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Reaching your Patient through
Research
The following are recent articles
to help you stay on top of changes in oral health care and provide you
with cutting-edge developments that you can use to make critical, evidence-based
decisions that improve the health of the patients you serve.
The Effectiveness of Sealants in Managing
Caries Lesions
S.O. Griffin, E. Oong, W. Kohn, B. Vidakovic, B.F. Gooch,
CDC Dental Sealant Systematic Review Work Group, J. Bader, J. Clarkson,
M.R. Fontana, D.M. Meyer, R.G. Rozier, J.A. Weintraub, and D.T. Zero
J Dent Res 2008 87: 169-174. [Abstract]
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Text] [Figures
Only] [PDF]
[Appendix]
Sealing non-cavitated caries in permanent teeth is effective in reducing
caries progression.
The Endangered Clinical Teacher Scholar:
Will this Eliminate Discovery from the Dental School Environment?
M. Oakley and A.R. Vieira
J Dent Res 2008 87: 200-202. [Abstract]
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Text] [PDF]
Without a definitive plan, the clinical scholar will be an endangered
species, and research innovations and professional discovery will fall
short in addressing the needs of the public’s oral and systemic
health.
Active Management of Incipient Caries and
Choice of Materials
C. Trairatvorakul, S. Kladkaew, and S. Songsiripradabboon
J Dent Res 2008 87: 228-232. [Abstract]
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Text] [Figures
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This is the first study to compare, in one setting, four materials commonly
used in stabilizing or reversing incipient caries lesions.
Evidence-Based Clinical Recommendations
for the Use of Pit-and-Fissure Sealants: A Report of the American Dental
Association Council on Scientific Affairs
Jean Beauchamp, Page W. Caufield, James J. Crall, Kevin Donly, Robert
Feigal, Barbara Gooch, Amid Ismail, William Kohn, Mark Siegal, and Richard
Simonsen
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 257-268. [Abstract]
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[PDF]
As part of the evidence-based approach to care, these clinical recommendations
should be integrated with the practitioner’s professional judgment
and the patient’s needs and preferences. The evidence indicates
that sealants can be used effectively to prevent the initiation and progression
of dental caries.
The Effect of Dental Sealants on Bacteria
Levels in Caries Lesions: A Review of the Evidence
Ella M. Oong, Susan O. Griffin, William G. Kohn, Barbara
F. Gooch, and Page W. Caufield
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 271-278. [Abstract]
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Practitioners should not be reluctant to provide sealants—an intervention
proven to be highly effective in preventing caries—because of concerns
about inadvertently sealing over caries.
Exploring Four-Handed Delivery and Retention
of Resin-Based Sealants
Susan O. Griffin, Kari Jones, Shellie Kolavic Gray, Dolores M. Malvitz,
and Barbara F. Gooch
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 281-289. [Abstract]
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For this group of studies, four-handed delivery of autopolymerized sealants
was associated with increased sealant retention.
Factors Associated With Access to Dental
Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs
Debra Kane, Nicholas Mosca, Marianne Zotti, and Renee Schwalberg
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 326-333. [Abstract]
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[PDF]
Providers of routine medical care may play an important role in linking
CSHCN to dental care.
Preparing Practicing Dentists to Engage
in Practice-Based Research
Timothy A. DeRouen, Philippe Hujoel, Brian Leroux, Lloyd Mancl, Jeffrey
Sherman, Thomas Hilton, Joel Berg, Jack Ferracane; and for the Northwest
Practice-based REsearch Collaborative in Evidence-based DENTistry (PRECEDENT)
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 339-345. [Abstract]
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As dentistry evolves to become more evidence-based, more and more of the
evidence will come from practice-based research.
The ABCs of Increasing Referrals
Roger P. Levin
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 351-352. [Full
Text] [PDF]
Dental Sealants: Preventing and Halting
Decay
J Am Dent Assoc 2008; 139: 380. [Full
Text] [PDF]
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