Mark-Steven Howe takes a look coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 screening and the implications of false positive tests in this blog
[read the full story...]Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 screening: Could it accidentally cause local lockdowns?
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COVID-19 Dental Elf Blogs -3
This is the third compilation page of our dental blogs related to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2) or COVID-19 outbreak.
[read the full story...]Covid-19: Asymptomatic/presymptomatic and the next patient?
Mark-Steven Howe takes a close look at a new systematic review estimating the extent of true asymptomatic individuals and the associated risk of community spread.
[read the full story...]Third molars: insufficient evidence for removal of impacted asymptomatic disease-free teeth
This update of an earlier Cochrane review comparing retention or extraction of of asymptomatic disease-free impacted third molars only identified 2 studies of low to very low quality evidence providing insufficient evidence to inform practice.
[read the full story...]Third molars: risk of future extraction when retained estimated
This review of asymptomatic retained third molars included 7 prospective studies and found that the cumulative incidence for M3 extraction varied from 5 to 64% and was associated with the follow-up duration.
[read the full story...]Still insufficient evidence to support or refute routine prophylactic removal of asymptomatic impacted wisdom teeth
Third molars (wisdom teeth) generally erupt between the ages of 17-24 years. Often they fail to erupt or only erupt partially. When they do not reach their normal functional position they are considered to be impacted, this can be due to lack of space, obstruction by another tooth, or development in an abnormal position. An [read the full story…]