Reconnecting Practicing Hygienists with the Nation's Leading Educators and Researchers.

Sensitivity Assistance

...in the demineralization of tooth structure (enamel and dentin) seen in caries. Saliva and its components, such as bicarbonate, salivary proteins and protein complexes, and calcium phosphate have a strong...

The Orthodontia-Oral Health Connection

...Comparison of microbial composition in the subgingival plaque of adult crowded versus non-crowded dental regions. Int J Adult Orthodon Orthognath Surg. 2000; 15: 321–330. Lundgren D, Kurol J, Thorstensson B,...

Reduce White Spot Lesions

...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...

Manage the Immune Response

...Pa: Professional Audience Communications Inc; 2010:224. Kumar V, Fausto N, Abbas A. Diseases of the immune system. In: Robbins and Coltran Pathologic Basis of Disease. 8th ed.Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:1–15....

Habits for Healthy Practice

...Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins; 2009:619–622. Pattison AM, Pattison GL. Periodontal Instrumentation. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall; 1991. Hodges KO. Concepts in Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy.…

Irrigate for Oral Health

...Clin Periodontol. 2000;27:134—143. Barnes CM, Russell CM, Reinhardt RA, PayneJB, Lyle DM. Comparison of irrigation to floss as an adjunct to tooth brushing: effect on bleeding, gingivitis, and supragingival plaque....

Avoiding Additional Tooth Loss

...toothbrushing with three different dentifrices. J Appl Oral Sci. 2009;17:116–121. Alam M, Jagger R, Vowles R, Moran J.Comparative stain removal properties of four commercially available denture cleaning products: an in...

Polishing Basics

...MM. Dental hygiene theory and practice. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2010: 515. American Dental Hygienists’ Association. Association Position Paper on the Oral Prophylaxis. Available at:…

The First Line of Defense

...ofstructure-function relationships among bisphosphonates. Bone. 2007;40(Suppl):S21–S25. Shehabi Z. Managing the oral effects of bisphosphonate therapy. Dental Nursing.2011;7(5):258–261. Koka S, Clarke BL, Amin S, Gertz M,…

Be Prepared

...WITH PERMISSION FROM: MALAMED SF. MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN THE DENTAL OFFICE. 6TH ED. ST. LOUIS: MOSBY; 2007. REFERENCES Haas DA. Preparing dental office staff members for emergencies: developing a basic...

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