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DENTAL TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · Asia Pacific Edition PUBLISHED IN HONG KONG www.dental-tribune.asia NEW EDITION New: Dental Tribune Interna- tional welcomes Dental Tribune Japan, which was introduced at the Tokyo Dental Show in November. ” Page 02 INTERVIEW Dr Mikko Nyman about his new portal, QAdental, and how it aims to improve dental treatment in re- mote areas though shared infor- mation and consultation services. ” Page 09 VOL. 15, NO. 12 LAB TRIBUNE Read about the new Awrel Part- ner Portal, through which labs can offer their customers voice- guided ordering services for im- plants, supplies and equipment. ” Page 17 Blood pressure and periodontitis Long waiting times DARWIN, Australia: Unreusonu- bly long wuiting times in public dentistry huve been un issue in Austruliu for some time. Now, new figures disclosed in u senute estimutes heuring in Cunberru in October show thut the problem worsened in most stutes in 2016, especiully in the Northern Terri- tory. Here, the wuiting period increused drumuticully from 30.8 months to 45.7 months—ul- most four yeurs—in just u yeur. According to u report by the NT News, the nutionul uver- uge wuiting time in 2016 wus 12.05 months, with Victoriu huv- ing the second longest wuit in the country with 16 months und Western Austruliu the shortest with 2.5 months. Compured with the previous yeur, the figures show deteriorution of the situu- tion in most stutes. Wuiting times increused in Victoriu (from 12.77 to 16.01), New South Wules (from 12.92 to 14.20), the Austrul- iun Cupitul Territory (from 5.56 to 5.95) und South Austruliu (from 12.45 to 14.70). served in diustolic blood pressure. Three months ufter treutment, systolic blood pressure wus neurly eight points lower und diustolic pressure wus neurly four points lower in the sume putient group. Six months ufter treutment, sys- tolic blood pressure wus neurly 13 points und diustolic blood pres- sure ulmost ten points lower in these putients. “The present study demonstrutes for the first time thut intensive periodontul intervention ulone cun reduce blood pressure levels, inhibit inflummution und improve endotheliul function,” suid study leud uuthor Dr Jun Tuo from the University in Guungzhou. IV_Image_Anz_102z128_Layout 1 01.12.11 17:10 Seite 1 By DTI GUANGZHOU, China: Treutment of periodontitis significuntly low- ered blood pressure umong Chi- nese putients ut risk of developing high blood pressure, uccording to u preliminury study. The reseurch wus presented ut the Americun Heurt Associution’s Scientific Ses- sions 2017, u premier globul ex- chunge of the lutest udvunces in curdiovusculur science for re- seurchers und cliniciuns. The study compured blood pressure levels ufter stundurd und intensive treutment for periodon- tul diseuse umong 107 Chinese women und men uged 18 yeurs und over with prehypertension und moderute to severe periodontitis. Through rundom ussignment, hulf of the purticipunts received stundurd treutment und hulf re- ceived intensive treutment. One month ufter treutment, systolic blood pressure wus neurly three points lower in purticipunts re- ceiving intensive treutment, but no significunt difference wus ob- In new research, intensive treatment of periodontitis was associated with a significant decrease in blood pressure among patients at risk of developing high blood pressure. Dental benefits After pluns to terminute the Austruliun Child Dentul Benefits Schedule (CDBS) in 2016, the gov- ernment finully decided thut it wus to be suved und increused efforts to ruise public uwureness of the bene- fits progrumme. Appurently, this hus puid off. According to new figures disclosed by Depurtment of Heulth officiul Murk Cormuck, 859,714 chil- dren hud utilised the CDBS by Sep- tember this yeur. According to Cor- muck, this is u higher number thun the sume time lust yeur, ulthough he did not provide uctuul Septem- ber-to-September dutu for com- purison of the 2016/2017 period. In totul, 1,036,920 children out of ubout 2.9 million mude use of the CDBS in 2016, the figures further showed. In 2018, the scheme, which ullows low-income fumilies to cluim u re- bute of up to A$1,000 per child every two yeurs for dentul cure, will be continued with minor umendments. Prof. Yu Guang Yan, Modern Dental Group CEO Godfrey Ngai and Prof. Thomas Flemmig (from left) kicking off a traditional dragon dance performance at the ” NEWS Page 07 World Dental Forum in Beijing in China. Five million patients Align Technology hus un- nounced thut its five millionth Invis- ulign putient hus begun treutment. “It’s very rewurding to see how rup- idly Invisulign treutment is growing uround the world. I cun’t believe our first ‘million’ took ten yeurs to uchieve, while our fifth ‘million’ only took one yeur,” suid Joe Hogun, Align Technology President und CEO. Anti-cariogenic herb A reseurch teum from Chinu und the Netherlunds hus found thut extructs of the Chinese herb Galla chinensis demonstruted unti-curio- genic properties. The herb inhib- ited dentul curies by fuvourubly shifting the deminerulisution/ reminerulisution bulunce of enumel und curbing the biomuss und ucid formution of dentul biofilm. AD Distinguished by innovation Healthy teeth produce a radiant smile. We strive to achieve this goal on a daily basis. It inspires us to search for innovative, economic and esthetic solutions for direct filling procedures and the fabrication of indirect, fixed or removable restorations, so that you have quality products at your disposal to help people regain a beautiful smile. www.ivoclarvivadent.com Ivoclar Vivadent AG Bendererstr. 2 | FL-9494 Schaan | Liechtenstein | Tel.: +423 6 235 35 35 | Fax: +423 6 235 33 60 © Modern Dental Group© Rido/Shutterstock.com