Can Dental Robots Prepare Crowns? A Critical Review of the University of Basel Intraoral Robot : An investigative review of the University of Basel miniature dental robot A report published on 25 June 2026 has drawn attention to a miniature intraoral robot being developed to prepare teeth for crowns1. The concept is compelling: scan the […]
Month: June 2026
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From Blade to Book: The History of Medicine and Surgery from Ancient Egypt to Sushruta and Ibn Sina
By Dr. Hajeera Banu Prologue The Question Beside the Instrument Tray There are questions patients ask that disappear the moment the appointment ends. And then there are questions that follow a doctor home. It was an ordinary clinical day. Appointments were running as usual. Instructions had been given. A procedure had concluded. The instruments had […]
From Blood Pressure to Tranexamic Acid—Rethinking the Science of Bleeding Control in Oral Surgery The most important instrument in oral surgery is not the forceps. It is judgment. Dental extraction is frequently described as one of the most routine procedures in healthcare. Yet the word routine often disguises an important truth: extraction is […]
To Err Is Human. But At What Price? A root canal can fail. An implant can fail. A crown can fracture. A root can crack years after treatment. Even the most carefully planned and meticulously executed dental treatment remains subject to biology, healing, patient factors and time. No dentist—whether in India, the UK, […]