Oral Hygiene & Prevention 19 November 2024
Oral hygiene in the prevention of caries and periodontal disease
While some periodontal disease may be as old as mankind itself, caries as a public health problem appeared with the development of flour and sugar mills, and the universal access to fermentable...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 26 August 2024
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection reported among mechanically ventilated patients.
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 07 August 2024
Dental Patient Management in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Current Literature Mini-Review
Considering dental data gain associated with COVID-19 in the last few months of 2020, it is highly important to provide an assertive critical literature review with the categorization and...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 30 July 2024
Studies have investigated the relationships between chronic systemic and dental conditions, but it remains unclear how such knowledge can be used in clinical practice
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 16 July 2024
Dental Management of Ectodermal Dysplasia: Two Clinical Case Reports
Ectodermal dysplasia is a hereditary disorder associated with abnormal development of embryonic ectodermally-derived organs including teeth, nails, hair and sweat glands.
Errors are commonplace in health care, including dentistry. It is imperative for dental professionals to intercept errors before they lead to an adverse event and to mitigate their effects when an...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 20 June 2024
Oral Chronic Mucositis in a Known Lichen Planus Pigmentosus Patient
Oral manifestations of mucocutaneous inflammatory diseases such as lichenoid dermatoses often affect the patient’s quality of life through the symptoms of pain and burning sensation.
Ostrow researchers probe how vasculature impacts stem cell diversity. The new study could lead to better treatments for tissue regeneration.
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 29 May 2024
Healthy teeth are wondrous and priceless – a dentist explains why and how best to protect them
At an auction in England in 2011, one of John Lennon’s teeth sold for just over US$31,000.
The etiology of some of the possible oral manifestations typical of a woman's pregnancy period lies in hormonal changes
Tooth autotransplantation (AT) involves the surgical relocation of a tooth from 1 site in the mouth to another site within the same patient.
Prevention is to be considered the most significant tool for involving the assisted person in being the responsible protagonist of his or her lifelong health project.
For the past 40 years, Research Day at Adams School of Dentistry has focused on highlighting innovations and insights into oral health care as well as the dedicated researchers who ask questions and...
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) can stop tooth decay in young children when the topical liquid is brushed onto teeth, according to a large clinical trial funded by the National Institute of Dental and...
The evidence on the association between oral health and mortality is inconclusive and few studies have accounted for nonrandom selection bias in estimating their relationship.
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 22 March 2024
Home oral hygiene starts with sanitizing the toothbrush and other instruments
The health of the oral cavity is determined by a condition of eubiosis of the oral cavity, ensuring the microbiological balance of approximately 900 different microbial species.
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 13 February 2024
Researchers Explore Immune Checkpoint Therapy to Treat Aggressive Form of Oral Cancer
In one of the first clinical trials to explore treatment of an aggressive form of oral cancer with immune checkpoint therapy (ICT), researchers from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM),...
The person with disabilities needs assistance that meets the criteria of efficiency and effectiveness of the operational prevention protocols, which respond to the personalization of therapeutic...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 27 January 2024
"It is important to take care of your oral health all year round, but especially when you are sick", says Dr. Gene Romo on the ADA website, indicating the advice to give to his patients in these...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 24 January 2024
Clinical prevention approaches in the management of implant patients
The failure of implant therapy is characterized by the presence of visual signs of inflammation and bleeding on probing, mucositis (PIM) and in cases of peri-implantitis (PI), loss of supporting...