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A chewing gum has been developed by a team of European researchers that will detect early stages of peri-implantitis to help prevent advanced bone loss.  The gum will taste bitter in less than 5 minutes if a patient has inflammation around one or more dental...

The May issue of NoPlak News identified several different gingival grafting techniques.  This issue is about Connective Tissue Graft (CTG), a type of soft tissue graft that is indicated to correct gingival recession and cover exposed root surfaces.  The graft is...

Many epidemiological studies report the relationship between periodontal disease (PD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD).  The majority of Americans age 30 and older are affected by PD. CVD is the number one cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States.  PD is...

May's Noplak News newsletter discussed the conditions and etiologies of gingival recession. There are multiple methods to treat gingival recession.  Traditional gum recession treatments involve the use of donor tissue or soft tissue grafts from the patient’s palate in...

Legislation to create a dental therapist position in Ohio has been introduced in the Ohio Senate. The Ohio Dental Association strongly opposes Senate Bill 98, which is sponsored by Sen. Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering) and Sen. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati). This radical...

Gingival grafts are performed to correct mucogingival conditions such as recession, minimal or lack of attached gingiva, and pocket depths beyond the mucogingival junction. The goal of gingival grafting is to restore the gingival form and function, along with root...

Our article from last month indicated that occlusal discrepancies are a significant risk factor for the progression of periodontal disease.  Other studies also showed that the treatment of occlusal discrepancies can slow the progression of periodontal disease. These...

The relationship of occlusal trauma causing the progression of periodontal disease has a controversial history.  Initially it was believed that heavy occlusal contacts were responsible for periodontal disease.  Another group stated that deeper pockets and bone loss...

A large longitudinal study has found a strong correlation between periodontal disease and risk of Alzheimer’s Disease.  This study compared 9,291 patients with periodontitis and 18, 672 control patients without gum disease over 16 years.  The results were published...

One of our previous blog articles (April, 2016) introduced silver diamine fluoride 38% (Advantage Arrest by Elevate Oral Care) as a product approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2016 as treatment for dentinal hypersensitivity. The FDA has since...