Industry analysts estimate the more than $2 billion global dental imaging market will expand at a moderate compound annual growth rate of 6.8% by 2024, driven largely by purchases of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) equipment.
For a decade and a half, the annual A State of Decay report from Oral Health America, a Chicago-based nonprofit health advocacy group, has ranked states based on their quality of dental care for older adults.
Clinicians now have a new and globally consistent approach to diagnosing and managing peri-implant diseases and periodontal conditions, thanks to an update of the 1999 classification system.
This is a continuation of my September Editor’s Note comments about the new classifications for periodontal and peri-implant diseases issued by the American Academy of Periodontology and European Federation of Periodontology.