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The Use Of Lasers in Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy

Feb 16, 2017

...chronic periodontitis: a systematic review. Photomed Laser Surg. 2015;33:568-–575. Mizutani K, Aoki A, Coluzzi D, et al. Lasers in minimally invasive periodontal and peri-implant therapy. Periodontol 2000. 2016;71:185–212.…

Hypersensitivity

Strategies for Dentinal Hypersensitivity Management

May 8, 2017

...Odont Scan. 1970;28:833–850. O’Mullane DM, Baez RJ, Jones, S, et al. Fluoride and oral health. Community Dent Health. 2016;33: 69–99. Marinho VC, Higgins JP, Sheiham A, Logan S. Combinations of...

Oral Pathology

Managing Orofacial Pain

Jan 1, 2018

...12, 2017. Cousins MJ, Gallagher RM. Fast Facts: Chronic and Cancer Pain. 2012 American Board of Orofacial Pain. Available at: abop.net. Accessed December 12, 2017. Sessle B. Orofacial Pain: Recent...

Caries

Skip the Sugary Drinks

Mar 4, 2015

...1988-1994 to 1999- 2004. Am J Clin Nut. 2009;89:372–381. Rudd Center. Sugary Drink Facts. 2013. Available at: sugarydrinkfacts.org/resources/SugaryDrinkFACTS_Rep ort_Results.pdf. Accessed February 24, 2015. Babey SH, Jones M, Yu H,…

Caries

Expand the Reach of Early Childhood Caries Prevention

Jan 9, 2014

...Accessed on December 19, 2013. American Dental Association. 2013 Mouth Healthy. Available at: mouthhealthy.org/en/ babies-and-kids. Accessed December 19, 2013. Slayton RL, Warren JJ, Levy SM, Kanellis MJ, Islam M. Frequency...

Hu-Friedy Launches the New Hu-Friedy.com

Feb 21, 2013

...sign up for the HuSave cost savings program or easily recycle their instruments with the new online component of Environdent, the longest running dental instrument recycling program. Continued Community Commitment:...

Product Spotlight

March 2019 Product Spotlights

Mar 31, 2019

...and Prophy Powder. For more information, visit keystoneindustries.com. Pac-Dent Love GingiCaine® in Syringe with needleless pain-free delivery system? Buy 3 GINGICaine® in Syringe Get 1 Free! Stock up and place...

COVID-19

US Boosts Its Order of Pfizer’s Antiviral Medication by 10 Million

Jan 4, 2022

...10 million. Initially, the US ordered 10 million doses of Paxlovid but increased that order to 20 million in light of the Omicron variant. The first 10 million doses will...

Ergonomics

Joint Protection

Apr 19, 2011

...Arthritis. Available at: www.cdc.gov/arthritis. Accessed March 13, 2011. Arthritis Foundation. Osteoarthritis: the basics about this disease that affects 27 million americans. Available at: www.arthritis.org/osteoarthritis.php. Accessed…

Miscellaneous

Natural May Not Mean Safe

Sep 16, 2009

...companies. The FDA is working on distinguishing between traditional pharmacy compounding and nontraditional pharmacy compounding.11 The concern comes from the nontraditional pharmacy practice of compounding bio-identical hormones using…