This summary is based on the article published in Addiction: Electronic cigarettes: review of use, content, safety, effects on smokers and potential for harm and benefit (November 2014) Peter Hajek, Jean-François Etter, Neal Benowitz, Thomas Eissenberg, Hayden McRobbie Context Electronic cigarettes (EC) are devices designed to deliver nicotine without tobacco smoke by heating a solution […]
We are pleased to present this video series on dental clinical ergonomics. The resource is based on the study module available from the UBC Faculty of Dentistry, Nobel Biocare Oral Health Centre. The module is directed towards dental ergonomics and promoting the health of dental clinicians with hope to assist clinicians in better assessing and understanding their needs in […]
This summary is based on the article published in Anesthesia Progress: Adverse Drug Reactions in Dental Practice (Spring 2014) Daniel E. Becker, DDS Context Adverse reactions may occur with any of the medications prescribed or administered in dental practice. Most of these reactions are somewhat predictable based on the pharmacodynamic properties of the drug. Others, […]
This summary is based on the article published in Archives of Oral Biology: Interrelationship between diabetes and periodontitis: Role of hyperlipidemia (April 2015) Xiaodong Zhou, Wenyi Zhang, Xiaoli Liu, Wu Zhang, Yiming Li Context Diabetes mellitus and periodontitis are both common, chronic diseases. It is generally accepted that the inter-relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontitis […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Australian Dental Journal: Genetic factors affecting dental caries risk (March 2015) S Opal, S Garg, J Jain, I Walia Courtesy of Wiley Publishing, you can access the full-text article for the next 3 months here (PDF) Context Dental caries is a complex, chronic, multifactorial disease […]
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This summary is based on the article published in Anesthesia Progress: Essentials of Airway Management, Oxygenation, and Ventilation: Part 2: Advanced Airway Devices: Supraglottic Airways (Fall 2014) B Rosenberg, DMD, J. C Phero, DMD, and D. E Becker, DDS Context Part 1 in this series (Click here for the summary of part 1) on emergency […]
This summary is based on the article published in Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research: Long-Term Outcomes for the Treatment of Atrophic Posterior Maxilla: A Systematic Review of Literature (February 2015) Stefano Corbella, DDS, PhD; Silvio Taschieri, MD, DDS; Massimo Del Fabbro, BSc, PhD Context An inadequate bone volume in the posterior maxilla is a […]