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Natural Plant Chemicals Could Prevent Tooth Decay

A specific plant may have what it takes to help dental health. Licorice roots contain a compound called trans-chalcone, which contains a natural chemical to stop the bacteria that harm teeth. This would aid in the prevention of

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Dental Visits May Soon be Easier for Children With Autism

The dental office has proven to be troublesome for children with autism spectrum disorder. But that may change soon. A recent study explored the feasibility of adapting the dental environment to be easier to handle for children with

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Alternative Forms of Tobacco and E-Cigarettes: Harmful or Harm Reduction?

DECLINE OF CIGARETTE USE AND THE RISE OF NEW PRODUCTS Since the 1964 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health linked smoking to increased risks for cardiovascular, respiratory diseases and cancer, overall smoking prevalence of the adult population

Treatment Planning

Interdisciplinary Treatment Expanded

INTRODUCTION In the past, the birth of a child with cleft lip alveolus and palate (CLAP) meant a lifetime of facial and dental deformity of a magnitude that was a devastating physical and psychosocial event. The cleft can

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Dental Fear in the New Economy

“I was never afraid of anything in the world except the dentist.” —Taylor Caldwell, author (b. 1900 – d. 1985) PHYSICAL COST OF DENTAL FEAR Dental fear (odontophobia) is a real and very debilitating condition that can cause

Restorative

Lingual Veneers and Aesthetic Bonding: Augmentation, Not Amputation

Quite often, dentists are the first health professionals to recognize the effects of bulimia nervosa. As dentists, we all know how much havoc bulimia can wreak on the health of a person’s teeth. Worn, ragged, chipped, thin, weak,

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Nutritional Status and Corpus Deterioratum

NUTRITIONAL STATUS The overlooked (or possibly ignored?) understanding is that whatever happens invasively and noninvasively causes the body to respond, and that response is always a reflection of the body’s nutritional status. Poor systemic health, lowered immune defenses,

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Managing Our Patients in the Information Age

The field of dentistry continues to change at an exponential rate. From the introduction of new technologies, to new and innovative understandings of normal and abnormal biology and diseases, to new diagnostic tests and protocols, dental providers and

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Learning From Biofilms: An Overview, History, and the Lessons They Provide for the Dental Team

Dental professionals can learn lessons from biofilms. Biofilms are both resilient and adaptive. They often show remarkable organization and can communicate, coordinate, and cooperate with each other. In times of change and challenge, this cooperation enhances their individual

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The New Standard?

The New Standard? This decade will most likely bring another great shift in how dentistry is practiced, but will it be a move back in time and back to the basics? In the past year or so, I