Oral hygiene & prevention
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 06 May 2021
Coronavirus contamination in dental clinics. New systems and operating devices
Maria Giovanna Gandolfi, Andrea Spinelli, Fausto Zamparini, Vittorio Sambri, Carlo Prati
Sanitary emergency of SARS-CoV-2 is radically changing all the procedures in dental clinics. A great number of health-care workers resulted affected by Coronavirus. Dentists work closely face-to-face...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 06 April 2021
Decontamination in the dental office: a comparative assessment of a new active principle
Authors:Marchetti Enrico, Mummolo Stefano, Mancini Leonardo, Quinzi Vincenzo, Pontieri Eugenio, Marzo Giuseppe, Campanella Vincenzo
The goal of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a new surface disinfectant consisting of an antimicrobial metabolic substrate containing silver ions stabilized in citric acid...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 18 March 2021
Dental hygienists have a low COVID-19 infection rate despite predictions
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Author: Katherine Pfaff
Early in the pandemic, dental hygienists were deemed at high risk for contracting COVID-19 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). However, a study conducted through a...
Authors:M. Bazzano, R. Mauceri, V. Panzarella, O. Di Fede, G. Pizzo, R. Coniglio, D. Montemaggiore, G. Campisi
The purpose of this paper is to provide the oral health specialists the characteristics of the narrative interview, understood as different from the traditional anamnesis and able to detect the...
Author: Katherine Pfaff
Would-be patients have put off dental care, according to a recent survey from the American Association of Endodontists (AAE). Chicago-based AAE reported that more than half of those who completed the...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 02 March 2021
Author: Katherine Pfaff
Across the Atlantic, UK patients also reported a change in dental health habits. More than half (55%) of adult Britons said they had not taken care of their teeth properly, according to a study by...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 25 February 2021
The number of allergies has been growing continuously. According to the WHO, the number of allergy sufferers rose from 3% to 30% between 1960 and 1995. For Langen et al. (2013) the most common...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 23 February 2021
Authors: Daniela Sorrentino, Lucrezia Cinquanta, Stefania Pischetola, Niccolò Lombardi, Andrea Sardella, Christian Barbieri, Elena Maria Varoni
Although the decline in the prevalence of severe tooth loss in the last decades, the progressive aging of the population worldwide will sustain the percentage of partial or completely edentulous...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 04 February 2021
Chemical disinfectants in dentistry in the COVID-19 era: ‘common sense’ versus ‘COVID-19 sense’
Author: SJÖGREN PETTERI, DDS, PHD AND ZIMMERMAN MIKAEL, DDS, PHD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
A new coronavirus, subsequently named Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified in December 2019, in China, causing a previously unknown pneumonia in humans. This...
Author: Tommaso Albonetti
“Dentists, as trusted health care providers, have an opportunity to serve as a resource for evidence-based information, helping to educate colleagues and the public about the COVID-19 vaccination....
Denture stomatitis is an oral inflammation commonly affecting denture wearers. It is mostly observed on the palatal mucosa, accompanied by erythema, mucous membrane inflammation and sometimes pain or...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 10 November 2020
Providing dental care during infectious disease outbreaks carries inherent risks for dental healthcare professionals (DHPs) due to the splashes and aerosols generated during dental treatments. The...
Therapeutic mouth rinse contain active ingredients that help control bad breath, plaque and gingivitis. Some of the more common therapeutic ingredients contained in mouthwashes are essential oils...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 15 September 2020
The digital approach in prosthetic treatments to reduce the risk of contagion from Covid-19
Prosthetic treatments require dental impressions which during the Covid-19 pandemic are considered to have a high risk of contagion (both for dental operators and for reference dental technicians),...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 01 September 2020
Fluoride varnish and chlorhexidine gel on white spots in fixed orthodontic patients
Plaque accumulation which can lead to whitespot formation and gingival inflammation represent a significant challenge to excellence in clinical orthodontics. Dental ...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 28 July 2020
Article published on MAXILLARIS by: DR. CARLOS A. VIVAS MEFLE, DR. JAVIER VALDEPEÑAS MORALES, DRA. MARÍA VICTORIA MATEOS MORENO Y DR. VÍCTOR TAPIAS PERERO
The two main recognized routes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in humans are the respiratory, by direct transmission of respiratory secretions (respiratory drops) between people, and by direct contact...
Daily removal of dental plaque is considered important for oral health maintenance and prevention of periodontal diseases and dental caries.People routinely use toothbrushes at home to remove...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 29 June 2020
Dental Practice in the era of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a checklist to enhance safety and good practice
Authors: F. Graziani, R. Izzetti, L. Lardani, M.L. Biancarini, M. Gabriele
The rapid and sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic brought us to reconsider many of the solid certainties that we have been accustomed as health care...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 17 June 2020
How to put and remove Personal Protective Equipment to avoid Coronavirus infection
Authors: S. Chirico, L. Breschi
After months of emergency caused by the Coronavirus epidemic, we find ourselves living a completely different reality from what we were used to and having to ...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 12 June 2020
The inflammatory relationship between food and health: how to control it
Author: Dr. Attilio Speciani
Your patient is ready for a critical dental procedure, but a last look at the mouth shows inflamed gums and spots of mucositis, conditions not favorable to placing an implant in the best way. Yes,...
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