This study focuses on developing a PCR based technique to identify species of yeast in the mouth. The relationship between the species of yeast found in patients with periodontal disease versus healthy patients was also analyzed.
CC “I want to fix my front teeth,
I haven’t smiled in years. All I want is my smile back.”
“I want to change the gold crown on my front tooth and make my smile look good.” A restoration performed on a patient with an anterior open bite.
A 79-year old woman with partial dentures is treated for broken teeth. A complicating factor is that she had a family history of cancer and had previously received radiotherapy for an acoustic neuroma.
Gingival defects can be treated in multiple ways. The current gold standard is connective tissue graft (CTG) in order to treat Class I and II Miller defects (Chambrone, 2008). One of the newer procedures is the use of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) therapy, which involves drawing the patient’s own blood and forming a membrane to heal gingival defects. This literature review looks at scholarly articles comparing the use of PRF to CTG in healing clinical attachment loss (CAL) over a period of 6 months and whether one is more effective than the other in gaining CAL.
A man in his late 50s who hasn’t had dental care in more than a decade seeks care for loose/missing teeth.
Patient with schizophrenia reports not having visited a dentist in 10 years. “My teeth began to really deteriorate over the last 4 4-5 years.” Presented to clinic with unrestorable decay, extensive caries, multiple root tips, chronic apical abscesses.
“I have temporary and want permanent teeth.” 31 year old male, with a complex set of conditions, seeks care at the dental clinic.
66 year old female, referred by her sister-in-law, who is also a patient. “My front tooth broke but it doesn’t hurt. I want to restore my oral
health and replace my front tooth now.”
There is limited research on the impact of reflective writing on dental student empathy levels. This paper aims to gather reflective data from dental students and evaluate the impact community health has had on their dental school career.
