Periodontics: Page 53

Convergent unveils new handpiece and waveguide
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Convergent Dental unveiled its new Ultraguide handpiece and a 15/400 hollow waveguide and automatic alignment system for its Solea laser at the Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting in Atlanta.
March 25, 2015
Homebound elderly have poor oral health, want home-based care
By Rabia Mughal
Homebound elderly adults have poor oral health and are interested in home-based dental care, according to a new study. The authors recommended that medical professionals should partner with the dental community to develop programs for these adults.
March 23, 2015
2013 10 08 12 54 14 248 Young Senior Woman 200
World Oral Health Day: Help the world 'Smile for Life'
By Chedly Schatzie Vincent, DMD
On World Oral Health Day, Dr. Chedly Vincent of Aspen Dental issues a call to action to improve oral health around the world. She shares her own experience in Haiti, and believes if dental professionals work together, there's no telling the difference they can make.
March 19, 2015
Green tea serves as useful adjunct to perio therapy
By Rabia Mughal
Green tea should be added to dentifrices as an active ingredient for managing periodontal disease, recommend the authors of a new study in the International Journal of Dental Hygiene. They found it to be a beneficial adjunct to nonsurgical periodontal therapy.
March 18, 2015
2015 03 11 16 27 46 142 Teacup Teapot 200
IADR 2015: Outpatients have poor oral health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
BOSTON - How is the periodontal health of potentially at-risk patients who visit outpatient clinics in Hong Kong? This topic was addressed in a poster presented on March 13 at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2015 General Session.
March 12, 2015
Study: Graphene could help fight caries, perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers in China have discovered that a material called graphene oxide is effective at eliminating cariogenic bacteria, some of which have developed antibiotic resistance, according to a study in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
March 11, 2015
IADR 2015: Periodontitis link with rheumatoid arthritis measured
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
BOSTON - Periodontitis shares pathogenic mechanisms with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and may trigger its onset. A study presented at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2015 General Session found that patients with RA showed a marked inflammatory profile in all microenvironments, including oral, despite routine dental care.
March 11, 2015
Study successfully screens for diabetes at dental visits with oral blood
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Gingival crevicular blood collected at the dental visit can be used to screen for diabetes and monitor glycemic control for many at-risk patients, according to a new study in the American Journal of Public Health.
March 11, 2015
2013 05 02 13 20 25 544 Diabetes 200
Study: MLPs may effectively screen for common dental diseases in low-risk patients
By Theresa Pablos
Dental therapists may be able to effectively screen for caries and periodontal disease in low-risk patients, according to a new U.K. study. The researchers found that these midlevel providers (MLPs) detected common dental diseases almost as often as dentists.
March 5, 2015
2015 02 10 17 03 36 996 Dentist Patient Hygienist 200
Rutgers study focuses on rare perio disease in African-American kids
By Donna Domino
A rare form of periodontitis that affects African-American children is the focus of a study by researchers at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. A $3.2 million National Institutes of Health grant will pinpoint biological markers in saliva that can predict whether bone loss will occur from the disease and which teeth it will affect before there are symptoms.
February 26, 2015
2013 07 13 09 29 53 961 Periodontal Disease Teeth 200
Bone fracture risk tool may identify periodontitis in older women
By Theresa Pablos
A tool that evaluates whether older women are at risk for osteoporotic fractures may also be able to determine if they are at risk for periodontal disease, according to a recent study published in Menopause.
February 25, 2015
2013 10 08 12 54 14 248 Young Senior Woman 200
Bone fracture assessment tool may also identify patients at risk for periodontitis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Postmenopausal women with high scores on the Fracture Assessment Risk Tool (FRAX) may also be at a higher risk for periodontitis, according to a new study in the journal Menopause.
February 17, 2015
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