Added Sugar and Dental Caries in Children
Excess added sugars, particularly in the form of sugar-sweetened beverages, is a leading cause of tooth decay in US children. Although added sugar intake is rooted in behavioral and social…
Teaching Evidence-Based Practice
The motivation for teaching evidence-based practice is that, through the use of high-quality clinically relevant evidence, clinicians will make rationale decision that optimally improve patient health outcomes. Achieving that goal…
How Evidence-Based Dentistry Has Shaped the Practice of Oral Medicine
Oral medicine is “the discipline of dentistry concerned with the oral health care of medically complex patients, including the diagnosis and primarily nonsurgical treatment and/or management of medically related conditions…
Analgesic Therapy in Dentistry
It has been known for centuries that opioids are highly addictive when consumed for prolonged periods of time. Pharmacologic tolerance to the efficacy of opioid analgesic results in a need…
Consideration for Contemporary Implant Surgery
The advancement of technology often provides clinicians and patients better clinical alternatives to achieve optimal treatment outcomes. Computer-guided options allow clinicians to realize the virtual prosthodontically driven surgical plan, facilitating…
Revisiting the Removable Partial Denture
The partial edentulous population is increasing because of an increasing aging population, increased life expectancy, and individuals retaining more teeth at an older age. Therefore, the need for fixed and…
Digital Workflows in the Management of the Esthetically Discriminating Patient
Traditional methods of designing and creating restorations are being increasingly replaced by digital processes. Software and hardware platforms for esthetic restoration design allow for local computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) production….
The Current State of Chairside Digital Dentistry and Materials
This article describes and illustrates the current state of chairside computer-aided design computer-aided manufacturing technologies and materials. It provides a historical background and discusses the different components of the chairside…
Update on Perio-Prosthodontics
Knowledge of the periodontal-restorative interface is critical in the fabrication of restorations that are functional and esthetic. Understanding biological principles allows the clinician to predict how the periodontium will respond…
Prosthodontic Management of Implant Therapy
The essential promise of implant dentistry is the ability to imperceptibly replace missing teeth. To achieve this, careful planning, execution, and maintenance is required by the dentist and patient to…
