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Should I take Antibiotics Before my Dental Procedure if I have an Orthopaedic Implant?
Traditionally, antibiotics have been provided before dental procedures in patients with orthopaedic implants to minimize the bacteria that get into the blood. Best evidence, however, does not show that antibiotics provided before oral care help prevent infections of...

Xylitol nasal spray: An effective tool in COVID-19 prevention
Of all the things we do to protect staff and patients in dentistry, there’s one inexpensive process that can reduce the viral load of the aerosols generated in our day-to-day practice. Anyone can also use this information about xylitol to protect themselves against...

Burning Mouth/Tongue Syndrome? A REAL CONDITION
Burning mouth/tongue syndrome is burning pain in the mouth that may occur every day for months or longer The main symptom of burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is pain in the mouth that feels like burning, scalding, or tingling. Or, the pain may happen with a feeling of...

How to Avoid Toxins in Your Toothpaste: 12 Ingredients to Ditch Now
You’ve been rushing through the grocery store for an hour already. Your kids have thrown multiple unnecessary items into the cart. You’re famished, frazzled, and finally ready to check out.
Then you remember: You’re in dire need of toothpaste. That crumpled tube on the bathroom counter at home has been squeezed to its limit, and you’re confident that not even the tiniest speck of paste could be further extracted.

Trying times causing surge in tooth-grinding and jaw-clenching?
Dentists are reporting a surge in problems related to tooth-grinding and jaw-clenching in the last few months. The pandemic stress could be the culprit. The technical term for disordered teeth-grinding is bruxism and the behavior falls into two categories; while awake...

The Perfect Day Begins with a Good Evening
All the morning routines make it easy to overlook that a good morning is impossible without a good evening. Make Time for leisure The opposite of work is not laziness or lounging around, it is leisure. We must be indulgent to the mind, and regularly grant it the...

Good Nutrition has Positive Impact on Periodontal Health
For many years, people's diets have been shown to have an impact in a range of chronic inflammatory diseases, but in recent years there has been an increasing body of research about the role of nutrition in periodontal diseases. Periodontitis is initiated by an...

Insurance Driven or Insurance Savvy?
Love it or hate it, insurance is something many of us deal with when it comes to dental coverage. To serve our patients well, it's vital for us to understand the ins and outs of insurance, including the details of what's covered and not covered by specific plans....

Your Dentist, and Robot, Will See You Now
http://www.bu.edu/articles/2020/your-dentist-and-robot-will-see-you-now/

Dentists Are Reporting a Low Rate of COVID-19: Here’s Why
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-dentists-are-reporting-a-low-rate-of-covid-19