Cancer kills 10 million people annually worldwide and 600,000 in the United States alone.

The use of messenger RNA (mRNA)-based vaccines to prevent infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus marks a revolution in vaccine production.

When is a saving a tooth with advanced periodontal or endodontic involvement worth the time and effort?

A recent article in The New York Times Magazine highlights technology that may allow scientists to identify pathogens not previously associated with disease.

Until the 1960s, calculus was considered a primary etiologic factor in periodontal disease. The writings of Waerhaug and others emphasized the complete removal of supragingival and subgingival deposits as an important tenant of treatment.

Pandemics come and go, but aerosols are forever.

As to the pandemic’s impact on oral and systemic health, clearly, patients must take responsibility for their own care.

Within a few months of isolating the original COVID-19 virus, several successful vaccines had been developed that were granted emergency use authorization for distribution in the United States.

Recent published data indicate the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has dropped in many areas.

To borrow a phrase used by the Queen of England in 1992, last year was an annus horribilis for our patients and our practice.