Customized care plans are needed to help patients with this neurodegenerative disorder maintain oral and systemic health.

Oral complications among this population can be managed to prevent caries, treat oral fungal infections, and increase comfort.

These strategies will help ensure that vulnerable children receive routine and preventive oral care in dental — rather than medical — settings.

Even though dental hygienists have been administering local anesthesia for more than 40 years, there is still no consensus on national education standards or utilization guidelines.

A basic understanding of the oral health challenges faced by this patient population will allow clinicians to provide effective care.

Assessing specific risk factors will help clinicians support the oral health of this patient population.

An overview of the epidemic and what dental professionals can do to manage the risks and recognize the signs of illness.

Although its full potential for oral health care delivery is unknown, this additive method of fabrication has indications for treatment planning, orthodontics, oral surgery, restorative dentistry and other therapies.

Dental teams should be trained and adequately equipped to provide an immediate and coordinated emergency response for patients experiencing chest pain or cardiac arrest.

Here’s what the evidence says about the potential oral health benefits of commonly used sugar alcohols.