Contents
This Month’s Features
Role of Goal Setting in Caries Management
Together with risk management and effective communication, establishing goals for the patient will support optimal oral health — especially in children.
Perspectives on Aligner Therapy
Spurred by innovations in technology, rising demand for clear aligners is leading more offices to embrace this esthetic therapeutic option.
Tunneling With Platelet-Rich Fibrin and Acellular Dermal Matrix for Gingival Recession
This case report demonstrates that a twofold tunneling technique can yield predictable outcomes when treating multiple recession defects.
Continuing Education
Use of Proteomics in Dentistry
Human proteome mapping offers a sophisticated and highly individualized tool for predicting, diagnosing and managing oral and systemic diseases.
Addressing Patient Marijuana Use in Today’s Dental Environment
With more states allowing medical and recreational use, dental teams should be aware of care strategies for patients who use marijuana.
Managing Xerostomia During Cancer Therapy
Implementing protective oral measures can help patients being treated for cancers of the head and neck maintain optimal oral health.
Treatment Strategies for Geographic Tongue
Dental professionals should be aware of the etiology and pathogenesis, treatment, and oral health considerations for this pathosis.
Departments
Editor’s Note
Pandemics come and go, but aerosols are forever.
At a Glance
Insights Into In-Office Milling Technology
The ability to create crowns and other restorations in-office and reduce dependence on dental laboratories has many dentists considering adding in-office milling to their practice offerings.
Products and Services
A listing of featured products.
Newsline + Industry Info
Researchers Design Lozenge That Rebuilds Tooth Enamel
The concept of a restorative and preventive lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel and whitens teeth may be closer to becoming a reality if clinical trials led by a team of University of Washington (UW) researchers yield positive results.
Updated Practice Guidelines Help Ensure Office Safety
The American Dental Association (ADA) has added new information to its Update to Office Procedures During COVID-19 to help oral health professionals make informed decisions regarding safe practice during the ongoing pandemic.
Pulpal Stem Cells Studied For Use in Regenerative Therapy for Cranial Defects
A team from the University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry is investigating the use of dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells as a regenerative therapy for cranioplasties.
Cryoablation Therapy May Help Breast Cancer Patients Avoid Oral Complications
Clinical data from a study on cryoablation’s effects on small low-risk breast cancer tumors lend further support to the use of this minimally invasive treatment.
Mental Health Seems to Impact Oral Health
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, patients with mental health disorders were more likely to have oral health concerns than the general population.
Tooth Loss Appears to Affect Cognitive Decline Among Older Adults
Researchers at New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing have found an apparent connection between tooth loss and cognitive impairment.
Dentists Should Review Medication Histories, Regardless of Patient Age
Younger dental patients may be taking medications that could affect their long-term oral health, according to a study from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Dentistry.
The Art of Dental Finance and Management
Podcast Hosted by Art Wiederman, CPA.