Negotiating Deep Pockets with Ultrasonics
Understanding the anatomy, topography, and calculus type is essential to effective power instrumentation of deep pockets.
Supporting Sealant Retention
Material choice, tooth preparation, and technique are all important components of successful sealant placement.
Air Polishing for Today’s Dental Hygienist
By Jennifer Harmon, RDH, MS and Jennifer L. Brame, RDH, MS One of the greatest challenges for achieving and maintaining a healthy periodontium is biofilm…
The Process of Remineralization
By Meghan A. McGuinness, RDH, BS, MA, EdD The process of remineralization remains crucial to preventing caries and arresting incipient lesions.1 As prevention specialists, dental hygienists…
Dental Aerosols: The Infection Connection
By Kristin Baumann, RDH, BS, MPH, Michelle Boyce, RDH, BSDH, DHSc, Donna Catapano-Martinez, CDA, RDH, DHSc Respiratory infections—both chronic and acute—contributed to 6 million deaths…
Ultrasonic Instrumentation Technique for First Molar Teeth
Successful instrumentation of first molar teeth is integral toachieving and maintaining periodontal health.
Adjunctive Use of Antibiotics and Antimicrobials in Periodontal Therapy
In conjunction with scaling and root planing, antibiotics and antimicrobials can be effective additions to the periodontal therapy armamentarium.
Adjunctive Use of Antibiotics and Antimicrobials in Periodontal Therapy
By Lynn Marsh, RDH, EdD In conjunction with scaling and root planing, antibiotics and antimicrobials can be effective additions to the periodontal therapy armamentarium. *…
Risks to Oral Health Posed by Swimming
Teeth stain, dental pain, calculus buildup, and dental erosion can be side effects of exposure to pool chlorine.