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The Oral-Gut Connection: Feeding our gut to protect our teeth

The Oral-Gut Connection: Feeding our gut to protect our teeth Presented by: Dr. Wendy Ward and Carly Zanatta Do you know that your gut and oral health are intricately connected? Our latest Learning Stream lecture delved into the fascinating world of probiotics, prebiotics, and the oral-gut connection. The exciting news is that these tiny microbes

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Shifting Risks in Dental Radiography Using Artificial Intelligence

We are living in a new chapter of human development. Known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it represents a fundamental change in how we live, work and relate to one another. This change is enabled by extraordinary technology, which blurs the physical, digital and biological worlds in ways that create both prodigious progress and potential

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Sensory Adaptations Found to Help Children with Autism at the Dentist

New research from JAMA Network Open has found that children with autism displayed significantly less stress in sensory-adapted dental environments (SADE) compared to a regular dental environment (RDE). Children with autism tend to have more oral health challenges, often due to sensory overresponsivity. Dental offices can be an overwhelming environment with the bright lights, loud tools and reclining chairs.

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The Role of Micronutrients in Periodontal Disease Prevention and Therapy

Current periodontal standard-of-care measures are aimed at preventing and controlling periodontitis and establishing or maintaining balanced interactions between microbial factors and the immune-inflammatory host response that are compatible with periodontal health. Although effective in the majority of patients with periodontitis, these interventions have their limitations. They may cause side effects or result in only partial

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