The Potential of Ozone Therapy in Dentistry
For more than a century, ozone has been used in the medical realm, serving as a disinfectant and blood purifier. Ozone’s benefits are based on…
Category: Caries
The Role of Nutrition in Dental Caries
The process of dental caries begins with demineralization, which occurs when the oral cavity’s pH is decreased due to bacterial metabolism of carbohydrates.1 Salivary amylase breaks…
The Complexities of Erosive Tooth Wear
Properties of human enamel have been vastly explored from embryological, biomechanical, and functional viewpoints. Enamel, the hardest tissue in the body, is designed to withstand…
Probiotic Supplements and Oral Health
The use of probiotic supplements to benefit various oral health conditions has been assessed in the literature and provides an all-natural addition to the oral…
Advanced Strategies to Tackle Dental Caries
Dental caries remains a significant problem in the United States as a large percentage of children and adolescents will develop lesions. Oral health professionals routinely…
A Cost-Effective Solution for Dental Caries Treatment
Dental caries is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in the United States.1 Despite continuous efforts, such as increases in funding and the number…
Harness the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have recently gained significant momentum in dentistry. For instance, AI may assist dental professionals with clinical documentation, guide with image analysis…
Current Evidence on the Efficacy of SDF
Childhood dental caries continues to be a major public health problem in the United States.1 More than 50% of children and adolescents have experienced tooth…
Maintaining the Balance Between Remineralization and Demineralization
Dentistry has a long history of surgical intervention in the treatment of dental caries. Initial principles focused on proper resistance and retention form. The development…