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What is your opinion of Dr. Ellie's recommended home care regimen? , My boss passed this article from the New Yorker onto me several months ago. At first I was appalled that Dr.Phillips so publicly "bashed" flossing. On my second and third thoughts and then many more I understood that her message was not "don't floss, or it doesn't work" but more about how we as a profession communicate to our clients that if they don't floss they are bad, and that if they do all their dental problems will be solved -both statements are incorrect. I think that Dr. Philips message is that flossing is important but so are other things like brushing, rinsing, soft picking, xyltiol and fluoride rinsing etc. that are just as important and can yield amazing results. I won't give up on trying to get my patients to floss, but ill make double sure they don't feel guilty about not flossing and in the meantime provide them with supplements and alternatives and help them feel great that every little bit counts! What do you guys think? Has anyone tried Dr. Phillips regimen? What was your experience? Dr. Ellie Philips New Yorker article: Earlier this year David Sedaris, the American humourist, took as his subject European dental care. He had, he wrote in The New Yorker, proudly told his French dentist he had been flossing every night. “Hey,” she retorted, “enough with the flossing. You have better ways to spend your evenings.” To an American audience this was a cue for big laughs. Big, white, toothy laughs, from the nation that invented dental floss and went on to elevate flossing to the status of semi-religious devotion — they use nearly 5 million kilometres of it a year. Americans don’t flagellate themselves, they attack their teeth with nylon wire until they sting and bleed. And now, increasingly, so do we. I laughed at the Sedaris piece myself, probably even while flossing. Probably even in bed, for you do not know true intimacy until you have flossed in the presence of your loved one. According to Clint Eastwood’s former partner Sondra Locke, in her book The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly, the Hollywood star would whisper, “Sweetie, did you floss?” as a prelude to sex. But in my bathroom floss digs into my mouth like a Jew’s harp. The song it plays is not of love, as unspeakable objects are exhumed from my gums. Flossing doesn’t feel good, it is drooly and disgusting, but it feels like the right, dutiful, morally superior thing to do. We all know we should floss, even if we don’t. The sight of a floss packet triggers a secular guilt. But what if we don’t need to floss? What if the reproachful sermon of every dentist you have ever known, to floss more, floss harder, was wrong? What if we looked back on ourselves 50 years from now and laughed at our attempts to clean our teeth by wedging bits of string between them? Well, I discovered a dentist who believes just that. My first instinct when Ellie Phillips cheerfully told me, “Oh, I haven’t flossed in 20 years, and I’ve never taught any of my children to either,” was of utter shock. Are dentists even allowed to say this? Don’t they get struck down by some flossing god? My second thought was that she was obviously a kook, not aided by the fact that her book is somewhat jauntily entitled Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye. But it turns out that Dr Phillips was one of the first female dentists trained by Guy’s Hospital in London in the 1960s. On her first day in the job in a school clinic she faced a row of 20 children with teeth to be extracted — “strained little faces looked at me with round moist eyes”. She vowed then to devote herself to preventative dentistry. Her work took her to America , where she is now based; her book is endorsed by Richard Carmona, the former Surgeon General of the United States . And its 21 pages of footnoted references to scientific studies lead to astounding conclusions: first, that flossing is useless at preventing tooth decay. Yes, you heard that right. In all the reviews of flossing studies, no amount of flossing — daily, twice daily — has shown any reduction in your chances of tooth decay. There was only one exception: in which schoolchildren received a professional 15-minute flossing from a hygienist five days a week for nearly two years. “Self-flossing,” researchers concluded, “failed to show an effect on tooth decay”. In terms of gum health, some studies are more positive, but many show that flossing does not improve dental health over brushing alone. But, writes Phillips in her book, despite a total lack of evidence for the preventative effect of flossing on tooth decay, “dentists have repeated the flossing mantra for 50 years. In the world of dentistry it is politically incorrect to question the usefulness of flossing ... those who have asked such questions have received hate mail, complaints from their peers and worse.” So, I accept the challenge. I go to my hygienist. She gives my mouth, at best, six out of ten, despite my usual guilty frenzy of flossing in the weeks leading up to the visit. Will she, I manage to mumble as she scrapes gunk out of my gums, be able to tell if I stop flossing? “Of course,” she says. “Your gums will bleed and there will be plaque climbing the walls.” I tell her I will do something different, I won’t tell her what, and be back in one month, the minimum amount of time Phillips says that her system takes to see results. I stop flossing, and head straight to the supermarket to stock up. Half of the effectiveness of Phillips’s system, she says, is from using mouthwash, the other half from eating xylitol, a natural type of sugar alternative that comes from birch trees. The underlying basis of her approach, as one dentist explains in the foreword to her book (warning: gross-out alert) is to think of your mouth as a fish tank, and the teeth as the stones. You could floss those stones night and day, but if the water remained dirty, you would be wasting your time. So the Phillips system aims to alter the chemistry of your mouth. She uses three different mouthwashes in a specific order. If you need reassurance, look at the trial of Listerine Original (one of her favoured p rod ucts), in which one group flossed daily and the other used Listerine twice daily. After six months, the Listerine group reduced their plaque by 52 per cent more than the flossing group, and their gum health improved by 21 per cent more than the flossers (whose dental health barely differed from those who didn’t floss or use mouthwash). As for the xylitol, well, that is a revelation to me. If you’re interested in the scientific research, type the words “xylitol” and “caries” into Google Scholar and see for yourself. There have been more than 300 studies showing its almost incredible effect on preventing and reversing tooth decay — by up to 50 per cent — and while it works for adults, the effect on kids is amazing. For instance, mothers who chewed xylitol gum during pregnancy have children who are 70 per cent less likely to have tooth decay at the age of 5. A group of children who chewed xylitol gum daily were a third less likely to get tooth decay than those using a placebo gum. Even wiping a baby’s new teeth with a daily xylitol wipe gave great protection against decay in the early years. So this is what I do: use mouthwashes twice a day and pop a couple of xylitol sweets after every meal. It feels decidedly counterintuitive, this eating of something so super-sweet to help your teeth. For long-time masochistic flossers, the idea of a public health initiative that is actually nice is hard to adapt to. But the kids would love it. After all this research, I really have just one question: why hasn’t any dentist ever mentioned this stuff to me before? First, I ask Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation. He has said xylitol “may be the biggest advance against cavities since fluoride”. “The dental profession is generally slow to adapt to new ideas,” he said. “On xylitol, I think it’s probably lack of knowledge. Any dentist should be aware of the effects of xylitol, but as a profession we do get very bogged down in the mechanical removal of plaque.” In Scandinavia , where xylitol was first championed because of the ready access to birch trees, children are regularly given free xylitol sweets in schools and nurseries. And do they have better teeth? “Oh yes, they tend to.” Next I talk to Aubrey Sheiham, emeritus professor of dental public health at University College London. “Flossing is almost completely useless, it doesn’t stop tooth decay,” he says, adding that he has “slides of bacteria waving as the floss goes past”. “It is still useful for stopping gum disease, but you have to be meticulous — it’s time-consuming.” On the other hand, he, like so many at the forefront of preventative dentistry, “would advise people to use xylitol. I have some xylitol mints in my desk drawer. If you look at the evidence it is overwhelming that xylitol works. If a child gets it a couple of times a day, they will get less decay.” By the end of the month, I go back to the hygienist. I wait, open-mouthed, for the result. She says that she cannot find a single speck of plaque on my teeth or beneath the gum line, no bleeding, inflammation, nothing. She dramatically puts down her tools, saying there is simply no point her trying to do anything to such a perfectly clean mouth (this, needless to say, has never happened to me before). I immediately resolve to stick with the programme, find creative new uses for my packs of floss and, what’s more, begin to dole out xylitol sweets to my delighted children after meals. Oh, and take whatever bunkum my dentist tells me about prevention with a big spoonful of sugar. Helen Rumbelow Feature Writer The Tim es , http://community.pennwelldentalgroup.com/xn/detail/2013420:BlogPost:78855

