Periodontics: Page 29

Survey results suggest link between RA patients and perio disease
By Tony Edwards
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontal disease are both inflammatory, chronic, and progressive, but is there a link between the two? Researchers surveyed hundreds of patients with RA to find out.
May 16, 2019
2017 07 07 13 34 02 577 Teeth Periodontal Disease 400
Survey: U.S. patients unfamiliar with dental terms
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Insurer Delta Dental has released results from a survey showing that many U.S. adults are not familiar with key dental terms, such as sealant and periodontal disease.
May 14, 2019
Second Opinion: 3 failures of dentistry
By Dr. Alvin Danenberg
Periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg writes that dentists positively contribute to the health of our patients in many ways. In this Second Opinion, however, he details his ideas about how dentists and dentistry, as a whole, fall short in some key areas and how to address these shortcomings.
May 13, 2019
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Does periodontal disease cause systemic disease?
By Dr. Alvin Danenberg
What might seem to be a simple question with a direct answer has many shades of gray, according to periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg. While periodontal disease is a focus of infection around the teeth, it has its origin in an area that is remote from the mouth, he writes in his latest column.
April 30, 2019
2016 08 22 14 15 49 958 Danenberg Alvin 400
Patient communication improves perio treatment outcomes
By Tony Edwards
Talking with patients about their periodontal disease risk may encourage them to become active participants in their oral care, according to a new study in the Journal of Periodontology.
April 28, 2019
2018 09 24 20 50 5142 Periodontal Treatment Mirror 400
Can a mouthwash relieve oral mucositis pain?
By Tony Edwards
More than 80% of patients with head and neck cancer develop painful oral mucositis during radiation treatment. Researchers compared two frequently used mouthwashes with a placebo mouthwash to measure the pain relief they provided.
April 17, 2019
2017 01 10 17 09 31 816 Mouthwash Man 400
Study tests success of nonsurgical perio treatment
By Tony Edwards
Is a nonsurgical treatment approach successful when treating patients with periodontal pocket depth of 5 mm or more? A study of more than 1,100 patients sought to find out. The researchers conclusions may change how you approach treating these patients.
April 10, 2019
2018 09 24 20 50 5142 Periodontal Treatment Mirror 400
Poor oral health increases pancreatic cancer risk for black women
By Tony Edwards
Poor oral health is associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a long-term study that included almost 60,000 African-American women. Periodontal disease also was a risk factor, as with women with this condition were 77% more likely to have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
March 27, 2019
2018 01 09 22 19 8339 Cancer Cell 400
Mouth ulcers linked to inflammatory diseases, depression
By Theresa Pablos
Mouth ulcers may be closely linked to seemingly unrelated physical and psychological conditions, a new study has found. Genetic variants associated with canker sores are also related to inflammatory diseases and depressive symptoms.
March 25, 2019
2017 09 11 22 01 5543 Woman Pain 400
Winter 2019 new-product roundup
By Tony Edwards
Between the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting in February and the International Dental Show in March, a number of companies have released new products. DrBicuspid.com brings you this roundup of new releases from companies such as Planmeca, Align Technology, and others.
March 19, 2019
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AAP president highlights benefits of perio classification system
By Tony Edwards
To reflect research that periodontal health can play an important role in overall health, the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) released a periodontal disease classification system for all practitioners. AAP President Dr. Richard Kao sat down with DrBicuspid.com to discuss how the new system is being used.
March 5, 2019
2019 01 28 21 53 3170 Kao Richard 20190305225204
What is functional dentistry?
By Dr. Alvin Danenberg
The term functional medicine is being used throughout the alternative medicine community. And now, there is a new term on the block: functional dentistry. Functional dentists see the body as an integrated human machine, in which anything affecting one part of the body will eventually affect all the other parts, Dr. Alvin Danenberg explains in his latest column.
March 5, 2019
2016 08 22 14 15 49 958 Danenberg Alvin 400
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