dental treatment

Pediatric Dental Patients Regularly have Adverse Events

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An interesting article titled “Children Experience Notable Number of Adverse Events During Dental Care” was presented on July 23, 2021, at the virtual session of the 2021  International Association for Dental Research (IADR)/AADR/CADR General Session written by William Nicola and et al. The research set to investigate how common adverse events are for children who receive dental care in the United States. An adverse event is an unfavorable and generally unforeseen incident caused by an error or omission during treatment that has negative consequences for health. Children are believed to suffer more commonly from adverse events than adults because they do not alwasy cooperate and they often can not sit still. The authors had sent out an online anonymous survey to 6,327 active members of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) in late 2019. The survey consisted of 13 … Read more

Can Neck Hyperextension During Dental Treatment Lead to Stroke Like Symptoms?

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An interesting article titled “Major Neurological Deficit Following Neck Hyperextension During Dental Treatment: Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature,” written by Victor G. El-Hajj and et. al. appears in the 2022 edition of the The Neurologist. The authors discuss two cases where patients had dental treatment performed and then suffered from neurological impairment due to hyperextension of the neck. Both patients had routine dental treatment done and had their necks overstretched which lead to a hopsital stay. The first patient discussed was a 67 year old man who saw his dentist for bridgework. He had been taking a medication for high blood pressure for nine years but had no history of cerebrovascular events. The man’s dental work took around 45 minutes and he was given local anestheisia. His neck had to be extended during the procedure to … Read more

5 Ways to Prepare for a Dental Check-Up

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Even though you do your best to take good care of your teeth by brushing twice per day and flossing daily, visiting your dentist is also an essential part of any effective oral care routine. Typically a recommendation is to schedule visits with a dentist every six months to maintain optimal oral health. While there’s not much you have to do to prepare for this office visit, there are a few things you can do to have a more effective and more pleasant experience. Verify Your Appointment It has probably taken you time to choose a dental care facility from among numerous options in your area such as the dentists in Westerville Ohio, so you will want to maintain a good relationship with your dentist. You can achieve a good relationship by making sure you make your appointments for treatment … Read more

Too Much Sugar Consumption is Leading to Increased Dental Treatments

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At the global level the costs of dental treatment are currently running at around 172 billion US dollars. Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Biotechnology Research and Information Network AG (BRAIN AG) carried out research within the alliance NatLifE 2020. The alliance is co-financed by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, with the aim of understanding of biological systems leading to the development of a new generation of sustainably produced and biological active substances for foods and cosmetics. The researchers evaluated data on the prevalence of caries, inflammation of gums (periodontitis) and tooth loss, costs of treatments, and sugar consumption, in 168 countries for the year 2010. Using this data they calculated the share of total costs due to excessive consumption of sugar. The researchers looked into consumption of white household sugar and sugar in processed products, … Read more

Blood tests to detect dental fear

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An interesting article titled “The impact of dental treatment and age on salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase levels of patients with varying degrees of dental anxiety” written by AlMaummar, AlThabit and Pani appears in BMC Oral Health in 2019 (19:211). The article discusses the use of blood tests to attempt to determine which children might be more susceptible to dental fear. Dental fear has been discussed before on this site such as in the post Dental Anxiety and Fear: Impact on Oral Health. The study included 151 children who were treated at the dental clinics of King Abdulaziz Medical City and Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy in Riyadh. Each of the children had behavior screening done using a Frankl behavior rating scale and a Children’s Fear Survey Schedule children’s subscale to assess dental fear. Based on answers to the behavior … Read more