This summary is based on information found in Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry (Wiley Publishing, 2013) Dental diseases in which diet plays an etiological role include enamel developmental defects, dental caries, tooth wear, and periodontal disease. The main cause of tooth loss is dental caries, and in adults the main cause of tooth loss is periodontal disease. There is strong evidence from […]
This summary is based on information found in Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry (Wiley Publishing, 2013) “Evidence-based health care takes place when decisions that affect the care of patients are taken with due weight accorded to all valid, relevant information” (Hicks 2011). To understand the concepts of evidence-based dentistry, it is important to understand the basis of epidemiology, the nature of a […]
Are you considering a career as a periodontist or as a researcher in the area of periodontology? If so, the new graduate periodontology program being offered at the University of Alberta might just be right for you. If you hope to begin graduate studies in 2017, you will have to get your application in before […]
This summary is based on information found in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Dental Phobia and Anxiety (Wiley Publishing, 2013) Psychological and Interpersonal Aspects of Dental Treatment Taking different aspects of dental treatment into consideration, there is reason to believe that dental treatment triggers instinctive survival mechanisms. The threatening body position and potential obstruction of free air space during […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Australian Dental Journal: Bone fractures: assessment and management (March 2016) L Lim; P Sirichai Context Severe dental traumatic injuries often involve the supporting bone and soft tissues. These bone fractures often present with a combination of other dental injuries such as luxation, avulsion and tooth root fractures.1 Purpose of […]
This summary is based on the article published in Oral Diseases: Rechargeable Anticandidal Denture Material with Sustained Release in Saliva (July 2016) A Malakhov, J Wen, B-X Zhang, H Wang, H Geng, X-D Chen, Y Sun, C-K Yeh Context Candida-induced denture stomatitis is a common debilitating problem among denture wearers. Previously, we described the fabrication of a new denture material that released antifungal […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Dentistry: Rehabilitation of severely worn teeth: A systematic review (May 2016) Mauro Elias Mesko; Rafael Sarkis-Onofre; Maximiliano Sérgio Cenci; Niek Johannes Opdam; Bas Loomans; Tatiana Pereira-Cenci Context Tooth wear is loss of dental hard tissue due to non-carious processes, and can be identified as […]
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Materials: A systematic review about antibacterial monomers used in dental adhesive systems: Current status and further prospects (November 2015) Alexandra Rubin Cocco; Wellington Luiz de Oliveira da Rosa; Adriana Fernandes da Silva; Rafael Guerra Lund, Evandro Piva Context There is a trend to use the minimally invasive […]