The Relationship Between Obesity and Periodontal Diseases
By Susan Lynn Tolle, BSDH, MS, Tara L. Newcomb, BSDH, MS, Jean Conover, BSDH, MS Obesity is a major public health issue in the United States and globally.1 According…
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Oral Health Effects of Head and Neck Radiation
By Andrea Ravidà, DDS, MS, Fernando Suárez López del Amo, DDS, MS Health care professionals need to consider the special needs of patients undergoing radiation for head…
Obtain Esthetic Results With Conservative Treatment
By Mario F. Romero, DDS, David Urbanawiz, DMD, Courtney S. Babb, DMD Alterations in tooth color in the esthetic zone can prove challenging for oral health professionals who…
The Third Molar Extraction Conundrum
By Staci A. Violante, RDH, BSDH, MSDH Despite the risks associated with surgical dental procedures, an abundance of healthy, asymptomatic third molars (wisdom teeth) are extracted…
Saliva’s Role in Remineralization
By Danielle Furgeson, RDH, MS, DHSc, Elizabeth I. Pitts, RDH, MS The development of dental caries is a multifactorial, dynamic process. The constant cycle of the demineralization/remineralization…
Implementing a Multifaceted Approach to Caries Prevention
By Diana Macri, RDH, BSDH, MSEd Dental caries is a transmissible bacterial infection whose prevalence and severity are affected by multiple factors. It occurs on a…
Hand Instrumentation of First Molar Teeth
By Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS Efficacious mechanical debridement is an essential component of care for patients with periodontitis. Generally, the more advanced the periodontitis, the…
Hypersensitivity in the Orthodontic Patient
By Bhoomika Ahuja, BDS, MS Hypersensitivity in the orthodontic patient can be broadly categorized into two types: hard tissue hypersensitivity, commonly known as dentinal hypersensitivity, and…
Strategies to Boost Remineralization
By Martha McComas, RDH, MS Dental caries is a multifactorial disease where the enamel layer of the tooth becomes demineralized. If the demineralization process is not…