On Friday March 21st, 2014, the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) will hold a symposium on Water Fluoridation: Safety, Effectiveness & Value in Oral Health Care. Dr. John O’Keefe interviewed Dr. Stephen H. Abrams, about the significance of bringing the issue of water fluoridation to the general practitioner’s attention in order to start an informed dentist-patient […]
This summary is based on the article published in the journal of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology: Management recommendations for invasive dental treatment in patients using oral antithrombotic medication, including novel oral anticoagulants (December 2013) Denise E. van Diermen, MD, PhD, Isaäc van der Waal, DDS, PhD, and Johan Hoogstraten, PhD Context Oral […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: What is the best approach to prevent secondary caries from spreading under composite restorations? Dr. Jacinta Santos, Assistant Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Schulich School of Dentistry at Western University, has provided this quick initial response. Drafted by Alexandra Rabalski, JCDA Oasis Intern Resin-modified glass-ionomer (RMGI) can be used as […]
This question was submitted to us by a general dentist: What kind of restoration material is best recommended for root caries, especially where isolation is a problem? Dr. Jacinta Santos, Assistant Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Schulich School of Dentistry at Western University, has provided this quick initial response. Drafted by Alexandra Rabalski, JCDA Oasis Intern In a […]
This case was submitted by Dr. Matt Gilchrist An 11 year-old presented to my office in December 2013 for a routine recall examination. The right bitewing revealed what appeared to be gross decay on the 1-4 occlusal. Upon further review of the bitewing from last year, it was noted that this exact same lesion had […]
By Mohammad A. Javaid; McGill University, Montréal, Québec (currently at the University of British Columbia) Robert Durand; Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Yannie Chea; Private office, Montreal, Quebec Andrea Hsu; Private office, Montreal, Quebec Simon D. Tran; McGill University, Montréal, Québec Access the Supplement Context Pregnancy is a normal physiological process that may sometimes result […]
This summary is based on a series of articles published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology (2013, 40 Supplement 14)
This is an update of the summary presented on December 17th, 2013. Based on our readers’ comments and questions, we have sought answers from the author. Due to their importance, we chose to present those in an updated post. Dr. Edmund Bailey What would be the recommended dosing and schedule for combining the two medications? […]