The concept of P4 medicine — participation, prediction, prevention and personalization — offers new tools to manage the various stages of periodontal disease.

The individualized recommendation of therapeutic mouthrinses as adjunct tools can lead to better oral health.

Professional familiarity with new dental topical anesthetic agents is a key element of safe, effective and comfortable care.

As part of risk assessment in implant treatment, clinicians should consider how medications affect osseointegration.

Capable of rendering a wide range of oral appliances, models and more, three-dimensional printing is poised to take off in dentistry. Posthodontist and lab owner C. Edgar Davila, DDS, MS, CDT, FACP, lends insights into the clinical…

Mark E. Glover, DDS, MSD, shares perspective on the role of cone beam computed tomography in periodontal and dental implant treatment.

An open-membrane approach supports implant success by simplifying ridge preservation procedures and avoiding challenges associated with primary closure.

Clinicians can mitigate the risk of peri-implant mucositis and periimplantitis by considering these factors in implant prosthesis design.

Fadi AL Farawati, DDS, MS, MClinDent, and Edgar Davila, DDS, MS, CDT, FACP, share insights and perspectives from academia and private practice on dental applications for CAD/CAM technology in dental practice.

For patients with periodontal disease, mesenchymal stem cells hold promise for restoring the periodontium to its original architecture and function.