This question was submitted by a general dentist: Is there a resource with current information on appropriate oral care for severely disabled and G tube-fed population? There are many position papers and guidelines indicating that this population needs care. However, I found only limited information on the actual clinical treatment provided to them and on […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Dental and Medical Problems journal: Primary Failure of Tooth Eruption – Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment (Issue 50 (3) 2013) Context Primary failure of eruption (PFE) is a rare condition that involves impeded eruption of teeth despite the lack of an identified local or general causative factor. Since […]
By Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Pierre Picard Lieutenant-Colonel Jean-Pierre Picard is a Periodontist of the Canadian Armed Forces. He is currently the Deputy Commanding Officer of 1 Dental Unit and the Royal Canadian Dental Corps Periodontics Practice Leader. Lieutenant-Colonel Picard is also an examiner for the National Dental Specialty Examination in Periodontics of the Royal College of […]
This summary is based on the the guidelines published by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA): Canadian consensus practice guidelines for bisphosphonate associated osteonecrosis of the jaw (July 2008) Access the article in PDF Context Following publication of the first reports of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in patients receiving bisphosphonates in 2003, a call for national multidisciplinary guidelines […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Dental Clinics of North America: Clinical assessment of patients with orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders (October 2013) Key points Accurate diagnosis of chronic pain disorders of the mouth, jaws, and face is frequently complex because there are multiple structures localized in 1 small anatomic region that can […]
This summary is based on the Preface article published in the Dental Clinics of North America: Clinical Approaches to Oral Mucosal Disorders (October 2013) Dr. P. Sollicito, DMD, FDS, RCSEd Dr. Eric Stoopler, DMD, FDS, RCSEd Oral health and disease are intimately related to general health status. Clinicians understand that the oral cavity does not exist […]
This summary is based on the Critical Appraisal published in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry: Resin bonding to zirconia (December 2012) Context The use of zirconia for dental applications has increased substantially over the past decade. This is evident from the wide variety of commercial products available on today’s market and the wealth of […]
This summary is based on the article published by the Journal of the American Dental Association: Intraoral treatment of veneering porcelain chipping of fixed dental restorations. A review and clinical application (February 2013) Context Every dental ceramic system can experience failure of the veneering porcelain. However,the increasing popularity of all-ceramic crowns and fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) seems to have led to […]