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    0 PERIODONTAL ISSUE | JULY 2023

    If caught early, gum disease is something a patient can manage themselves with proper hygiene and management of their diet. However, it is not always easy for patients to maintain their oral health at home nor is access to dental care always guaranteed. Once gum disease has progressed, we can’t expect at-home care alone to be enough, nor can we expect normal hygiene appointments to solve the problem. As clinicians, it is important that we consider adjunctive treatments that can be added to our normal routine that will put our patients in their best state of dental health.

    • Effects of Locally Delivered Minocycline Microspheres in Postmenopausal Female Patients with Periodontitis: A Clinical and Microbiological Study

      Diagnostics (Basel) 2022, G Laza et al

    Much like with the rest of our body, hormones can also wreak havoc on our oral health. Periodontal issues already plague our older generations, but the added weight of menopausal hormones can increase the chances of developing other conditions affecting your oral health. Due to the low hormonal concentrations associated with the postmenopausal period, there is also a chance of periodontitis worsening. The following article studies the effects of using Arestin minocycline microspheres along with scaling and root planing on postmenopausal female patients to determine the benefits after just 3 months.

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    0 PAIN CONTROL ISSUE | JUNE 2023

    The definition of pain is physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury. Unfortunately, pain is a part of daily life whether it’s caused by accidental trauma or the result of a necessary surgery, and how we deal with pain is unique from person to person. In the dental world, we have many tools in our arsenal to combat our patients’ pain, but what is available that offers the least risk to your patient?

    • Articaine: dental practitioner use, the basis of perception and evidence-based dentistry a cross-sectional study

      BDJ Open 2022, E Martin et al

    Articaine, which was first introduced in the Canadian dental market in 1985 has been a popular choice for clinicians for many years. It performs just as well as lidocaine but offers extra benefits such as safer second injections, quick metabolization, and a higher degree of safety for those with liver issues. Articaine also offers more thorough anesthesia than lidocaine in situations where infection/inflammation is present. Despite the many benefits and overall strength of Articaine, there remains a taboo when using it due to fear of paresthesia, despite it being disproved. The following article will seek to ascertain the use of Articaine among general practitioners, the basis of their perceptions about articaine and whether current practices are in line with recent evidence regarding articaine safety and efficacy.

     

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    0 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ISSUE | MAY 2023
    This month’s newsletter focuses on medical emergencies and the different guidelines offered to ensure dentists are prepared.
    0 INFECTION CONTROL ISSUE | APRIL 2023

    Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, infection control has become a worldwide obsession. As we have learned, there are many requirements we as dental professionals must meet in order to safely treat our patients. While these requirements are fairly standard across the healthcare world, there are still choices to be made when it comes to selecting the best products to use in our office. 

    • Efficacy of  biocidal agents and disinfectants against the monkeypox virus and other orthopoxviruses

      J Hosp Infec 2022, G Kampf

    As we make our way out of winter and finally emerge from what has been a season of frequent illnesses for many, the last thing we want to hear is the news of another virus spreading around the world. However, as of April 12th, the number of global cases of monkeypox virus has surged to 86 956 and with transmission being skin-to-skin or through respiratory secretions, dental offices have a particular need to pay attention to these statistics. With the extensive infection control parameters put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is fair to say the majority of dental offices are prepared to put their best foot forward when it comes to preventing the spread of disease. However, the question remains which of the available disinfectants are the best to use to ensure the cleanliness of your offices? The following article will evaluate the current published data discussing the antiviral efficacy of biocidal agents and disinfectants against the monkeypox virus and other orthopoxviruses.

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    0 RESTORATIVE AND COSMETIC DENTISTRY ISSUE | SEPTEMBER 2022
    In October’s newsletter, we learn about the benefits of single-use vs multiple-use burs in cutting zirconia crowns and consider the advantages of a microscope in restorative dentistry.
    0 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ISSUE | MAY 2022
    Our monthly newsletter will evaluate the importance of simulation-based medical emergency training versus lecture-only training as well as discuss the most common medical emergency that occurs in the dental office, syncope.
    0 RESTORATIVE AND COSMETIC DENTISTRY ISSUE | APRIL 2022
    Explore the April restorative and cosmetic dentistry newsletter where we investigate the different composite materials and their properties, as well as different veneer techniques and their values.
    0 INFECTION CONTROL ISSUE | MARCH 2022
    In this month’s newsletter, we will examine infection control protocols before and during the covid-19 pandemic with projections on what the future holds for infection control as well as realizing how much bacteria there is to be found on our devices.