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…
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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…
Strategies for Reducing Staining After Silver Diamine Fluoride Treatment
By Egle Stanceviciene, DMD and Renata Miskeviciute-Austin, RDH, MBA The increased prevalence of dental caries among adults over the past few decades has led to…
Preventing Early Childhood Caries
By Denise M. Claiborne, PhD, RDH and Adaira L. Howell, RDH, BSDH, MS Dental caries, while preventable, is a chronic condition that continues to globally…
Prescription Fluoride for Patients at High Caries Risk
By Alice Ko, DMD and Donald L. Chi, DDS, PhD Dental caries is the most common preventable chronic disease and continues to be a significant…
The Keys to Caries Management
By Amber W. Hunt, BSDH, MS, RDH and Susan Lynn Tolle, BSDH, MS Dental caries, a multifactorial disease involving oral biofilm dysbiosis and several bacterial…
A Fresh Look at Dental Sealants
The effects of COVID-19 on the role of sealants in caries prevention.
Managing Enamel Demineralization
Fluoride is the gold standard when it comes to remineralization, however, alternative therapies are available, including natural approaches.