Oral health professionals need to be familiar with The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recently published summary of infection prevention practices in dental settings.
Special considerations are needed when providing dental care to patients taking novel oral anticoagulants.
By Sandra Stramoski, RDH, MSDH, and Anna Matthews, RDH, MS
Research continues to show that air polishing may be a valuable addition to the hand and ultrasonic instrumentation armamentarium during periodontal therapy.
Assessing Survival Rates of Zirconia Dental Implants Nanoparticle zirconia dental restorations have gained popularity due to their durability, strength, and esthetics. The review “Clinical Outcomes of Zirconia Dental Implants A Systematic…
Fighting Caries With Microsprayed Antimicrobials Streptococcus mutans are the most likely culprits when it comes to dental caries. To combat these decay causing bacteria, researchers assessed the effectiveness of a high velocity water…
Evaluating the Microbial Population of Smokeless Tobacco Approximately 8 million Americans use smokeless tobacco products, regardless of their deleterious health effects, which include increased risk of both oral cancer and periodontal…
New Periodontitis Treatment Under Investigation The Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine and Traverse Biosciences are partnering to evaluate the preclinical safety and effectiveness of the drug TRB N0224 in the treatment of…
