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Poll: U.S. patients prioritize oral health during COVID-19
Nearly three-fourths of patients in the U.S. believe that routine dental appointments remain important during the pandemic and that the benefits of going to the dentist outweigh the potential risks of delaying preventive care, according to new data released on October 8 by the Delta Dental Institute.
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Immune System
Mouth ulcers may be early sign of autoimmune disease
People in South Korea who were diagnosed with recurrent aphthous stomatitis were at a much greater risk for developing several autoimmune diseases, according to a study published on October 3 in Oral Diseases.
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Restorations
Did COVID-19 trigger a patient's severe lip necrosis?
The presence of COVID-19 likely led a woman, who was diagnosed with a rare blood disease, to develop severe hemorrhagic necrosis on her lips. This could show a link between blood diseases and SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a case report published on September 30 in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.
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Dental Practice
Dentists, do you know which drugs do not mix with remdesivir?
The antiviral drug remdesivir is making headlines again now that it is part of President Donald Trump's treatment for COVID-19. As the U.S. follows Trump's recovery, dentists may want to learn how remdesivir interacts with drugs they commonly prescribe to patients.
October 7, 2020
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Infection Control
What happened to Chinese dental teams at the COVID-19 epicenter
Dental teams at an oral medicine hospital in China did not develop COVID-19 while providing emergency dental treatment during the pandemic, likely due to increased infection control measures, according to a study published on September 27 in the Journal of Dental Research.
October 6, 2020
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Dental Hygiene
Dry mouth and loss of taste, smell may be early, only COVID-19 signs
Dry mouth, loss of taste, olfactory dysfunction, or a combination of these symptoms may be the sole or initial signs of COVID-19, according to a new study published on September 15 in the American Journal of Otolaryngology.
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How could global climate change affect dentistry?
As wildfires rage in the West and other U.S. regions grapple with severe flooding, clinicians should explore how the consequences of global climate change may affect dentistry, according to an article published on September 15 in the International Dental Journal.
October 4, 2020
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Dental Hygiene
Dysphagia may be due to misfiring brain cells
Misfiring brain cells that regulate vital parts of the tongue and mouth may create swallowing difficulties in children with neurodevelopmental conditions, according to a recent animal study published online in eNeuro.
October 1, 2020
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Oral Cancer
Mouth pathogens may trigger oral squamous cell carcinoma
Periodontal pathogens aggressively induce oral squamous cell carcinoma through intracellular and inflammatory signaling pathways, according to a new animal study published on October 1 in PLOS Pathogens.
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CBCT
How can CBCT improve endodontic treatments for patients?
Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) clearly maps the neurovascular canals and the anatomic variants of patients' upper and lower jaws, facilitating the safe performance of endodontic treatments, according to a case series published on September 15 in the Journal of Endodontics.
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