Month: June 2012

Computer-guided surgery helps patients with cancer or trauma recover their dentition. Maxillofacial surgeons programmed by computer intervention. -This new technology manages to rebuild entire JAWS with greater precision and accuracy – implants are made with other parts of the body bone grafts, even though they have already begun to use stem cells Madrid, April 2012.- A new technique of computer-guided surgery allows you to rebuild the jaw in patients with oral cancer or large trauma and they canfor the first time, recover all their dentition; The first results of this technique has been tested in a study by Dr. Jose Luis Cebrian, Vice President of the Spanish society of Oral surgery and maxillofacial surgery (SECOM), and final conclusions will be announced at the 14th Congress of Oral surgery and implantology, which is held in Badajoz on May 31 and June 1 next. Study shows how the program virtually plan the placement of implants in the exact place in which are placed the implant-supported prosthesis ” explains the doctor Cebrián. In this way, patients who had lost much of the bones of the upper and the lower jaw may recover the masticatory function and all of his teeth. Mandibular regeneration is achieved through the use of other parts of the patient’s body bone grafts, as the fibula or iliac Crest ”, says, although experiments with stem cells has already begun....

Spaniards still do not approve in oral hygiene according to the new edition of the corner Dental Pik study -35% recognizes that only go to the dentist when you have discomfort and only 46% will at least once a year. -56% declares that you used the same toothpaste for the whole family and 28% that the price is the decisive criterion purchase. – Catalan, Valencian and Seville, but also suspended, worry more than the average, and used more adapted products. Barcelona, April 2012.- As usual, Pik, leader in pharmacies in oral health, has announced the data of the last quarterly survey corner Dental on the Spanish oral hygiene habits. According to this study, involving more than 500 pharmacies of all Spain reaching the interviewees 8,000 Spaniards still pay little attention to your mouth. 35% Recognizes that only go to the dentist when you have discomfort and only 46 per cent of respondents said to go at least once a year to the dental. Among the pathologies affecting the population, appears the tooth sensitivity to 56 per cent have experienced at some point of his life. However, despite the fact that the sensitivity is the pathology that affects most closely followed by (28.50%) gingivitis or periodontitis (19,93%), only 28% of respondents acknowledges having used specific products to treat it or prevent it. The results shows that Spaniards are not aware...

Pik awarded at the awards FUNDAMED 2012. – the Plan of training support to pharmaceutical ” classroom Pik has been the winner of the Global Award of pharmacy -the award recognizes those initiatives that help improve the training of community pharmacy Spain, April 2012.- Pik, leader in oral health has been awarded in the 11th edition of the awards-Fundamedheld on April 11 at the Rafael del Pino in Madrid Auditorium. The training of pharmacists of classroom Pik support Plan has been the winner of the prize pharmacy Global, a category that recognizes those initiatives that help improve the training of pharmacy. With this distinction, FUNDAMED recognizes the effort of Pik to promote training tools to help pharmacy professionals in the field of oral health. The award-winning project is included in the company training program called classroom Pik, an initiative aimed at practitioners of oral health that offered during the past year 2011 a total of 4891 microcursos involving a total of 1,500 professionals of all Spain pharmacy. Microcursos, which are taught by visiting physicians of the company in the Office of pharmacy, adapt to the time needs of staff pharmacist and covered topics such as oral hygiene, oral irrigation or inflammation of the gums, one of the pathologies that most worries patients. The jury, composed by a group of experts who carry out their professional activity in different areas...

hundreds of locals participate in world’s largest tooth repair -The sculpture, seven meters, this weekend was installed in the Plaza de Callao and exceeds the record for height which until now had a tooth located in New Jersey, USA -Sensodyne Repair & Protect action wants to raise awareness of the importance of dental health, since half the population does not go to the dentist Madrid, April 2012.- Sensodyne toothpaste brand installed this weekend the tooth, largest in the world in the Plaza de Callao in Madrid. Hundreds of locals have participated in the initiative that aims to raise awareness about the need to monitor our dental health and especially draw attention to the problem of sensitivity, which affects a third of the Spanish population. The giant Sensodyne tooth has lots of small holes that simulate the tooth points exposed to the sensitivity. Citizens have filled these holes armed with huge tubes of toothpaste and assisted a large flight of stairs. La gran muela de Sensodyne, de siete metros de altura, supera en dimensiones a la escultura dental que hasta ahora tenía el record mundial y que se encuentra ubicada en Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos. Want people to aware of oral hygiene in these times of crisis, in which we neglect the visit to the dentist ”, stated the spokesperson of Sensodyne Miguel Ortega. According to the latest Nielsen data...