The ADA is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Give Kids A Smile program, which has provided free oral healthcare education and services to more than 7 million underserved children in the U.S. Approximately $20 million in oral care products has also been donated by supplier partners, the ADA said. Nearly 1,000 program events are scheduled to take place throughout the U.S. this year, and about 300,000 underserved children will receive
The severity of tooth clenching and grinding that patients experience may be associated with their vitamin D levels, according to a study published February 6 in Clinical and Experimental Dental Research. Blood tests revealed that individuals with low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]), the metabolized form of vitamin D that is used to assess deficiency, reported having moderate and severe bruxism, the authors wrote. “It appears that there is a
A majority of people said yellow teeth are unattractive in a recent survey conducted by market research platform DentaVox. The results belie a prejudice that people with yellow teeth are unhealthy. In the survey of 4,906 people, 80% of respondents said yellow teeth are less attractive than white teeth. Additionally, 38% of respondents described their teeth as yellow, and of this group, 33% cited poor oral health as the main
The SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19 has plunged the world into a major crisis. The disease is characterized by strong infectivity, high morbidity, and high mortality. Recently, periodontal disease has been identified as a potential risk factor for COVID-19 infections. From gut to mouth to COVID-19 Dr. Alvin Danenberg. The spread of inflammation from the gut to other organ systems is like the spokes of a bicycle tire spreading out from
Dear Hygiene Insider, Scientists already knew there was a link between gum health and diabetes, but a recent study has furthered our understanding. In a study of 30 patients with chronic periodontitis, oral bacteria significantly differed in patients who also had diabetic nephropathy, a common diabetes-related kidney complication. The study is believed to be the first to provide evidence of the potential role of oral bacteria in the development of
Shared services organization U.S. Oral Surgery Management (USOSM) has established a partnership with Massachusetts group Central Mass Oral Surgery, its first in the state. Central Mass Oral Surgery is an oral and maxillofacial practice of three doctors in the Leominster and Gardner areas. The group provides a full scope of oral and maxillofacial services, from bone grafting and wisdom teeth removal to tooth extractions, preprosthetic surgery, oral pathology, and apicoectomy
Two patients experienced strokelike symptoms after hyperextending their necks during dental treatment, according to a case report recently published online in the Neurologist. The two patients described in the report underwent dental procedures in which clinicians hyperextended their necks for better reach or tooth access. Afterward, they both experienced neurological symptoms and were hospitalized. Though both patients survived, these cases highlight a “plausible correlation” between their symptoms and the overstretching
Dental Practice Made Simple is a video series from HuangshanDental.com and Levin Group. Tune in every Wednesday for a quick tip from Dr. Roger P. Levin to learn how to build high-powered, proven systems that lead to practice success. You can’t do more production if you’re not fully diagnosing a patient, Levin said in the latest episode of Dental Practice Made Simple. To reach your daily production goal, he advised doing
MyDentalWig has developed iDentalWig, a wearable dental device that the company claims can monitor the body 24/7 to catch potential health concerns. The device has a self-charging battery that is powered by the wearer’s swallowing, chewing, and talking, the company said. It can collect information on brain and heart activity, blood, muscles, and more; using an app, doctors and wearers of the device can then access the collected information. The
Bien-Air Dental plans to launch Nova, a new contra-angle handpiece, at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, which will be held February 24-26. Nova has a small head with the Accu-Spray Quattro Mix system, which offers four asymmetrical air/water sprays on the end of the bur. Its stainless-steel construction makes the handpiece lighter and reduces wear on the equipment, the company said. Its chuck system features a new physical vapor
A 43-year-old woman presented with a chief complaint of snoring and difficulty maintaining sleep, along with jaw pain and daily morning headaches. She was previously diagnosed with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). All images courtesy of Dr. Mark Murphy. Although the patient treated the OSA with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask, she said she only wore it four days a week for less than
You’re startled by a threatening sound, and your breath quickens. You smash your elbow and pant in pain. Why does your breathing rate increase dramatically when you’re hurting or anxious? As neurobiologists studying how the brain responds to environmental threats and the neural circuitry of emotion, we were curious about the answer to this question ourselves. In our recently published study, we discovered that one particular circuit of the brain
