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Oral health lacking in patients with severe mental illness

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

A new meta-analysis reveals a 61% lifetime prevalence of suboptimal oral health among people with serious mental illness, lending further weight to the need for dental and mental healthcare providers to coordinate efforts.

January 20, 2010

Amount of fluoride in toothpaste key to preventing caries

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Parents should use toothpastes that contain fluoride with a minimum concentration of 1,000 parts per million (ppm) to prevent tooth decay in their children, according to a study conducted by the Cochrane Oral Health Group Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews .

January 19, 2010

Study: Swedish adolescents have poor oral hygiene

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Seven out of eight adolescents in Sweden have unacceptable oral hygiene, increasing the risk of future dental problems, according to a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg (Swedish Dental Journal.

January 18, 2010

Lawsuits question Cavitron safety

By Laird Harrison

A California appeals court has allowed a class-action lawsuit against Dentsply International that alleges dentists who purchased the company's popular Cavitron ultrasonic scaler were harmed because the device is hazardous for procedures that involve open surgery. Similar lawsuits are pending in two other U.S. courts.

January 17, 2010

New ADHA research center to aid evidence-based approach

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) has launched a new Survey/Research Center.

January 13, 2010

Study links oral health with head and neck cancer risk

By Kathy Kincade

New research out of the University of North Carolina supports the growing body of evidence linking oral health and periodontal disease with increased risk of squamous cell head and neck cancer.

January 13, 2010

Conn. dentists vote to try dental therapists

By Laird Harrison

Despite opposition from other professional groups, the Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) wants to bring dental health aide therapists into the state for a pilot program.

January 11, 2010

NYU and Sandia researchers to classify oral bacteria

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Although the destructive effects of oral bacteria in producing dental caries, periodontal disease, and other infectious conditions are well known, the identities of many of the microbes responsible for these conditions, as well as their physical characteristics and ability to grow and sustain themselves, remain a mystery.

January 10, 2010

CR newsletter: Disinfect your preparations

By Laird Harrison

Before bandaging a wound, you apply an antibiotic ointment. Before probing a tooth, you sterilize your explorer. So should you also disinfect a tooth before placing the restoration? Rella Christensen, R.D.H., Ph.D., says yes.

January 10, 2010

Children's oral health group partners with Pankey Institute

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

National Children's Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) and The Pankey Institute have formed a partnership to provide volunteer dental services to promising at-risk teens and underserved children throughout the United States through the America's Toothfairy Dental Home and Tomorrow's SMILES programs.

January 7, 2010

Australian officials say tooth decay an epidemic

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Tooth decay in Australian children is reaching epidemic proportions and it is costing parents thousands of dollars.

January 7, 2010

Toothpaste not responsible for senator's blood alcohol

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Massachusetts state senator Anthony Galluccio will spend 12 months in jail, after a judge rejected the senator's claim that toothpaste was to blame for his failure to pass a series of breathalyzer tests.

January 4, 2010

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