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Missing teeth linked to Zika-caused congenital syndrome

By Melissa Busch

Children with the congenital syndrome caused by the mosquito-borne Zika virus may have multiple missing teeth, according to a study in Brazil published April 23 in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology.

April 28, 2022

Tongue device improves sleep apnea in kids with Down syndrome

By Hannah Welk

A surgically implanted device that moves a person's tongue forward during sleep reduces sleep apnea severity in children with Down syndrome, according to a study published April 21 in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.

April 21, 2022

Surgery for drooling leads to life-threatening outcome

By Melissa Busch

A 6-year-old boy with autism experienced life-threatening throat swelling and airway compromise following a submandibular gland ligation procedure to control his drooling, according to a short communication published April 18 in Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

April 19, 2022

Delta Dental of Tenn. offers free mouthguards for kids

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delta Dental of Tennessee has launched an initiative to encourage young athletes at every age and ability level to wear mouthguards while playing sports.

April 13, 2022

Oral health probiotic for kids launches in U.S.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

ProBioraHealth has launched an oral care probiotic for kids that aims to reduce disease-causing bacteria that cause caries, bad breath, and other oral health conditions.

April 5, 2022

Dental appearance may lead young teens to self-harm

By Melissa Busch

Nearly half of teens who self-harm say they engage in self-injurious behavior due to the way their teeth look, according to a survey of more than 600 eighth-grade students. The findings were published March 26 in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.

March 29, 2022

Is ECC associated with poor maternal oral health?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Associations between poor maternal oral health and the risk of early childhood caries (ECC) were discussed during a presentation March 26 at the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research 2022 annual meeting.

March 26, 2022

Dentists urge better monitoring after 5-year-old's sedation scare

By Melissa Busch

Some clinicians are urging dentists to use a new method to better monitor sedated dental patients after a 5-year-old boy didn't wake up for an hour following intravenous sedation. The correspondence was published March 16 in the Journal of Dental Sciences.

March 22, 2022

Week in Review: Transplanted molar | Hygienists have big impact | New study on fluoride and IQ

By Theresa Pablos

March 11, 2022

Study ties fluoride to lower IQ, nonverbal deficits in kids

By Melissa Busch

Prenatal fluoride exposure may be linked to long-term lower general cognitive levels, specifically deficits in nonverbal IQ or visual-spatial and perceptual reasoning abilities, according to a study published March 9 in Environmental Research.

March 10, 2022

Bisco receives Cuspies award at Chicago Midwinter

By Theresa Pablos

Bisco received the Cuspies award for Best New Restorative Product for FluoroCal at the 2022 Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, which was held February 24-26 at the McCormick Place convention center.

March 10, 2022

N.C. regulates pups at the dental office

By Michelle Crouch

The first time 11-year-old Levi McAllister had a tooth pulled, he screamed and kicked so much that his mom had to hold him down. So, when Levi returned to Charlotte Pediatric Dentistry to get two more teeth pulled, dental hygienist Barb Kucera had a surprise for him: a friendly Labrador retriever.

March 2, 2022

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