Navigating the Complexities of Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy
Periodontal patients pose a unique challenge to the dental team. Tooth loss, increased mobility, and attachment loss complicate ways to maintain and rehabilitate a patient’s…
Category: Periodontics
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…
The Role of Cone-Beam Imaging in Periodontics
This modality has a variety of indications — from implant planning and placement to periodontal disease management. By John R. Francis, DDS, MS and …
The Role of Non-Autogenous Grafts in Treating Mucogingival Defects
By Samar Shaikh, BDS, MS and Pooyan Refahi, DMD, MS
Implementing the 2017 Periodontal Classification System
By Nada Alkhafaji, MSDH, RDH and Tulsi J. Patel, MHA, RDH
Removing Burnished Calculus
By Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS Removal of burnished calculus is challenging yet extremely important to create root surfaces that are biologically compatible with the…
Expanding Applications for Dental Implants
By Timothy L. Hottel, DDS, MS, DBA, FACD and Cristian Chirla, DDS, FMII The popularity of dental implants has grown rapidly as advances in implant therapy…
Anatomy of Instrument Design and Selection
By Ivan Pinto, RDHAP, BSDH, MB and Michaela Nguyen, RDH, BSDH, MS While the use of ultrasonic scalers in periodontal therapy has grown in popularity,…
An In-Depth Look at the Role of Dental Hygienists in Administering Local Anesthesia
By Sean G. Boynes, DMD, MS, Kathy Bassett, RDH, MEd, Royann Royer, CDA, RDH, MPH, Arthur C. DiMarco, DMD, Alicia Johnston, CDA, RDH, MPHD, Suzanne Newkirk, RDH, Meghan R. Bastin, DMD, MPH, Lauren…