Oral health professionals can help ensure a lifetime of oral health by educating children and families about the importance of diet during the developmental years.
A new study indicates dental therapists practicing in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) Delta region of Alaska are achieving intended outcomes, expanding access to care, helping to prevent oral disease, and improving quality of life.
Patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have increased periodontal disease, despite practicing ideal oral hygiene, according to a study published in Pediatric Rheumatology.
Patients experiencing newly diagnosed chronic musculoskeletal pain are prescribed opioids more often than other nonpharmacologic approaches during their first physician visit a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) study reports.
Root coverage surgery is usually used in lieu of restorative cervical bonding of teeth with noncarious cervical lesions and shallow cervical caries. When a tooth needs root coverage and restorative treatment, restorative procedures should…
Parents and caregivers can help promote the benefits of ideal oral health to children during National Children’s Dental Health Month, which kicks off February 1.
