Explore the evidence behind air polishing, salivary testing, adjunctive antibiotics, and laser therapy to determine which approaches improve periodontal outcomes and where traditional instrumentation remains essential.
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Oral Health Is One Thing Americans Can Agree On
The latest CareQuest poll finds significant bipartisan support for expanding dental coverage especially for older adults, those…
Good News and Bad News on the Status of America’s Oral Health
New survey data reveal encouraging oral health habits among adults and children, along with some surprising gaps that oral health…
When a Workplace Injury Becomes a Dental Case
After a 2012 accident left him in a coma, a Delaware man’s dental problems eventually became the subject of a workers’ compensation…
Help Anxious Patients See the Bigger Picture
Learn how advances in dental imaging and patient-centered communication can help address radiation concerns while supporting…
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WalletHub Names Best and Worst States for Oral Health
WalletHub, a website that offers financial advice, compared 50 states and the District of Columbia on 26 parameters measuring dental care and oral health. It then divided its data into two scores:
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Maine Researchers Want You to Review Your Blood Pressure Technique
According to the American Medical Association, 20% to 45% of the time blood pressure is assessed incorrectly in clinical settings. Whether the patient is to receive local anesthesia with epinephrine, which can raise blood pressure, a…
Problems Sleeping? Your Oral Health May Be at Risk
New research from the University at Buffalo in New York found that individuals with sleep apnea were more likely to experience tooth mobility and tooth loss than those without sleep apnea. The issue is that those with sleep apnea also…
New Research Looks at Most Effective Interventions for Acute Dental Pain
A new study that incorporated a systematic review and a network meta-analysis took a deep dive into what treatments work best to address acute dental pain, and the results may be surprising. The team from McMaster University Faculty of…
When Inflammation Remains Post-Periodontal Therapy
Highly regarded periodontists—Stephen K. Harrel, DDS; Michael P. Rethman, DDS, MS; Charles M. Cobb, DDS, PhD; John S. Sottosanti, DDS; and Lee N. Sheldon, DMD—recently published a Guest Editorial in the Journal of the American Dental…
Fully Integrated Medical Dental Clinic Makes a Difference in Patients’ Lives
West Virginia’s Wheeling Health Right is a free clinic that offers both medical and dental care to its patients. Patients presenting to the dental clinic first see a medical provider who takes their blood pressure and goes over patients’…
Improving HPV Vaccine Knowledge
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. While some HPV strains can cause cervical and other cancers, including…
WHO Reports Oral Disease Affects Nearly Half of the World’s Population
A new “Global Oral Health Status Report” published by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides the first-ever comprehensive picture of oral disease burden, with data profiles for 194 countries that offer key markers of oral health that…
University of the Pacific Works to Reduce Oral Healthcare Inequity
On January 20, a symposium on improving oral healthcare equity was presented at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. The meeting, “Dentistry as Participant and Casualty of Racism and Bias in…
Study Finds Periodontal Therapy Is a Failure for Heavy Smokers
A study conducted by researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark discovered that heavy smokers who underwent regular nonsurgical periodontal therapy received little to no benefit. Published in the Journal of Dental Research, the study…
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