BDA Warns that Deferring Dental Treatment Unwise

In accordance with a research made by the British Dental Association (BDA), nowadays English patients are pushed to cancel dental appointments and put off treatments they need because of the concerns about the economic climate. This unfortunate strong influence of these decisions leads to an increased number of patients presenting at surgeries requiring emergency treatment.

A research performed by the British Dental Association found that 59% of asked dentists had seen their patients cancel appointments, at the time when 68% reported that their patients defer treatment. Taking into account this stat, there is no surprise that more than one third of practitioners mentioned that they had seen "an increased demand for emergency treatment during the past year."

Chair of the BDA's Executive Board, Dr Susie Sanderson, stated that:

Dental Implants - Protein More Effective than Bone-Grafting?

A recent research showed that when it comes to dental implants, a bone-creating protein is more effective than bone-grafting.

Despite the fact that the implants screws that anchor permanent prosthetic teeth, they do not work like the bone, as the bone is too thin, which is a consequence to tooth loss. Taking into account that nowadays the favored way is to supplement the area with bone grafts, this technique is a little bit problematic, as “primarily because it involves additional surgeries to harvest the bone,” said Dr. Ulf M.E. Wikesjw, Interim Associate Dean for Research and Enterprise in the College of Dental Medicine, Georgia Health Sciences University. During the studies they came to the following conclusion: “We found that BMP induced superior bone quality over that following bone grafts, which improves the chances for successful implants.” Wikesjw added that “BMP is phenomenal, because it’s a true, off-the-shelf product with ease of use that can produce real results, and it could be the new gold standard for this procedure.”