Periodontics
Team Care for Periodontal Disease: A Model for Patient Rights
The National Diabetes Education Program is a joint program of the National Institutes of...
Clinical Update
Periodontal Disease and Cardiovascular Diseases
A study by Janket, et al, originally published in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral...
Periodontics
The Relationship Between Periodontal Diseases and Respiratory Diseases
The increased bacterial burden resulting from poor oral hygiene and periodontal diseases may increase...
Periodontics
Periodontal Disease and Diabetes Mellitus: Bidirectional Relationship
Periodontal diseases (periodontitis) are bacterial infections and can result in the destruction of tissues...
Periodontics
The Relationship Between Coronary Artery Disease and Periodontal Disease
William Hunter, an English physician in the early 20th century, brought to our attention...
Periodontics
A New Guide to Nonsurgical Management of Periodontal Disease
The recent advances and surprising popularity of today’s new dental treatments are making this...
Hygiene
Protecting the Next Generation: The Dental Hygienist’s Role in Managing Periodontal Disease as a Risk Factor for Low-Birth-Weight Babies
How do you serve your pregnant patients? Do you serve them at all? Do...
Industry News
Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked With Periodontal and Cardiovascular Disease
Rates of both periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease are elevated in individuals with rheumatoid...
Endodontics
Endodontic Disease and Periodontal Problems: The Role of Occlusion
THE INDEX CASE Medicine uses the term index case to denote the first documented...
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...