How to Tell if You Have Dry Mouth

How to tell if you have dry mouth and what to do about it! Saliva is our body’s best defenses against the formation of caries. Dry mouth is a problem for 1 in 4 Americans! Do you know how to tell if you or your patient is suffering from dry mouth?  Here are some key questions and […]

Behavioral Problems in the Utilization of New Technology to Control Caries: Patients and Provider Readiness and Motivation Abstract: New research developments frequently are neither adopted by providers nor utilized by patients. This dual problem of impacting the behaviors of providers and patients presents a challenge. This paper will present behavioral theories and technologies that can be utilized to […]

by Dr. V Kim Kutsch When I first started practicing Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) in 2001, I did so because I was frustrated that I was doing everything I had been taught in dental school and my patients were continuing to get decay. I was okay seeing new patients come into my practice […]

Specific recommendations for ages 0-5 Early childhood caries has increased significantly in children, particularly those aged 2–5 years.1 The disease progression in this age group has been the subject of numerous recent headline media reports. Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry as a primary method of […]

Nano Hydroxyapatite Nanotechnology and its role in caries therapy; ADR 2012, 24:53; M Hnnig, C Hannig DOWNLOAD FULL PDF HERE Repair of enamel by using hydroxyapatite nanoparticles as the building blocks; Journal of Materials Chemistry, June 17 2008; L Li, H Pan, J Tao, X Xu, C Mao X Gu, R Tang DOWNLOAD FULL […]

How long does treatment take? There are many confounding factors that influence caries risk treatment time and the potential results a patient and practitioner can expect. Each patient’s oral biofilm is as uniquely specific to them as their fingerprint, and no two patients will respond exactly alike to therapy and remineralization agents. It is important […]

Dental Caries from a Molecular Microbiological Perspective Abstract: Dental caries results from an imbalance of the metabolic activity in the dental biofilm. The microbial communities of teeth have traditionally been studied by standard cultural approaches. More recently, cloning and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene have been used to characterize the microbial composition of the oral biofilm, but the methodological limitations of this […]

ATP Bioluminescence: Quantitative Assessment of Plaque Bacteria Surrounding Orthodontic Appliances; R Sauerwein, P Pellegrini, T Finlayson, J Kimmell, I Kasimi, D Covell Jr, T Maier, CA Machida, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, USA DOWNLOAD FULL PDF HERE Plaque Retention by Self-Ligating vs Elastomeric Orthodontic Brackets: Quantitative Comparison of Oral Bacteria and Detection with […]