What Do Dental Students Think About Mandatory Laptop Programs?

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Electronic Curriculum Implementation at North American Dental Schools

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Effects of triclosan on host response and microbial biomarkers during experimental gingivitis

AimThis exploratory randomized, controlled clinical trial sought to evaluate anti‐inflammatory and ‐microbial effects of triclosan during experimental gingivitis as assessed by host response biomarkers and biofilm microbial pathogens.Materials and MethodsThirty participants were randomized to triclosan or control dentifrice groups who ceased homecare for 21 days in an experimental gingivitis (EG) protocol. Plaque and gingival indices and saliva, plaque, and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) were assessed/collected at days 0, 14, 21 and 35. Levels and proportions of 40 bacterial species from plaque samples were determined using checkerboard DNA‐DNA hybridization. Ten biomarkers associated with inflammation, matrix degradation, and host protection were measured from GCF and saliva and analysed using a multiplex array. Participants were stratified as “high” or “low” responders based on gingival index and GCF biomarkers and bacterial biofilm were combined to generate receiver operating characteristic curves and predict gingivitis susceptibility.ResultsNo differences in mean PI and GI values were observed between groups and non‐significant trends of reduction of host response biomarkers with triclosan treatment. Triclosan significantly reduced levels of A. actinomycetemcomitans and P. gingivalis during induction of gingivitis.ConclusionsTriclosan reduced microbial levels during gingivitis development (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01799226).Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/134115/1/jcpe12519.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/134115/2/jcpe12519_am.pd

Diagnosis and Management of Oral Lesions and Conditions: A Resource Handbook for the Clinician

This handbook has the goal of providing a short and objective approach to the diagnosis and management of common oral lesions and conditions likely to be encountered in the daily practice of dentistry by the general practitioner. Each of the lesions/conditions will be grouped based on their nature, inflammatory or infectious, benign or malignant, variants of normal, bony lesions, etc. The individual lesion/condition will be described based on common clinical signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis, best approach for diagnostic confirmation, and brief management strategy. One of the chapters is dedicated to oral hygiene and oral health maintenance recommendations. Diagnosis and Management of Oral Lesions and Conditions: A Resource Handbook for the Clinician has been produced and distributed through an educational grant from the Colgate-Palmolive Company. </span

Fatty acids and sphingomyelins inreased in saliva from subjects with diabetes and periodontal disease.

<p>Fatty acids and sphingomyelins inreased in saliva from subjects with diabetes and periodontal disease.</p