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Hygiene
Power-Driven Scalers: A Review for Practitioners
Originally developed for use in operative dentistry, ultrasonic devices have been around since the...
Periodontics
The Standard of Care for Nonsurgical Periodontal Treatment for Reducing the Dental Risk for Cardiac Disease
It has been estimated that as many as 60 million consumers in the United...
Clinical Update
Stress and Periodontal Disease
A literature review published in the August 2007 issue of the Journal of Periodontology...
Hygiene
Developing and Directing a Hygiene Department
The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) defines dental hygiene as “licensed oral health professionals...
Hygiene
Changing the Public’s Mindset: The “Healthy Mouth, Healthy Practice, Healthy Lives” Initiative
Despite years of professional marketing and millions of patient visits, a high percentage of...
Hygiene
New Age Periodontics: What’s Coming Down the Pike
A whole new light is emerging as we continue to learn more about periodontitis,...
Cover Story
A Breakthrough for Better Health: The Medical-Dental Connection
Many people experience painful and bloody cleanings when visiting their dental office. When they...
Pediatric Dentistry
Early Childhood Caries: Taking Treatment Out of the Hospital
Although most parents know that babies should get rid of the bottle at the...
Periodontics
Antimicrobial Host Response Therapy in Periodontics: A Modern Way to Manage Disease, Part 2
Interest in conservative management of periodontal disease has increased rapidly in the past year...
Clinical Update
Resolvin E1 and Periodontitis
Periodontal disease is similar to other chronic inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, where inflammation...