This summary is based on the article published in the New York State Dental Journal: The relationship between smoking and periodontal disease. Review of the literature and case report (November 2013)
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a public consultation on its draft guideline on sugars intake. When finalized, the guideline will provide countries with recommendations on limiting the consumption of sugars to reduce public health problems like obesity and dental caries (commonly referred to as tooth decay). Read the draft guideline
This summary is based on the article published in Clinical Oral Investigations: Effects of probiotics in periodontal diseases: a systematic review (September 2013) Nicolás Yanine, Ignacio Araya, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Alonso Carrasco-Labra, Almudena González, Arelis Preciado, Julio Villanueva, Mariano Sanz, and Conchita Martin
This question was submitted by a general dentist: What are the early signs of periodontal disease? Dr. Gordon Schwartz, from GumDocs, in collaboration with Dr. Suham Alexander, Oasis Clinical Editor, provided this quick initial response
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of School Health: Piloting ‘‘Sodabriety’’: A School-Based Intervention to Impact Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Rural Appalachian High Schools (March 2014)
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 […]
Winnipeg’s Traffic Advertising company has been honoured with both a Visionary Award and a Leader Award in the 2013 Summit Emerging Media Award (EMA) competition in the Health/Fitness category for its 60 second Public Service Announcement and two minute Music Video “We Be Brushin”, created for its client, the Manitoba Dental Association. Created and produced by Traffic Advertising […]
This summary is based on the article published in the International Journal of Pediatric Dentistry: management of double teeth in children and adolescents (November 2012) Purvi Shah, June M. L. Chander, Joseph Noar & Paul F. Ashley Context Abnormally large teeth are often referred to as ‘double teeth’. Double tooth anomalies pose numerous management challenges for the […]