...may stop chewing and reactively modify their diet to a liquid or semiliquid diet rich in fermentable carbohydrates in order to compensate for oral dryness. Decreased mastication exacerbates the condition...

...of missed appointments, and greater incidence of poor compliance or poor oral hygiene.6,13 BIOFILM DISTURBANCE Preventing white spot lesions is complex due to compliance problems. Because biofilm is a cause...

...complications and alleviate symptoms.2 THE FLUORIDE FACTOR Saliva is a major carrier of topical fluoride. Fluoridated water supplies and fluoride toothpastes are the most common vehicles of fluoride deposition in...

...in order to best advise their patients. Over-the-counter lip balms may lessen the symptoms and severity of lip and perioral lesions. Docosanol 10% ointment can be applied every 2 hours,...

...The patient should be told each time an oral cancer screening is performed. Each patient chart should have an area for documentation of identified lesions in order to compare against...

...ion availability.12 Comprehensive caries prevention strategies are moving away from the separate treatment of hard tissue and microbiological causes. In order to achieve this, antimicrobial modalities may be implemented, in...

...gluten-mediated reactions, whether it is an allergy to wheat, sensitivity to products containing gluten, or the autoimmune disorder celiac disease.5 FIGURE 1. This computer artwork shows immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies...

...One challenge is simply remembering to stretch. Marangoni9 compared the frequency of stretching and found that subjects using computer-generated and hard copy reminders of stretching completed significantly more stretches than...

...time and expense by eliminating the need for traditional treatments—including composite-based restorations—once lesions extend beyond the enamel.1 Biogenic peptide-based formulas are available in clinical materials, as well…

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