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The Dentist’s Role in Managing Oral Complications of Cancer Therapies

More than a million new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the United States...

Geographic Tongue: Literature Review and Case Reports

Erythema migrans (EM) is a benign, red-and-white condition that commonly affects the tongue. When...

Bisphosphonates Associated With Osteonecrosis

The use of bisphosphonates (eg, Zomeda, Aredia, Fosamax) has been associated with spontaneous necrosis...

Crown Retention With Resin-Based Sealers

The use of dentin sealers before crown cementation can reduce postcementation sensitivity. Various sealer...

Saliva and Diagnosis

Scientists at UCLA’s School of Dentistry are investigating the possibility of diagnosing high-impact diseases...

Signal Transduction in S. Mutans

Scientists have strongly suspected that the tooth decay-causing bacterium Streptococcus mutans modifies certain aspects...

My Office Is Saving Money and Time…Yours Can, Too!

As our practices perform more procedures with larger out-of-pocket costs for our patients, we...

Bread and Butter Endodontic Retreatment for the General Practitioner

Nonsurgical retreatment of previous endodontic failures is not commonplace in the general dental practice....

Integrating the Highest Standard of Care Within Your Practice

As hygienists and healthcare providers, the standard of care we provide is at the...

The Dentist as Facilitator

My work as a personal-effectiveness coach—particularly the work with dentists and their practices, as...