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 […]
This summary is based on the article published in the British Dental Association: The implications of substance misuse for intravenous conscious sedation practice (February 2015) J. Noone, E. Critchley, P. Cullingham, P. Coulthard, A. Saksena Context Substance misuse is a major health concern, as the consequences for individuals are significant and may include multisystem organ […]
Message from Dr. Dan Haas, Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto and President, Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry The annual meeting of the American Dental Education Association – held this year in Boston between March 7th and 10th – provides dental educators across Canada and the U.S. an essential glimpse into the state of dental […]