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Improved oral hygiene care was associated with decreased risk of atrial fibrillation and heart failure

Healthier oral hygiene by frequent tooth brushing and professional dental cleaning may reduce risk of atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Abstract Objective: Poor oral hygiene can provoke transient bacteremia and systemic inflammation, a mediator of atrial fibrillation and heart failure. This study aims to…

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Association of opioid use with pain and satisfaction after dental extraction

Opioids are commonly prescribed to relieve pain after tooth extraction. Understanding the differences in client-reported outcomes between opioid users and non-users could encourage the adoption of more conservative and appropriate prescribing practices in oral health medicine. In a quality improvement study of 329…

Oral Health February 24, 2020

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The effectiveness of completely and incompletely sealed first permanent molars on caries prevention

Over the last decade, there has been a decline in dental caries prevalence among children and adolescents. Nevertheless, dental caries is still a major health problem worldwide, affecting as many as 60 - 90% of children. While some decrease in caries prevalence…

Oral Health November 21, 2019

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Tips for caring for LBGTQ2S clients

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, 2-spirit (LGBTQ2S) persons experience a number of health care disparities for many reasons: discrimination and social pressures, personal sexual behaviours, limited access to health insurance, higher rates of smoking and alcohol/substance misuse, higher rates of anxiety and…

Oral Health November 21, 2019

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Toothbrushing: to the best of one’s abilities is possibly not good enough

Toothbrushing to the best of one’s abilities might still not be good enough. Young adults apparently lack a reasonable concept of what is meant by high quality toothbrushing according to a series of recent studies that show adults hardly ever manage to…

Oral Health November 20, 2019

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Does gum disease have a key role in Alzheimer’s?

Does gum disease play a key role in the development of Alzheimer's? Scientists believe this may be the case after their study found further evidence of the link between bacteria in a common type of gum disease and people with dementia. Researchers…

Oral Health November 7, 2019

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The safety of dental amalgam and alternative dental restoration materials for clients and users

In the light of developments and studies on dental amalgam, a request was submitted to update the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) Opinion produced in 2008 on the safety and performance of both dental amalgam and possible…

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