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...
Clinical Update
Periodontal Diseases and Pre-Diabetes
Periodontal diseases may contribute to the progression to prediabetes, according to a new study...
Clinical Update
Nursing Mothers and Periodontal Bone Loss
An old wives’ tale exists about a tooth lost for every child, and the...
Clinical Update
Evaluating Possible Links of Your Mouth and Heart
Since periodontitis is a persistent bacterial infection causing chronic inflammation in periodontal tissues, it...
Cover Story
Nonsurgical Versus Surgical Endodontic Retreatment: “How Do I Choose?”
The purpose of endodontics is to prevent or cure lesions of endodontic origin. Endodontic...
Hygiene
The Oral/Systemic Link and the Effect of Patient Compliance: A Review
The oral/systemic connection has become the most overwhelmingly published topic in the dental literature...
Clinical Update
Chlorhexidine and SRP Outcome
Generally, scaling and root planing (SRP) can produce success in reducing pockets surrounding the...
Clinical Update
Protein and Periodontal Bone Loss
Periodontal diseases rankle thousands of Americans with their nagging persistence. But scientists are learning...
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
Periodontal Disease and Stroke
People missing some or all of their teeth or who have significant loss of...