Dear DrBicuspid Member, The guidelines for evaluating and treating high blood pressure have been updated for the first time in more than a decade. The
The guidelines for evaluating and treating high blood pressure have been updated for the first time in more than a decade. The new recommendations lower
Oral cancer accounts for almost 3% of all new cancer cases according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute (NCI). A specific
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Dental treatment may significantly lower the blood pressure of patients at risk for heart disease, a new study has found. Patients with
Dental treatment may significantly lower the blood pressure of patients at risk for heart disease, a new study has found. Patients with prehypertension who received
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) also is a chronic inflammatory disease. In addition, both have autoimmune characteristics. Many people who have
Sometimes, we take things for granted as dentists. Sometimes, we don’t question what we have been taught. And sometimes, because we don’t question what we
Do you have adult patients with type 2 diabetes? Do you screen them for periodontal disease? The findings of a new study suggest the problem
Periodontal disease is a major complication of diabetes mellitus. But is a patient with type 2 diabetes more likely to develop periodontal disease than a
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Screening of every dental patient older than 18 for oral and oropharyngeal cancer is a must, writes Jo-Anne Jones, RDH. Taking the
Does periodontal treatment improve the overall health of people with diabetes? A new study examined the effects of periodontal interventions on cardiovascular disease (CVD) in
Dentistry is very much like baseball. The industry progresses very slowly and is quite obsessed with statistics. In my previous DrBiscuspid.com column, I focused on
