Periodontal health is intricately tied to oral and systemic health in patients with special needs.

Consuming a Middle Eastern diet could reduce systemic and periodontal inflammation compared with a Western diet.

Following are strategies to support oral health professionals in their efforts to meet the needs of this patient population and to identify barriers to care.

Following are assessment techniques that are easily implemented into routine dental hygiene practice.

Botulinum toxin type A is part of the oral health armamentarium for patients with special needs.

This literature review investigates the evidence surrounding the association between periodontal disease and preterm births and low birth weight.

Oral health professionals who understand the interrelationship of the inflammatory burden shared by these two chronic diseases will be best prepared to provide customized treatment.

Visible tattoos on oral health professionals can impact patients’ perception of care.

Clinicians have a variety of options available to improve their viewing of the oral cavity. By Casey Hein, BSDH, MBA, and Eraldo L. Batista Jr, DDS, MSc

Providing dental care to pregnant patients is both safe and necessary to ensure the health of both mothers and infants.