Clinical Update

Medical History and Osteoporosis Risk

Careful review of your patient’s medications and medical conditions can help evaluate their risk...

Porous Implant Shows Promise

For decades, scientists have designed synthetic materials to implant into damaged tissues and organs...

Children’s Tooth Decay

Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease affecting American children, 5 times more...

Dental General Anesthesia and Special Needs Population

Patients with special needs often undergo general anesthesia for dental treatment as a way...

What Is the Risk of TB Transmission in Your Dental Office?

While most dental offices have infection control protocols in place to reduce transmission of...

Management of and Testing for Diabetes in the Dental Office

Glucometers have made testing blood sugar levels quick and easy. However, it is not...

Rinsing, Irrigation, and Bacteremia

Periodontal therapy can release bacteria into the bloodstream, potentially causing infective endocarditis in susceptible...

Self-Destructing Oral Bacteria?

The ability of Streptococcus mutans (S mutans) to survive in acid is one reason...

Saliva Test to Detect Breast Cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston can identify and...

Human Papillomavirus and Oral Cancer

A study by Chaturvedi, et al, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, investigated...