Dental hygienists need to be prepared to promote and defend community water fluoridation as an effective caries-prevention strategy.

The implementation of remedial maintenance instrumentation may help clinicians improve periodontal therapy outcomes.

Children can get their tongues caught in the small openings of metal water bottles, causing serious health consequences.

Cone-beam computed tomography is an effective tool in orthodontics, but it must be used judiciously to protect patients from unnecessary radiation exposure.

The risks posed by poor oral health in pregnant women are great, making support of effective self-care for this population particularly important.

As more is learned about the oral-systemic link, the opportunity to improve patient care and health outcomes grows.

Lyme disease and other tickborne diseases can have devastating health effects, making early diagnosis critical.

Guided tissue regeneration offers new treatment possibilities in the field of periodontal therapeutics.

Preventive therapies and oral hygiene education before conception and during early pregnancy may help reduce the severity of periodontal diseases and the negative effects of inflammation on pregnancy.