Caring Modern Dentistry - Fall 2025

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This Issue

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New Mom, New Role, Same Passion for Patient Care

Helping Kids Stay Safe in the Social Media World

Our Patients Say It Best

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Preventing Sports-Related Dental Damage

Spinach, Feta, and Egg Stuffed Peppers

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A Stylish Step Into Wearable Tech

Will These Tech-Specs Become Mainstream Soon? Smart Glasses in the Real World

Technology keeps getting more advanced, and new consumer

directly from your face. In many ways, they are the most complete version of smart glasses we’ve seen. But “complete” still doesn’t mean perfect. The built-in camera is fine for quick video clips, but photo quality is closer to an early smartphone than anything you’d post without a filter. Audio is okay but lacks depth, especially if you care about bass. And while the AI features are clever, they rely on a phone connection and sometimes misunderstand simple requests. Users, for example, say texting by voice is challenging. There’s also the social side of wearable tech. Glasses that record what you’re seeing in real time sound cool until someone else is wearing them at your dinner table. That uneasiness hasn’t gone away, and maybe never will.

Still, the promise is there. If you want a hands-free camera or a lightweight way to access basic AI tools on the go, these glasses show how that future might eventually look. But for now, smart glasses feel more like a conversation starter than a daily essential. They’re getting closer, but just not quite close enough to change how people live — or see.

products constantly bombard us. The latest buzz comes from smart glasses, which sound like near-future science fiction. A pair of stylish frames that plays music, takes pictures, answers questions, and quietly whispers directions in your ear? Sounds amazing. The problem is that reality hasn’t fully matched the concept. The newest example comes from Meta and Ray-Ban. Their second- generation smart glasses look great, especially if you like a classic Wayfarer style. They come in over 20 styles, with or without your prescription, and many features, including “open-ear” speakers, hands-free texting, and AI functions like real-time translation and object recognition. You can even livestream

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