When people think of anaesthetic during dental treatment, it is almost always local anaesthetic delivered safely through dedicated dental care needles to ensure that the target area is numb enough to treat without causing any additional pain or distress. It is extremely common to use a local anaesthetic, and almost any significant dental treatment will use it. However, some people are particularly anxious about treatment, and sometimes a dental treatment takes longer than the typical time it takes for the local anaesthetic to wear off. In general, sedation has been the main way to ease someone during dental treatment. It...

Over the past few decades, the biggest transformation in dentistry has been the gradual digitisation of the entire workflow process, which has not only helped to make consultations, treatment planning and prosthetics manufacturing easier. One of the biggest revolutions in this department is the transition away from X-rays and towards various forms of three-dimensional scanner technology, which have themselves gone from bulky, complex units to easy-to-use handhelds. These 3D scanners, which range from computed tomography (CT) scans used to produce 3D images to lightweight scanner wands, have allowed for a revolution, enabling quicker, faster and less messy scans to be...

Dental hygiene is one of the most important parts of our daily routines, and the most important dental product many people have is also the simplest. Choosing the right toothbrush is about finding a brush that you will feel comfortable using twice a day, morning and night, for two minutes at a time. Whether that involves a manual or electric, round-headed or oblong-headed, tongue cleaner or interdental bend is up to you. The key is to be comprehensive and complete with your cleaning, which is why automatic toothbrushes are often so appealing. Unfortunately, the data that exists also suggests they...

As a dentist, you will need to get clear and crisp images of your patients’ mouths to help you diagnose conditions and determine the most appropriate form of treatment.  This is where the Medit i900 scanner can support your work. This intraoral scanner was launched in 2024 and billed as the most compact and lightweight scanner ever produced by the manufacturer. With both wired and wireless options available, it really is a fantastic all-round tool for dental professionals. However, while the scanner itself is light and smaller, its head is still a good size, ensuring your field of view is...

Of the many pieces of dental equipment that money can buy, by far the most common and most important of these is the toothbrush. Invented by an imprisoned entrepreneur following a riot, the toothbrush has evolved in leaps and bounds over the past two centuries, developing a wide range of different bristle types, shapes, sizes and additional features. However, with so many toothbrushes available, which features are best for your teeth, and which might be counterproductive? There are a lot of options, and some brushes are better for specific people, but there is a general consensus when it comes to...

Now that the clocks have gone back, the next few months will be a time with little daylight and a lot of comfort eating. Whether it is filling-removing bonfire toffee, sweets collected by children from Halloween trick-or-treating or the upcoming orgy of eating unhealthy food that is Advent and then Christmas, the next few months may not be great for oral health. There is no bad time for dentists or members of the public alike to stock up on products like Corsodyl mouthwash, but times when a lot of sugary food is likely to be consumed are certainly high on...