Dental Visits Affect How Kids Experience Losing Their First Tooth
The loss of the first primary tooth is an exciting experience for some children, but, for others, this biological milestone is anything but fun.
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How to Prevent Dental Caries: Keep Fluoride in Tap Water
When residents in Juneau, Alaska, voted in 2007 to stop community water fluoridation (CWF), oral health care advocates warned officials that the decision would result in an increase in dental caries.
Lymph Node Ratio May Predict Cancer Risk
A patient’s lymph node ratio (LNR) may help predict the course of a patient’s disease, thus guiding health care professionals to choose the most appropriate postsurgical therapy for patients with oral cancer, according to University of…
Dentists Should Write Fewer Opioid Prescriptions
Teenagers and young adults first introduction to opioids is often in the dentist’s office when they are prescribed painkillers to treat acute pain after oral surgery.
Caregivers Sacrifice Dental Care
Vacations and retirement savings are not the only sacrifices people make when providing long-term care to loved ones, according to a survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that found one-third of…
Immune Cells Linked to Periodontal Diseases
Scientists from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine have identified cells as therapeutic targets in the treatment of periodontitis.
5 Ways Parents Can Care for Baby Teeth
Parents can help protect their child’s teeth even before the first tooth erupts—around 6 to 9 months.
Patients Underestimate Risks of Some Dental Procedures
When deciding whether to undergo a medical or dental procedure, patients tend to overestimate the benefits and underestimate the risks associated with treatment, exposing themselves to circumstances that could be detrimental to their…
8 Tips for Caring for Anxious Patients
Caring for anxious patients is not without its challenges, as clinicians must practice various strategies to make the appointment as stress-free as possible.
Onsite Dental Clinics Get Kids Needed Dental Care
The New Haven Public Schools district in Connecticut may have landed on a solution to ensuring kids in underserved communities receive the quality oral health care they need, and attend class.
