Browsing by Department "Dental Hygiene"
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While manual probing is the gold standard for periodontal assessments, it can be time consuming. Patients can be wrongfully classified due to an inconsistency between examiners, the amount of time a clinician is given for ...
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(2014-11-24)Facebook (FB) currently boasts over 1 billion active monthly users. Forty-eight percent of 18-43 year olds access FB when they wake up; furthermore, since the end of 2012, the number of FB users ages 45-54 increased 45%. ...
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(2016-08-01)Antibiotic prophylaxis, administered prior to dental treatment, has been important in the prevention of infective endocarditis. The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) ...
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Tooth agenesis is one of the most common developmental anomalies that affect the number of teeth due to developmental failure, which requires costly dental treatment involving numerous science and public health fields. It ...
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The oral cavity is a portal of entry for pathogenic organisms to circulate throughout the body. Without proper oral hygiene care and maintenance, patients under respiratory distress are left susceptible to potentially ...
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(2018-10-09)Childhood obesity is emerging as a global epidemic that threatens the health and well-being of children in the United States. Early identification of children at risk for obesity is a key public health priority area. The ...
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(2014-08-18)Even though the Association of Sleep Disorders Center was founded in 1976, sleep medicine wasn’t considered a specialty until 1996. The United States population has undergone a 20% decrease in sleep time over the past ...
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(2015-03-06)Purpose: Dental anxiety is a prevalent condition negatively affecting both the dental patient and the dental team. Behavioral management techniques have shown to help increase relaxation, reduce anxiety and decrease the ...
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According to literature, the rate of drug abuse and addiction is higher in dental providers than in the general population. This is because dental providers have greater access to prescription drugs as well as occupational ...