
Articles and Research
Ongoing education is essential for being an effective LifeGuard for your patients. It’s time to move beyond outdated information and technology. Explore a new approach to patient care through educational research, reports, and clinical studies.
Integrate this knowledge into your ongoing strategy to create lasting changes in your patient care methods and enhance your practice as a LifeGuard for your patients.
The Role of Technology in Periodontal Evaluation and Treatment Acceptance
The prevalence of periodontal disease and estimates of provided treatment are indicative of treatment needs. Current technology offers standardized probing, automated charting, risk assessment, differential diagnosis and suggested treatment plans, as well as enabling clinicians to involve patients in the process.
Esthetic Team: The Wisdom of Shared Knowledge
Regardless of your age or career longevity, there are clear distinctions between hygienists who are empowered to do more, and those who accept limitations in their careers. You may be ready to move yourself or your hygiene department to the next level, yet you seem bound by the traditions of the field.
Preventing Cancer: The Only Way Forward
The growing global burden of cancer is rapidly exceeding the current cancer control capacity. More than 19 million new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2020 worldwide, and 10 million people died of cancer.
A substantial proportion of cancers, most likely a majority when infectious diseases are considered, is preventable.
Saliva Microbiome and Suicidal Ideation Study
In this study, salivary microbiota and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles were compared between 47 young adults with recent suicidal ideation and 325 controls without recent suicidal ideation. Microbial-genetic associations may be important players in the diathesis-stress model for suicidal behaviors.
The Relationship Between Vitamin C and Periodontal Disease: A Systematic Review
This study systematically review the studies addressing the relationship between vitamin C and periodontal disease, and the preventive ability of vitamin C against periodontal disease. The present systematic review suggested that vitamin C contributes to a reduced risk of periodontal disease.