Oral Hygiene & Prevention 07 April 2020
Back to clinical activity: how to improve the air and the work environment.
Author: M. Montevecchi
Phase 2 is approaching. Yes, finally the collective commitment of these days seems to dare on the results and the possibility of a progressive return to the operativity of the past. But will it...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 02 April 2020
On March 31, 2020, the American Dental Association (ADA) published guidelines for dental practices on its website (https://www.ada.org/en). Dentists, in fact, must keep their offices closed to...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 31 March 2020
Covid-19: recommendations to be adopted in dental practices and university dental schools
Authors: L. Breschi, S. Chirico
In these days of emergency, in which the epidemic of Coronavirus disease has dramatically affected not only Italy (the country in which we live), but the whole world, Prof. Breschi and I have...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 24 March 2020
COVID-19: Dental Practitioners and Dental Student Guidelines
Co-author: L. Breschi
The epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) has become a major public health challenge for the entire planet. The World Health Organization have therefore made the assessment that...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 10 March 2020
Coronavirus disease: how to behave and reduce the transmission in dental practice
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 26 February 2020
Here are the indications published on the American Dental Association (ADA) website for helping prevent the transmission of coronavirus disease:Patients with an acute respiratory illness may seek...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 25 February 2020
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 12 February 2020
Peri-implant mucositis: which toothbrush is better to choose?
Peri-implant mucositis is an inflammation of the mucosa around dental implant. Clinically, it is characterized by mucosal bleeding on peri-implant ...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 15 January 2020
Prevention of plaque and gingivitis: manual or powered brushing?
It is widely known that the presence of high levels of plaque cause gingivitis. Powered toothbrushes are now generally regarded to be more efficacious than...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 04 December 2019
Dentin hypersensitivity (DH) is one of the most common problem that affected patients.Even if today is still unclear the etiology, Davari et al in their study try to explain the etiology and also the...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 06 November 2019
Geriatric Dentistry: Chlorhexidine against Oral Colonization
Poor oral hygiene has been implicated in the development of aspiration pneumonia in frail patients. In fact inadequate oral care can cause colonisation of...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 09 October 2019
Root caries results from the dissolution of minerals in dentine by the acids produced by bacteria, since dentine have a much lower mineral content when compared...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 30 July 2019
Preventive agents on initial caries lesions during orthodontic treatment
Incipient caries lesions (ILs) around the surfaces of banded or bonded teeth are a common orthodontic problem. Current literature indicates that this is...
Good hygiene practices are universally recognized essential factors for oral health, and flossing is considered an indispensable part of an effective oral...
The pits and fissures at the occlusal surfaces of molars are retentive areas for food debris and dental plaque and are at an increased risk for development of...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 17 April 2019
The correlation between the quality of oral hygiene and oral HPV infection in adults
Aim of the study was to detect a possible association between the objectively determined quality of oral hygiene and the presence of oral HPV. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this...
The consumption of carbonated drinks is associated with tooth wear, but for other foods and acidic drinks literature data are still controversial. Moreover, not much...
INTRODUCTION Every year, 32 million children are born prematurely or too young for their gestational age (Lee et al., 2013). Several risk factors for preterm birth...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 08 January 2019
Why should we advise to our patients toothpaste based on sodium bicarbonate?
Dental caries and periodontal disease are the most prevalent chronic diseases both in children and adult. To reduce and avoid their onset and development, it...
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