What is your opinion of Dr. Ellie's recommended home care regimen? , My boss passed this article from the New Yorker onto me several mon...
A need to educate postmenopausal women of their periodontal health, Leena Palomo, Rajeev Chitguppi, Maria Clarinda Buencamino, Dwetta Santos, Holly Thacker Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology 2013 17(2):225-227 Background: Postmenopausal women have shown proactive willingness to take responsibility for their changing health care needs. The example of osteoporosis is a model that when educated of their bone health status, this cohort follows through with prevention and treatment regimens. Postmenopausal status is considered to be a risk factor for periodontitis. It is known that up to 50% of periodontal disease goes undiagnosed. The goal of periodontal therapy is to prevent tooth loss. Objective: Is there a need, then to educate and inform postmenopausal women of their periodontal status? Can dentists provide a greater service to this cohort by increasing education and information? Materials and Methods: The current study compares patient perception to actual clinical findings in 94 postmenopausal women. Patients are informed of their diagnosis, and educated about the disease, its risk factors and preventive and treatment modalities. Detailed interviews examine the patient intentions to follow up on preventive and treatment regimens suggested. Results: Although 97.8% of participants reported having "healthy gums", 36.2% had severe periodontitis in at least one site. Interviews reveal that patients associated disease with abscess, and would be likely to follow prevetive and treatment regimens when they were informed of their diagnosis and educated on the topic. Conclusion: The findings suggest a need to make education a priority when treatment postmenopausal women. http://bit.ly/190lnXT

