Plant Based Antimicrobial Peptides Show Promise in Managing Biofilm Clinicians have a choice of therapies to manage oral biofilm, and researchers from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Dental Medicine are suggesting one more,…
Treating Xerostomia in Oral Cancer Survivors Along with a steady increase in oral and oropharyngeal cancers diagnosed in the United States—estimated at 48,330 new cases this year—the 5 year survival rate has also risen. While the rising…
Dental hygienists, especially those at the top of their skill set, use the blended approach—which combines the use of ultrasonic and hand instrumentation—in order to achieve the best patient outcomes.
