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Test Your COVID-19 Infection Control Knowledge!
How up-to-date are you with best practices for infection control during the COVID-19 pandemic? Test your knowledge below!
Periodontitis Linked to Reduction in Renal Function Due to Oxidative Stress
A recent scientific breakthrough revealed a potential causal link between renal function and periodontal inflammation. A group of dental professionals at the University of Birmingham conducted a study with patients diagnosed with chronic kidney disease to find more information. Due to their advanced tools and research methods, they were able to confirm that an imbalance of oxygen-producing free radicals due to...
International Study Displays Efficacy of Miswak Chewing Sticks
Miswak chewing sticks are a traditional teeth cleaning aid used predominantly by people living in African, Asian, Arabian, and Middle Eastern countries. A team of scientists from Kuwait decided to conduct a study to further examine their effectiveness. The results of their research, titled "A clinical investigation into the efficacy of miswak chewing sticks as an oral hygiene aid:...
Severe Periodontal Disease Linked to 21% Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Poor oral health is associated with a 21% increased risk of colorectal cancer, new research confirmed. The scientists came to this conclusion after evaluating the results of 14 studies that involved 634,744 participants. The study was published in the December 2020 edition of the International Journal of Dental Hygiene.
Information About Colorectal Cancer
According to statistics gathered by the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer...
Porphyromonas Gingivalis Linked to Diabetes and Heart Disease
New evidence suggests that a common bacterium associated with periodontal disease can cause a metabolic syndrome to develop and eventually lead to diabetes and heart disease due to its ability to alter microbiomes in the gut. Metabolic syndrome involves a variety of conditions, including obesity, high blood pressure, altered lipid metabolism, systemic inflammation, and high blood glucose levels that...
Study Shows Dental Erosion from Beverages at Nanoscale Level Using Microscopy
According to data from 2019 compiled by Statista, Mexico and the United States lead the world with the highest carbonated soft drinks consumption. Millions of people suffer from tooth decay, heart disease, and other serious health issues as a result of their daily intake of sugary beverages. Now there is research detailing the mechanical and morphological changes that occur in...
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Decreasing Pain and Infection of Third Molar Removal: 3 Irrigants Compared
Many of us remember what it was like to get our third molars extracted. Was it a simple extraction or surgical extraction? Had they erupted fully, or impacted causing havoc and pushing against other teeth, threatening thousands of dollars in orthodontic care?
Did you receive sedation anesthesia or general anesthesia and then recorded by your mother on her phone while...
Test Your Periodontal Instrumentation Knowledge!
Disclosure: This quiz is sponsored content from Planmeca as part of our sponsored partner program.Test your periodontal instrumentation knowledge and then enter to win a cassette of 8 ergonomic, sharpen-free, LM-Sharp Diamond instruments from Planmeca!Specifically, one lucky winner will receive:8-place cassette, LM-Servo 8ELM-SharpJack Sickle SD (LM 315-316SD ES)Scaler H6-H7 Sickle (LM 146-147SD ES)Sickle LM23 SD (LM 313-314SD ES)Universal Barnhart 5-6...
Science Shows Early Signs of Eating Disorders Present in the Mouth
Many systemic disorders have symptoms present in the mouth, sometimes before symptoms are present elsewhere in the body. Cardiovascular, psychosomatic, gastrointestinal, renal, and endocrine disorders are a few that can make themselves known in the mouth before showing up in the traditional ways. We may observe oral symptoms of eating disorders before our patients have been diagnosed, or in...
Research Looks at Parent’s Prenatal Smoking and Caries Risk in Children
Smoking while pregnant can cause all types of problems in utero and long after the child's birth. Doctors warn newly pregnant women that smoking cigarettes can cause your child to have respiratory problems, attention difficulties, low birth weight, and even death. But smoking may cause more problems than we currently know.
How about your teeth? Do prenatal smoking and the...
Sunstar Recalls GUM Paroex Oral Rinse due to Potential Contamination
Sunstar Americas Inc. has agreed to voluntarily recall an oral rinse over concerns about potential bacterial contamination.
Paroex, a chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse that is prescribed by dental professionals for self-care treatments of gingivitis, is the recalled Sunstar product. The Food and Drug Administration announced October 28 that the bottles being recalled have expiration dates from June 30, 2022 through...
Test Your Injection Safety & Sharps Injury Knowledge
Disclosure: This quiz is sponsored content from Verena Solutions as part of our sponsored partner program.Test your injection safety and sharps injury knowledge and then enter to win a huge prize pack from Verena Solutions, including a bag of their SimpleCAP dental safety needles, an aspirating syringe, N95 mask, an earloop relief, face shield, t-shirt, and cloth mask!The SimpleCAP dental...
Visual Aids Showing Severe Periodontitis Shown to Motivate Periodontally-involved Patients
Do you remember your health and sex education classes in middle and high school? Some of us might remember the images we were shown of sexually transmitted diseases, the stuff of nightmares, and can’t erase those images from our brains.
What if we, dental practitioners, had a memorable way to show our patients what they are doing to their teeth...
Study Looks at Congenital Heart Disease in Children & Oral Health
Congenital heart disease in children can be a devastating diagnosis for the parents, the entire family, and, especially, the children. Sometimes these defects need no attention, but these defects can often grow quickly into life-threatening problems that require many serious surgeries and long hospital stays. Many of these defects, if serious, are usually diagnosed when the patient is a baby....
Enamel Deficiencies Discovered in Pediatric Patients with Celiac Sensitivities
Celiac disease, or CD, is known to cause problems all over the body, but did you know that the disease can make itself known in the permanent teeth of affected children?
According to The Difference in Symmetry of the Enamel Defects in Celiac Disease Versus Non-Celiac Pediatric Population, CD's effect on the enamel of the permanent teeth in children is both...
Research Looks into Internet Addiction and Detrimental Oral Hygiene Issues
Though the DSM-5 does not recognize internet addiction as a literal disease, we all know that it is a literal issue in many of our homes. Young children, teenagers, and adults of any age can all become addicted to online gaming and social media, for example, and this leads to neglect in other areas of their lives, including their dental hygiene....
Research Evaluates Oral Mucosal Health and Dental Care in Cirrhosis Patients
Cirrhosis of the liver is, unfortunately, a common immunosuppressive disease that may require transplantation in a medical setting. The immunosuppressive part of the disease affects dental health in both extreme and painful ways.
Oro-Dental Health of Patients with Chronic Hepatic Failure is a study completed by a group of researchers in the International Journal Of Organ Transplantation Medicine who were interested in finding...
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Universal Standards of Dental Care and Training is Key
Many dental professionals, regardless of their position, can agree that working with individuals who are on the Autism Spectrum can be both difficult and an adventure, especially if you have not completed any courses designed specifically to work with such a special population.
The people who happen to have an Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, are all unique in their...