Contents
This Month’s Features
Benefits of Stabilized Stannous Fluoride
Offering antimicrobial and cariostatic properties, a new generation of therapeutics containing stabilized stannous fluoride can help improve oral health on multiple levels.
Improve Outcomes by Digitizing Implant Workflows
Understanding the benefits and drawbacks of digitized workflows will improve the accuracy and efficacy of guided implant surgery, thereby minimizing complications.
Continuing Education
Adolescent Opioid Exposure in Dentistry
Clinicians should consider nonopioid analgesics when managing adolescent postoperative pain — especially given these patients’ risk for inappropriate substance use.
Managing Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and Burning Mouth
Oral health professionals should learn the signs and symptoms of this complicated syndrome and its sequela, as treatment adaptations may be necessary for these patients.
Oral Health Impacts of Treacher Collins Syndrome
This patient population is subject to a range of craniofacial abnormalities that severely impacts oral health.
Treatment Considerations for Patients With Spinal Cord Injuries
Understanding the implications for clinical care is key to supporting optimal oral health among this patient cohort.
Departments
Editor’s Note
Make the Best of the New Normal
The last two years have been unsettled, to say the least. First, COVID-19 turned our professional and personal lives upside down.
At a Glance
State of Dental 3D Printing Technology
Even for the technically savvy, the concept of three-dimensional (3D) printing is mind-boggling, especially when you consider the scale and myriad applications suited to this technology: It has been said that everything from houses to heart valves can be created on a 3D printer.
Products and Services
7 Habits of Highly Effective Implant Clinicians – Part 3
This concluding look at screw-retained implants explores component synergy, torque wrench errors, and recommended screw-tightening techniques.
A listing of featured products.
Newsline + Industry Info
The Art of Dental Finance and Management
Podcast Hosted by Art Wiederman, CPA.
Envista Announces DEXIS Branding for Imaging Portfolio
Envista Holdings has announced that its KaVo imaging business will be rebranded as DEXIS.
Study Finds Link Between Poor Oral Health and Severity Of COVID-19
A study appearing in the Journal of Periodontology has found an association between poor periodontal health and severity of COVID-19 illness.
Colgate Award for Research Excellence Winners Announced
Colgate-Palmolive is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Colgate Award for Research Excellence (CARE), which supports oral health research projects across multiple disciplines.
