

Singing Star to Undergo Dental Surgery Following Accident

Singer Jewel is set to undergo dental surgery after a car crash in March left her with dental injuries. The singing star, who was pregnant at the time, was hit by a fire truck when driving her car in Stephenville, Texas in March. She insisted that she was fine and the baby was well, but […]


Stockton Dental Practice Brushes Aside Competition to Win Prestigious Prize

Stockton Dental Practice Brushes Aside Competition to Win Prestigious Prize

A Stockton dental practice has brushed aside the competition to be crowned the best practice in the UK at the Elite Dentistry awards. The Smile Spa beat off tough competition to scoop the prestigious prize and owners, Simon and Susan Andrews were absolutely delighted with the good news. The owners joined the shortlist of practices […]


Slovakia Emerges as Popular Dental Tourism Destination

Slovakia Emerges as Popular Dental Tourism Destination

Slovakia is emerging as a popular destination for dental tourists. Slovakia is a relative newcomer to the dental tourism market and the industry is no where near as established as other European countries, such as Greece, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria. However, doctors and dentists in Slovakia have noticed the potential and are now trying to […]