Dental Hygiene: Page 203

Congratulations to DrBicuspid.com's Dental Excellence Award winners

By Tony Edwards

DrBicuspid.com is pleased to announce the winners of the Dental Excellence Awards. Please join us in honoring the best new products in dentistry. Awards will be presented at the Chicago Dental Society's Midwinter Meeting in February.

December 13, 2017

Hygiene Insider: Plant-based mouthwash rivals chlorhexidine in new study

By Tony Edwards

December 11, 2017

Simple oral hygiene regime appears effective after stroke

By Lori Roniger

Controlling dental plaque after a patient has a stroke may be lifesaving, but the best way to do so is still unclear. A new study compared the results of different oral hygiene and plaque control methods, including the use of chlorhexidine gel, in stroke patients and found that basic routines were effective.

December 11, 2017

Does perio treatment benefit cardiovascular disease patients?

By Lori Roniger

Periodontal treatment is beneficial for patients with cardiovascular disease, right? Not so fast. A systematic review of high-quality research on the topic found scarce evidence that it could prevent cardiovascular disease recurrence and no proof of the therapy's effectiveness for primary prevention.

December 6, 2017

5 questions patients ask about gum disease

By Dr. Alvin Danenberg

Periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg receives questions from patients all over the world about gum disease. While patients' specific conditions vary, in general the conversations seem to revolve around these five questions. How do you address these patient questions?

December 5, 2017

Perio treatment has hidden benefit for diabetes patients

By Theresa Pablos

Nonsurgical periodontal treatment may positively impact the lives of patients with diabetes, even when it does not directly improve diabetes indicators. The findings come from a new study investigating the effects of scaling and root planing on patients with type 2 diabetes.

December 5, 2017

Tap water study shows higher blood lead, fewer caries in kids

By Tony Edwards

U.S. children and adolescents who drank tap water had a higher prevalence of elevated blood lead levels but a much lower rate of dental caries than those who did not drink tap water, according to a new survey. The researchers suggest large parts of the U.S. population do not believe their drinking water is safe.

December 4, 2017

Crosstex acquires Safe-Flo saliva ejectors

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Crosstex has acquired the Safe-Flo saliva ejector line of products from RJC Products.

December 3, 2017

Legal Cases: Failure to diagnose squamous cell carcinoma of the anterior mandibular region

By William S. Spiegel and Marc R. Leffler, DDS

A 45-year-old law-enforcement officer presented to an oral surgeon when his general dentist found a white lesion near a recent lower incisor extraction. As William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler discuss in their latest Legal Cases column, this patient's treatment and case are a reminder that chart entries are crucial to patient care and for legal documentation.

December 3, 2017

Week in Review: Blood pressure guidelines; plus Texas reimbursement and stress changes

By Tony Edwards

November 30, 2017

What the new blood pressure guidelines mean for dentists

By Theresa Pablos

The guidelines for evaluating and treating high blood pressure have been updated for the first time in more than a decade. The new recommendations lower the threshold for hypertension and eliminate the prehypertension category.

November 27, 2017

Week in Review: Products to look for at GNYDM; plus production per dentist and sugary drinks

By Tony Edwards

November 21, 2017

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