Pediatrics: Page 20

Week in Review: Hot topics about gum disease | Dentist charged in $5M plot | Conflicting fluoride information
By Melissa Busch
May 6, 2022
Mothers get conflicting messages on fluoride
By Hannah Welk
Mothers often receive conflicting information about the use of fluoride to promote healthy teeth, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. This conflicting information, some of which is false, makes it difficult for them to make oral health decisions for their children.
May 4, 2022
2020 01 16 22 52 5146 Child Caries Tooth Decay 400
COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated oral health disparities
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated oral health disparities in low-income and racial/ethnic minority children, according to research published April 15 in the Journal of Dental Research.
May 2, 2022
2020 01 16 22 52 5146 Child Caries Tooth Decay 400
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
2017 08 22 16 12 42 302 Mosquito Zika 400
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
2020 05 21 18 58 0471 Tongue 400
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
2022 04 20 14 25 9789 2022 04 20 Ssg Ligation 400
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
2018 03 21 20 47 9368 Mouthguard 400
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
2022 04 06 22 02 2461 2022 04 06 Pro Biora Health Pro Biora Kids 400
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
2021 10 15 20 23 3537 Boy Depressed Sad 400
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
2020 01 16 22 52 5146 Child Caries Tooth Decay 400
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
2019 10 31 17 03 9042 Iv Sedation2 400
Week in Review: Transplanted molar | Hygienists have big impact | New study on fluoride and IQ
By Theresa Pablos
March 11, 2022
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