Pediatrics: Page 29

Consider pulling wisdom teeth before bone disease therapy

By Melissa Busch

Oral surgeons should consider prematurely extracting the third molars of children before they start bone disease therapy to prevent jawbone destruction, according to an article published on April 20 in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

May 4, 2021

Voco offers pina colada flavor Profluorid varnish

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Voco announced it is expanding its Profluorid varnish line to include a new pina colada flavor.

May 2, 2021

2% of pediatric dental patients had SARS-CoV-2 in new study

By Melissa Busch

Approximately 2% of asymptomatic children tested positive for the novel coronavirus during dental visits in a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.

May 2, 2021

TMD linked to exposure to violence in children

By Hannah Welk

Adolescents who report temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain and jaw dysfunction are more often exposed to violence, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation.

April 28, 2021

Decades-old baby teeth may hold key to cognitive decline

By Melissa Busch

A cache of donated baby teeth -- leftovers from a famous radiation exposure study from the 1950s -- that had been hidden away in an old ammunition bunker at a university until about 20 years ago will now be used to study cognitive decline in older age.

April 26, 2021

Henry Schein webinar on treating patients with disabilities now online

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Henry Schein Dental said its webinar series on treating patients with disabilities is now available online.

April 22, 2021

Ultradent buys majority ownership of Vamasa

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental material manufacturer Ultradent Products has purchased majority ownership in Mexico-based distributor Vamasa SA de CV.

April 20, 2021

Bisco debuts new fluoride varnish

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Bisco has released FluoroCal, a fluoride and calcium-releasing varnish for the treatment of hypersensitive teeth.

April 19, 2021

Good dental health trumps antibiotics for heart infection

By Theresa Pablos

When it comes to preventing a type of heart infection caused by oral bacteria, good dental health is better than antibiotics, according to a landmark American Heart Association statement published on April 15 in the journal Circulation.

April 19, 2021

Imaging helps cure eye cellulitis caused by dental abscess

By Melissa Busch

Imaging helped lead to the diagnosis and treatment of a 2-year-old girl who developed the life-threatening condition orbital cellulitis due to a dental abscess. The details were published on April 9 in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.

April 19, 2021

Dental x-rays fall short for caries in baby teeth

By Melissa Busch

Approximately one-third of caries diagnosed in preschool children using dental x-rays conflicted with assessments using oral exams alone in a new study published on March 31 in BMC Oral Health.

April 18, 2021

Kids think of dentists as superheroes -- and villains

By Melissa Busch

Are dentists superheroes or villains? It depends on who you ask. About 50% of young children perceive dentists as a type of superhero, according to a study published on April 7 in the European Journal of Oral Sciences. But another 30% saw dentists as Batman's villain the Joker or as monsters.

April 15, 2021

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