December

Using teledentistry to provide oral health care services for older adults is not well documented. This knowledge gap needs to be addressed, especially when accessing a dental clinic is not possible and teledentistry might be the only way for many older adults to receive oral health care services…

Despite evidence that community water fluoridation (CWF) protects oral health, improves health equity, is safe and cost-effective, and contributes to social well-being, little is known regarding which of these benefits should be highlighted to effectively influence support for CWF…

Demand for dental services has been known to be linked closely to dental insurance and disposable income. Widespread economic uncertainty and health systems changes due to COVID-19 thus may have a significant impact on dental care use…

This narrative review addresses dental restorative materials with sustained anti-bacterial action, especially those containing quaternary ammonium compounds. Secondary caries occurs around restorations, causing further loss of mineral and breakdown of the restoration…

The clinical and radiographic effectiveness of 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) with and without potassium iodide (KI) was tested and compared with resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) in indirect pulp capping of deep carious lesions in young permanent molars…

The association between clinicopathologic characteristics and the relapse of fibrous gingival hyperplasia is unknown…

Stem cells are present in most of the tissues in the craniofacial complex and play a major role in tissue homeostasis and repair…

Local anesthesia is an essential component of dentistry, but there is limited quantifiable understanding of what techniques and local anesthetic solutions are used by practicing dentists…

Smoking cessation is difficult. A potential gap based on sex exists in the tobacco cessation aid that dental care professionals provide to patients…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the color difference (ΔE00) and translucency changes (ΔTP00) of resin-composite computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing blocks after exposure to staining solutions…

A range of computer-aided navigation techniques to aid endodontic access cavity preparation have been developed…

Limited access to pediatric oral health care in rural US areas is a substantial dental public health problem…