General Dentistry Articles

• Plaque Reduction Efficacy of an Oscillating- Rotating Power Brush with a Novel Brush Head Utilizing Angled Bristle Tufts

  Malgorzata Klukowska, DDS, PhD, Julie M. Grender, PhD, Erinn Conde, BS, Kimberly R. Milleman, RDH, BSEd, MS, Jeffery L. Milleman, DDS, MPA
  Compendium - October 2014

  The advanced oscillating-rotating power toothbrush with the novel brush head utilizing angled bristle tufts can significantly reduce plaque levels versus a manual toothbrush, helping patients achieve ...

• Probiotics for Bacterial Disease Treatment in the Oral Environment

  Suellan Go Yao, DMD, James Burke Fine, DMD
  Compendium - October 2014

  In this article, the authors define probiotics, review research that explores probiotics in relation to periodontal disease and caries, and identify available probiotics products aimed at promoting or...

• Evaluating the Advances and Use of Hypodermic Needles in Dentistry

  Sean G. Boynes, DMD
  Compendium - October 2014

  An overview of the pain perception process associated with dental injections, reviewing the two main sensory nerve fibers associated with injection pain and discussing needle properties, complications...

• Oral Health Experts: The Evolving Realm of Dentistry

  Dennis M. Abbott, DDS
  Compendium - July/Aug 2014

  Areas such as dental oncology, dental sleep medicine, and sleep prosthodontics—along with a greater understanding of the oral/systemic link—are prompting dentists to integrate further into the hea...

• Research Update––Prevention

  Compendium - July/Aug 2014

  Compendium has compiled Abstracts from key recently published articles on preventive dentistry. These PubMed-indexed articles offer clinical relevance and can be applied to a range of situations.

• Flexible Phosphor Sensors: A Digital Supplement or Option to Rigid Sensors

  Howard S. Glazer, DDS, FAGD
  Compendium - July/Aug 2014

  Flexible phosphor sensors are less expensive to replace, deliver a larger image area, and can be used with patients averse to direct sensors, making them a viable supplement or option.

• Clinical Effectiveness of Flash Teeth Whitening, a Novel Method for Teeth Bleaching

  Amanda Arndt, DDS, Edward A. McLaren, DDS, MDC, MDS, Gwen Ulman, PhD
  Compendium - June 2014

• Update on Teeth Whitening

  Marc Lazare, DDS
  Inside Dentistry - May 2014

  Advances and techniques that every practice can incorporate

• Research Update: Prevention

  Compendium - April 2014

  Compendium has compiled Abstracts from key recently published articles in the dental literature on preventive dentistry.

• Knowledge, Systems, Teamwork Keys to Proper Treatment Decisions

  Michael R. Sesemann, DDS, Brian L. Wilk, DMD, Frederic J. Norkin, DMD
  Compendium - April 2014

  Three Key Opinion Leaders discuss what steps clinicians can take to best assure predictable treatment outcomes.

• Using Adjunctive Devices for Oral Cancer Screening

  James A. Pasternak, DDS, FAGD
  Inside Dentistry - April 2014

  Clinicians must reconsider the status quo to help save lives

• Dentin Hypersensitivity from Bleaching

  Jaimeé Morgan, DDS
  Inside Dentistry - April 2014

  Techniques for decreasing or eliminating this common side effect

• Practice Boosters

  Allison DiMatteo, BA, MPS, Kathryn A. Latanyshyn, BA, MS
  Inside Dentistry - March 2014

  3 clinical opportunities to increase patient satisfaction and revenue

• Impression-Taking: Conventional Methods Remain Steadfast as Digital Technology Progresses

  Gerard Kugel, DMD, MS, PhD
  Compendium - March 2014

• Bone Vs. Bite: Correcting a Dental Cross-Bite Using a Kois Deprogrammer

  Tracy Tambosso, DMD
  Compendium - March 2014