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Avoid Implant Complications

...for treating patients with peri-implant mucositis lesions is to prescribe amoxicillin 500 mg in combination with metronidazole 500 mg twice a day for 10 days. In addition, scaling and root...

Dental Management of Patients with Rickets

...the body.8 Vitamin D dependent rickets is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hypocalcaemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and early onset severe rickets.3 Vitamin D dependent rickets results from a 1?-hydroxylase…

Balance the Scales

...enamel involves the breaking down of mineral ions. Tooth enamel is a crystalline latticework composed of diverse minerals, including a calcium phosphate mineral known as hydroxyapatite (Figure 3). Caries lesions...

Treating Patients With Cancer

...Hygiene. 2007;5(1):28–30. Sonis ST. Oral mucositis. Anticancer Drugs. 2011;22:607–612. Oral Cancer Foundation. Mucositis. Available at: oralcancerfoundation.org/complications/ mucositis.php. Accessed July 17, 2014. Keefe DM,…

Caring for Stroke Survivors

...Benjamin EJ, Go AS, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2015 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2015;131:e29–e322. Mayo Clinic. Stroke. Available at: mayoclinic.org/…

Strategies for Success

...right choice. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. 2003;1(8)(Suppl):4–10. Stach D. The five most common errors when using ultrasonic inserts. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. 2010;8(7):46–50. Matsuda S. The importance of complete…

Diabetes and Periodontal Diseases

...department visit rates for hypoglycemia and hyperglycemic crisis among adults with diabetes, United States, 2006-2011. PLoS One. 2015;10:e0134917. American Diabetes Association. Stroke. Available at:…

Impact of Racial Disparities

...health objectives for the United States, 2009–2010. NCHS Data Brief. 2012;104:1–8. Dye BA, Li X, Beltran-Aguilar ED. Selected oral health indicators in the United States, 2005–2008. NCHS Data Brief.2012;96:1–8.…

Impact of Health Policy

...below the poverty line have untreated caries, compared with 17% of all US children. Additionally, approximately 40% of African-American working adults have untreated caries, compared with 25% of all US...

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