The Patient Who Is “Doing Everything Right” One of the most frustrating situations in dentistry is the patient who appears to be doing everything...
A Biological Dental Hygiene Perspective on Xylitol and the Oral Microbiome Rebalancing the Biofilm Starts Here As I prepare to spend the weekend...
Rouleaux formation is commonly associated with systemic inflammation
Beyond What We Measure For decades, periodontal care has focused on measuring the aftermath of disease—probing depths, bleeding scores, and...
A Profession Ready to Evolve Dental hygiene has existed as a profession since 1917, when the state of Connecticut awarded Irene Newman the first...
Children Deserve Healthy Smiles When a Child’s Mouth Tells a Bigger Story Recently, I examined the oral plaque biofilm of an eight-year-old child...
