March

Employees with fluoridated drinking water access at work can reap oral health benefits…

Aerosols are generated routinely during patient care in dentistry. Managing exposure risk requires understanding characteristics of aerosols created during procedures such as those performed using high-speed drills that operate at 200,000 revolutions per minute…

This systematic review was designed to evaluate the presence of comorbid conditions among patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs)…

This article reviews the most salient lessons learned from a large, multisite, 3-year observational study of posterior teeth with cracks conducted by The National Dental Practice–Based Research Network…

Although disability has associations with poor health and reduced access to health care services, limited research exists on the connection between disability, oral health, and oral health care use…

Topical application of calcium-containing bioactive desensitizers (CBs) has been used to minimize bleaching-induced tooth sensitivity (TS)…

The COVID-19 pandemic created new barriers to oral health care, which may worsen oral health and exacerbate disparities. The authors quantified changes in children’s dental care receipt and oral health outcomes during the pandemic and examined differences among racial and ethnic groups…

Hypersensitivity reactions to toothpastes are rare. The objective of this study was to present the authors’ clinical cases in the past 10 years and perform a scoping review of gingival hypersensitivity responses to toothpastes…

Self-reported oral health questions (OHQs) are used commonly for epidemiologic surveillance of periodontal disease (PD). The authors’ objective was to investigate how OHQs are associated with well-established systemic comorbidities of PD and their impact on all-cause mortality…

The authors examined whether use of preventive oral health care services or visits to a dentist or dental clinic for problems during pregnancy is associated with gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy…

The authors aimed to explore the association of fatty acids with periodontitis and its severity and to assess causality using Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses…

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in reducing postoperative pain, swelling, and trismus after extraction of third molars…