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Treating Tobacco Dependency

...athletes: results after 1 year. Addict Behav. 2003;28(6):1095-1113. Fiore MC, Bailey WC, Cohen SJ, et al. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: Clinical Practice Guideline. Rockville, Md: US Department of Health...

Identifying Those at Risk

...the ability to produce saliva. Table 1. Common drug classifications that induce xerostomia. 1) Antiacne 2) Antianxiety 3) Antidepressant 4) Antihistamine 5) Antihypertensive 6) Anti-inflammatory analgesic 7) Antiparkinsonian 8)…

Caries Update

...is also a genetic component? A. Researchers have been looking for a genetic component relating to caries for many years with very little success. However, this doesn’t mean that a...

Reducing the Mechanical Demand

...neck in order to see the instrument/tooth interface requires that the neck and trunk extensor muscles generate force to counter the rotation created by the weight of the head. Maintaining...

You Are What You Eat

...Update: Concepts, Cases and Competencies. Philadelphia: Mosby; 2004:429-439. Addy M. Dentine hypersensitivity: New perspectives on an old problem. Int Dent J. 2002;52:375-376. From Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. April 2006;4(4): 20-22....

Expand Your Risk Assessment Protocol

...clinical dental hygiene practice. Access. Available at: www.adha.org/downloads/adha_standards08.pdf. Accessed October 6, 2011. Darby ML, Walsh MM. Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice. 3rd ed. St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:1238. Dyer…

Reduce Radiation Risk

...limiting radiation exposure. 2012. Available at: www.ada.org/sections/professionalResources/pdfs/Dental_Radiographic_Examinations_2012.pdf. Accessed March 4, 2013. American Dental Association. ADA updates dental radiograph…

Toothbrush Focus

...The brush is designed to allow cleaning in areas that may get overlooked because they are too delicate. (715) 597-3935; www.phbinc.com. From Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. May 2004;2(5):30, 32, 34-35....

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