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Oral antibacterial effect of chlorhexidine treatments and professional prophylaxis in children

Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2015
Aim: The primary aim of this longitudinal study was to evaluate additional effects of 4-week chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX) gel treatments to control Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans counts in children after professional dental prophylaxis ...
Thiago Cruvinel Silva, Thaís Marchini Oliveira Valarelli, Vivien Thiemy Sakai, Vanessa Tessarolli, Maria Aparecida de Andrade Moreira Machado   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Future of Clinical Assessment in US Dental Education: Competency‐Based or Entrustable Professional Activities?

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the late 1990s, US dental education embraced competency‐based education (CBE), replacing time‐ and procedure‐based requirements with an outcomes‐oriented approach centered on demonstrated abilities and readiness for independent practice.
Cecile A. Feldman, Emily H. Sabato, Janine Fredericks‐Younger, Kenneth J. Markowitz, Kim E. Fenesy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomaterials for resolution of peri‐implantitis: Consensus report of Workgroup 2 of the IADR Implantology Research Group Best Evidence Consensus Symposium on Peri‐Implant Disease and Its Treatment

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Peri‐implantitis is a destructive disease affecting the tissues surrounding dental implants. Biomaterials may be applied during surgical treatment to reconstruct bony defects and support soft tissue healing. However, current evidence is unclear if these treatments increase the likelihood of peri‐implantitis resolution.
Sukirth M. Ganesan, David R. Fraser, Mustafa Tattan, Jessica M. Latimer, IADR IRG Peri‐Implantitis Best Evidence Consensus Working Group 2, Mario Aimetti, Hatice Hasturk, Purnima S. Kumar, Fernando Suarez Lopez Del Amo, Andreas Stavropoulos, Daniel S. Thoma, Spyridon Vassilopoulos, Hom‐Lay Wang, Georgios Kotsakis   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of toothbrush type and periodontal phenotype on root coverage stability: A 6‐year observational follow‐up of a randomized clinical trial

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This 6‐year observational follow‐up of a randomized, parallel‐arm clinical trial evaluated the association between toothbrush type and periodontal phenotype on the long‐term stability of the gingival margin (GM) following coronally advanced flap (CAF) surgery.
Raffaele Acunzo, Enrico Limiroli, Silvia Ricoboni, Giorgia Saracino, Giulio Rasperini   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral Health-Related Complications of Breast Cancer Treatment: Assessing Dental Hygienists’ Knowledge and Professional Practice

, 2014
Purpose: Approximately 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. every year. These patients commonly suffer from oral complications of their cancer therapy.
Inglehart, Marita Rohr, Taichman, L. Susan, Gomez, Grace   +2 more
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Is routine antibiotic prophylaxis warranted in dental implant surgery to prevent early implant failure? – a systematic review

BMC Oral Health
Background The question of whether antibiotic prophylaxis should be administered routinely for dental implant surgery is unresolved. Despite the lack of conclusive supportive evidence, antibiotics are often administered to reduce the risk of infection ...
Palwasha Momand, Aron Naimi-Akbar, Margareta Hultin, Bodil Lund, Bengt Götrick   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Periodontitis and gastric disorders: Systematic review and meta‐analysis of functional dyspepsia and Helicobacter pylori gastritis

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Periodontitis has been associated with other systemic inflammatory diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and rheumatoid arthritis; through the translocation of oral bacteria and local inflammatory mediators systemically.
Hadeel Mohammed Abbood, Jasim Mohammed Abbood, Ekin Yay‐Kus, Iain L. C. Chapple   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dental Anxiety: The Effects on Oral Health and Dental Treatment.

, 2015
PosterObjective: The objective of this case presentation is to educate the dental professional on the management of a patient with dental anxiety. Assessment: A 20 year old Caucasian male presented to the dental hygiene clinic for a cleaning at the ...
Cobb, Mandi, Rettig, Pamela
core   +1 more source

Effectiveness of two different behavioral modification techniques among 5–7-year-old children: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2017
Background: Dental fear is a common, essential, and inevitable emotion that appears as a response to the stressful situation, which raises children's anxiety level, resulting in reduced demand for pediatric dental care.
Aruna Prashanth Vishwakarma, Prashant Arjun Bondarde, Sudha Bhimangouda Patil, Arun Suresh Dodamani, Prashanth Yachrappa Vishwakarma, Shoeb A Mujawar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric Clostridiodes difficile infection with toxic megacolon successfully treated with fecal microbiota transplantation

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract The rising incidence of pediatric Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), particularly in medically complex patients, calls for novel, individualized treatments. While fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is well‐described for recurrent CDI, this report describes the first pediatric case of fulminant CDI with toxic megacolon successfully ...
Dana McCarney, Pamela Chen, Jenna Simes, Stacy A. Kahn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source