This question was submitted by a general dentist: When discussing sun damage to lips, a couple of patients indicated that their physician prescribed Efudex. There is apparently no follow-up by the physician and no indication to the patients as to what the desired outcome of the said treatment should be. Should dentists be prescribing this medication […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Australian Dental Journal: Preservation of coronal tooth fragments prior to reattachment (September 2013) Shirani F, Sakhaei Manesh V, Malekipour M. Preservation of coronal tooth fragments prior to reattachment. Aust Dent J. 2013 Sep;58(3):321-5. Context Crown fractures are the most common form of dental injuries caused by […]
This summary is based on the article published in the journal of Orthodontics and Cranofacial Research: Metabolic changes of human dental pulp after rapid palatal expansion (August 2013) F. L. Wei; J. Geng; J. Guo; Q. Y. Guo; H. Wang; D. X. Liu; B. J. Zhang; C. L. Wang. Metabolic changes of human dental pulp […]
In a Special Issue (April 2013), the Journal of Clinical Periodontology presented a series of articles that explored the association between periodontitis and some systemic diseases. The following is a summary of the article: Periodontal systemic association: review of the evidence Context The review aims to critically appraise recent research on the associations between periodontal disease and […]
This summary is based on the Critical Appraisal published in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry: Approaches to caries removal: what the clinical evidence says (April 2013) Context It is very common that complete caries removal in vital, asymptomatic teeth with deep carious lesions ends in unavoidable exposure of the pulp. As a result, the complexity […]
This summary is based on the article published in the International Dental Journal: An epidemiological scoring system for tooth wear and dental erosive wear (June 2013) Context The prevalence and severity of tooth wear and dental erosion is rising in children and there is no consensus about an index to be employed. Purpose of the Study […]
This summary is based on the Critical Appraisal published in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry: Dental Erosion (June 2013) Context Dental erosion or erosive tooth wear not only can be caused by extrinsic (dietary) acids but also intrinsic acids. Historically, anorexic and bulimic patients have been the population dentists have had to be aware of, […]
This summary is based on the article published in the International Dental Journal: Clinical efficacy of antibiotics in the treatment of peri-implantitis (August 2013) Context Various treatment regimes for Peri-implantitis (PI) have been proposed in the literature. As it is known that bacteria can transfer from periodontally involved teeth to an implant, and that the […]