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Combating the Periodontitis Epidemic

...harmful effects associated with the use of triclosan/copolymer toothpastes in studies up to 3 years in length.16 Dental hygienists can play a significant role in helping patients combat the epidemic...

Detect Tooth Abnormalities

...JI, Jordan RC. Oral Pathology: Clinical Pathologic Correlations. 6th ed. St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:373–381. Uyeno DS, Lugo A. Dens Evaginatus: a review. ASDC J Dent Child. 1996;63:328–332. Manujan, Chaudhary...

Pain Control for Pediatric Patients

...of the most common local anesthesia complications experienced by adolescents. Self-inflicted soft-tissue trauma following local anesthetic administration occurs from 3% to 16% of the time.15,25 This complication is usually reported...

Managing Medical Emergencies

...practitioners. J Am Dent Assoc. 1986;112:499–501. Rosenberg MB. Preparing for medical emergencies. J Am Dent Assoc. 2010;141(Suppl 1):14S–19S. Part 3: effective resuscitation team dynamics. In: Advanced Cardiac Life Support:…

Simple Solutions for Breath Malodor

...produce the bad smell, which is composed of volatile sulfur compounds, diamines, and phenyl compounds (Table 2).3,14 Of these, the volatile sulfur compounds have been most extensively studied and include...

Fluoride’s Role in Caries Prevention

...This review includes the most common fluoride products commercially available in the US and provides a discussion on how to enhance their efficacy and minimize side effects. In addition to...

Post-Surgical Implant Care

...16):S152—S157. Heitz-Mayfield LJ. Peri-implant diseases: diagnosis and risk indicators. J Clin Periodontol. 2008;35(Suppl 8):292—304. Fakhravar B1, Khocht A, Jefferies SR, Suzuki JB. Probing and scaling instrumentation on…

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