...complete study, visit: eversmilewhite.com/studies. ENCOURAGING COMPLIANCE Ensuring that patients rinse for a full 60 seconds can be difficult, so full efficacy at 15 seconds means greater compliance and a more...

...access to every square millimeter of subgingival surface in order to mechanically disrupt soft but adherent deposits in a comprehensive manner while also removing any mineralized deposits. Despite the lack...

...Understanding the requirements for the American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Acceptance and how companies fund their research may alleviate some confusion. First and foremost, dental hygienists must know what...

...in pocket depth. This combined approach to therapy may increase treatment effectiveness for patients with chronic periodontitis. Second, chronic periodontitis cannot be cured but it can be controlled. Local delivery...

...on a micromechanical bond like composites but rather on kelation, bond in a moist environment. This allows enough time to pass in order for the tooth to fully erupt so...

...couple device (CCD) camera and sent to a computer for analysis with dedicated algorithms. This instrument is commercially available relatively recently (Electro-Optical Sciences Inc, Irvington, NY) and very few investigations...

The dental hygienist should be at the forefront of caries prevention and intervention in the dental office and in the community. Understanding the caries process is essential to perform this...

...that ECC is not only a disorder of the poor. References Weinstein P. Public health issues in early childhood caries. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1998;26(suppl 1):84-90. Milnes AR. Description and...

...standard of care in dentistry indicates that the dental professional will perform a complete oral examination and obtain necessary diagnostic tests. In order to perform a complete oral examination, dental...

...emphasized. Risk assessment must be considered a necessary component in the clinical decision making rocess. 5,6 The etiology of the dental caries process involves a combination of factors including diet,...