Managing Deep Caries
By Zheng Xu, DDS, MDS, PhD An intact, functional primary dentition plays a critical role in a child’s oral health, as it ensures a smooth…
Category: Caries
The Role of Sugar Alcohols in Caries Prevention
By Vineet Dhar, BDS, MDS, PhD, Norman Tinanoff, DDS, MS Although largely preventable, dental caries remains the most common chronic disease in children.1 Caries prevention is challenging…
The Impact of National Origin on Caries Risk
By Deborah A. Finnegan, RDH, MS, Lori Rainchuso, RDH, MS, DHSc The dental caries rate among school-age children living in industrialized countries ranges from 60% to…
Preventing Caries Through Diet
By Donald L. Chi, DDS, PhD, Angela Kim Dental caries is the most common childhood disease.1 Early childhood caries (ECC) affects children younger than 6 and is…
Root Caries Prevention and Treatment
By Lynn Marsh, RDH, EdD While tooth loss was common just a generation ago, today most older adults in the United States retain their natural…
New Addition to the Caries Armamentarium
By Monika Alcorn, RDH, MS, Tara Johnson, RDH, PhD As oral health prevention specialists, dental hygienists have a keen appreciation of the prevention armamentarium of which…
Seal Away Caries Risk
By Natalie Hagel, RDH, MS, Dorothy Vannah, Med, RDH, CDA Since the first meta-analysis of clinical trials was conducted on the efficacy of sealants in 1993,1 a…
Skip the Sugary Drinks
By Tracee Dahm, BSDH, MS, RDH One of the most important duties of dental hygienists is to educate their patients on how to prevent oral…
Nutritional Strategies for Caries Reduction
By Mahmoud Al-Dajani, DDS, MSc, PhD (OMFS), MSc, FRCD(C) (DPH), Hardy Limeback, PhD, DDS Dental caries is a chronic biofilm-mediated disease that originates from the interplay of…