Dental and Oral Health Features and Journal Articles

• History of Periodontal Treatment and Risk for IUGR Are women with periodontal disease during pregnancy at higher risk of delivering a low birthweight infant?
  BMC Oral Health, October 2018
• Radiation Risk of Cancer From Orthodontic Cone-beam CT How safe is cone-beam computed tomography used in dentistry? This study evaluated the patient radiation dose and estimated the radiation cancer risk from dental CBCT.
  BMC Oral Health, October 2018
• Cost-effectiveness of Single-implant vs. Fixed Prosthesis This study compared prosthetic treatment for the loss of a single molar from cost and quality of life perspectives. Does an implant provide better cost-benefit than a fixed dental prosthesis?
  BMC Oral Health, September 2018
• Safety of Polymer-based Dental Fillings During Pregnancy Endocrine disruptors can be released from polymer-based dental filling materials. Might their use present a risk to the fetus?
  BMC Oral Health, September 2018
• Trends in HPV-Associated Cancers -- United States, 1999-2015 How have HPV-associated cancer rates changed from 1999 to 2015? This report examined trends in cervical cancer, as well as oropharyngeal, vulvar, vaginal, penile, and anal cancers.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 2018
• Oral Health and Health-related QoL in HIV Patients This study aimed to evaluate the oral health and HRQoL of HIV/AIDS patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy.
  BMC Oral Health, September 2018
• Infective Endocarditis Risk From Invasive Dental Procedures Controversy remains surrounding antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of infective endocarditis in patients undergoing invasive dental procedures. What will it take to finally settle the debate?
  Circulation, August 2018
• Interleukin Expression and Progression of Periapical Lesions Is expression of the cytokines IL-1alpha and IL-1beta in periapical lesions in primary teeth a contributing factor to their progression?
  BMC Oral Health, August 2018
• Be Aware of These Nine Questionable Clinics Integrative medicine, bogus cancer treatment, antiaging, low T, and more -- what do you need to know about the proliferation of these clinics in medicine?
  Medscape Public Health, January 2017
• Mutans Streptococci and the Microbial Etiology of Caries This article explores controversies surrounding microbial contributions to caries. Does Streptococcus mutans play a prominent role in caries development--and why is the answer important?
  BMC Oral Health, August 2018
• Common Prescribing Blunders Dr Douglas Paauw provides a quick reminder of common prescribing blunders that he still sees in his large referral practice.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, August 2018
• Novel Caries Loci Implicated by GWAS of Families By way of a genome-wide linkage analysis, this study sought to identify genetic factors that may contribute to caries susceptibility.
  BMC Oral Health, August 2018
• First Case of Pulmonary Amyloidosis in a Dental Technician A dental technician developed multiple granulomas with amyloid deposition in the lungs after occupational exposure to silica. What can we learn from this rare case?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, August 2018
• Children's Dental Fear and Anxiety: Family Related Factors How do family characteristics such as parenting styles, family structure, and presence of siblings impact children's dental fear and anxiety?
  BMC Oral Health, August 2018
• Filling Endodontically Treated Roots: Gutta-percha vs Resilon Is Resilon better than gutta-percha/AH for reducing the risk of vertical root fracture of prepared roots?
  BMC Oral Health, July 2018
• Medicine as Art: The Best in Medical and Science Imagery See the best in medical and scientific images in this presentation of winners from the most recent years of the Wellcome Image Awards.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, July 2018
• Evaluating Orthodontic Root Resorption Using CBCT Is CBCT an effective imaging method for the diagnosis of orthodontic root resorption?
  BMC Oral Health, July 2018
• Periapical Microsurgery With the Aid of 3D Technology This case report demonstrates the successful use of 3D technologies, including CBCT, CAD, and 3D printing to facilitate periapical surgery.
  BMC Oral Health, July 2018
• Comparing Methods of Molar Furcation Assessment This study compared and correlated accuracy of molar furcation assessment via three modalities: clinical detection, intraoral radiography and CBCT images.
  BMC Oral Health, June 2018
• Patient Awareness/Knowledge Towards Oral Cancer How well informed are patients about the risk factors for and symptoms of oral cancer? This study assessed knowledge, awareness, and OC-related behaviors of patients in a rural community.
  BMC Oral Health, June 2018