A need to educate postmenopausal women of their periodontal health, Leena Palomo, Rajeev Chitguppi, Maria Clarinda Buencamino, Dwetta Santos...
Oral Health and Dental Care During Pregnancy , Current research shows that women tend to receive less dental care than usual when they are pregnant. In 2012, the first national consensus statement on oral health care during pregnancy was issued, emphasizing both the importance and safety of routine dental care for pregnant women. This article reviews the current recommendations for perinatal oral health care and common oral manifestations during pregnancy. Periodontal disease and its association with preterm birth and low birth weight are also discussed, as is the role played by dental intervention in these adverse outcomes. , http://bit.ly/10HjKGY

Oral Health and Dental Care During Pregnancy , Current research shows that women tend to receive less dental care than usual when they are p...
What is Marsupialization ? , Marsupialization is a process of creating a surgical window in the wall of the cyst, followed by evacuation of the cyst and maintaining the continuity between the cyst and oral cavity, maxillary sinus or nasal cavity, this process is also called decompression or partsch operation.Only material removed is the part of the cyst used to create the window, cyst cavity lining is left intact.this process decrease the intra oral pressure and results in reduction of the sized of cyst.this process is used as primary treatment and enucleation is done later. Indications :Amount of tissue injury : if the tissue involved is excessive and there is important vital structure likely to get involved if enucleation is done ex- enucleation resulting in oronasal or oroantral fistula.Surgical access: If there is difficulty in access and there is chances of a portion of cyst being left behind which may result in recurrence then its better to go for Marsupialization.Assistance in eruption of teeth: If a teeth is needed is the dental arch and it is unerupted an associated with the cyst, marsupialization can result in the continued eruption of tooth.Extent of surgery: In a debilitated patient marsupialization is good option because it is less stressful and easy for the patient.Size of the cyst: If the cyst is very large and may result in the bone fracture after enucleation, then marsupialization is good option until the considerable bone have occurred. , http://bit.ly/YgXxOx

