Effects of Growth Factors on Dental Stem/Progenitor Cells
The primary goal of regenerative endodontics is to restore the vitality and functions of the dentin-pulp complex, as opposed to filing of the root canal with bioinert materials. A myriad…
Pulpal and Periradicular Response to Caries
The pulp-dentin complex is a strategic and dynamic barrier to various insults that plague the dentition. Researchers have yet to understand the complete potential of this shifting junction and its…
Stem Cell and Biomaterials Research in Dental Tissue Engineering and Regeneration
This review summarizes approaches used in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, with a focus on dental applications. Dental caries and periodontal disease are the most common diseases resulting in tissue…
Identification of the Risk for Osteoporosis in Dental Patients
This article describes how dentists can recognize osteoporosis before fractures develop, and discusses whether osteoporosis affects tooth loss or inhibits implant osseointegration. Some success in diagnosing osteoporosis has been obtained…
Obesity Prevention and Intervention in Dental Practice
Dentists have an important role in preventing and detecting oral and systemic diseases because of their diagnostic and screening abilities and the frequency of patient visits. These skills and practice paradigms…
Assessment and Management of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in the Dental Office
Diabetes mellitus is a serious chronic disease that affects many dental patients. Dental professionals have the potential and responsibility to assume an active role in the early identification, assessment, and…
Concluding Remarks
The health professions continuously consider their future, and the dental profession will be faced with important questions in the next few decades. Advances in material science and development of new…
Assessing Systemic Disease Risk in a Dental Setting
Screening and monitoring for systemic disease risk in a dental setting are valuable components for more effective disease prevention and control and health care delivery. This strategy can identify patients…
Nutrition and Physical Activity in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Nutrition contributes to many of the leading causes of death in the United States, yet less than one-third of dental students feel competent to discuss the relationship of nutrition and…
Screening for Infectious Diseases in the Dental Setting
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are 2 systemic infectious diseases that dental health care professionals can help identify with the goal of improving health outcomes, addressing…
