Vaping: What Dental Professionals Need to Know

2019-2021 vaping increased by 1800% 1 in 20 Americans are vaping 1 in 5 are between 18-29 years old 55 million adult users in the U.S. In 2021, 3.62 million teens were vaping Research from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine analyzed data from some 13,000...

Early Implant Failure and Vitamin D Deficiency

Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide public health problem and epidemiological studies today show that approximately 70% of the population is deficient. Sunlight exposure is a major source of vitamin D, with only few foods that naturally contain sufficient levels....

Predisposing Factors and Causes for Peri-Implant Disease

This is the third of a five-part newsletter series that discusses etiology, risk factors, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of peri-implant disease. Multiple risk factors have been associated with peri-implant diseases. Poor oral hygiene Lack of keratinized gingiva...

Etiology and Mechanism for Peri-implant Diseases

This is the second of a five-part newsletter series that discusses etiology, risk factors, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of peri-implant disease. A direct relationship exists between peri-implant diseases and bacterial plaque resulting in an inflammatory...

Peri-implant Diseases

This is the first of a five-part newsletter series that discusses etiology, risk factors, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of peri-implant disease. Peri-implant diseases are defined as disease processes that affect the surrounding tissue of a dental implant. The...

Periodontal Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease

The association between periodontal disease and dementia conditions have long been known. A recent study published in Sciences Advances* reveals a potential link between Porphyromonas gingivalis and Alzheimer’s disease. P. gingivalis is one of the main pathogens in...

Treatment of Failing Dental Implants with LAPIP

At this time, a consistently effective and predictable treatment approach or guideline for failing dental implants due to peri-implantitis has not been developed.  Laser Assisted Peri-Implantitis Procedure (LAPIP) is being used for failing and ailing implants, using...

Blood Pressure Guidelines

The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) released new guidelines in 2017 that lowers the definition of high blood pressure (BP). These guidelines were established to allow for earlier intervention with lifestyle changes and...

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