Oral health professionals can play a role in supporting both the oral and systemic health of patients with diabetes.

As more states legalize some form of marijuana use, oral health professionals need to be knowledgeable about cannabis use, the various forms available, and its effects on oral and systemic health.

Providing effective care and recommendations to this patient population is key to supporting oral health.

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.