What is Marsupialization ? , Marsupialization is a process of creating a surgical window in the wall of the cyst, followed by evacuation of ...
Patient Complains of sensitive teeth on biting after Restoration. What to do? , A Pressure sensitive teeth after filling is an annoying condition. Many of us have such cases.Now lets see why this occurs and how to solve it.There are many causes for it lets see it one by one and consider the treatments NOTE- In this article we will consider the causes of sensitive teeth on biting only (Pressure Sensitive teeth ) and not for Hot and cold sensitive or continuous pain after filling. Cause 1. Composite restoration cases- if there is a bubble entrapment at the bonding interface of composite and dentin it will cause sensitivity. This occurs because the bubble shrinks during biting and applies pressure.Solution-Remove the restoration and replace it with corrected one,use Single bond agents which does not require separate etching and boning.Cause2. Deep caries.Dentin is too thin to protect the underlying pulp.Solution - After removal of caries apply a nice layer of Calcium Hydrroxide/Dycal and cover it with temporary restoration. Ask the patient not to bite heavy on the particular tooth and recall after 4 weeks. Ask about the symptoms.If not resolved then let it be there for 4 more weeks.If resolved then replace the temporary restoration with permanent one.Cause 3. Pulp hyperemia or thermal trauma during cavity preparation.Solution- Remove the restoration and replace it with ZOE filling ,Relieve the tooth from occlusion, Start any NSAID for three days Recall after 3 weeks ask about symptoms, if relieved then replace the ZOE with permanent restoration. [Additional]-Check your bur and replace it if its worn out, check for water spray of your handpiece it should be directed on the bur, Don't apply pressure will tooth preparation.Cause 4. High point on the restoration.Solution- Take an Articulating paper,Check for the high point and clear them. Recall after 5 days. If patient still have pain relieve the tooth from occlusion and start any NSAID. , http://bit.ly/17O5Vfv

Patient Complains of sensitive teeth on biting after Restoration. What to do? , A Pressure sensitive teeth after filling is an annoying cond...
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Guide to chose best Dental Restorative Material for your cases , Selecting a correct restorative material is crucial for the success of restoration.It's selection depends on various factors like Dentists skill, Patients compliance and choice and Materials quality.We do restorations in our day today practice and it's crucial to make it long lasting because it's connected to our reputation, imagine that you did a restoration and it comes out after 4 months ! What will be the impression of you in patients mind. But no one material is ideal and fulfills all the criteria so we must chose smartly to increase the success rate of the restoration. I was searching for some good reference on this topic and I stumbled upon a site www.Health.gov bellow table is adapted from the site. dental amalgam Factors to be considered Type and extent of the lesion. Properties of the material and its use in particular case. Dexterity of the dentist and knowledge to handle the material. Patients Choice ,acceptability, affordability. Clinical Condition Preferred Treatment Options Dental Material Options Questionable caries -smooth surface, pit, or fissure sticking Fluoride treatment; oral hygiene instruction; seal pits and fissures and/or observe and re-evaluate at recall appointments Sealant Incipient (early) caries Preventive resin/sealant Preventive resin/sealant, composite, glass ionomer Moderate to extensive caries Restore or extract if tooth destruction is extensive Amalgam, cast metal, ceramic, metal-ceramic Defective or failed restoration Repair or replacement Depends on whether restoration is being repaired or replaced, may include any restorative material Tooth fracture Restore or extract depending upon severity Amalgam, composite, cast alloys, metal-ceramic ceramics (depends on severity of fracture) Factors Which influence the success of restorations Patients Factors Personal Oral hygiene Prevention Practice Oral habits Size of restorations Cooperation at the time of placement Dentist Factors Dexterity, skill and knowledge Size of the preparation Material Factors Wear resistance Strength Technique Sensitivity If You liked the post then help your friends by sharing it. Comment your point of views. , http://bit.ly/17akUiF

Guide to chose best Dental Restorative Material for your cases , Selecting a correct restorative material is crucial for the success of rest...
In vitro Evaluation of the Effect of Mouth Rinse with Trimetaphosphate on Enamel Demineralization, http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/350229

In vitro Evaluation of the Effect of Mouth Rinse with Trimetaphosphate on Enamel Demineralization, http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/35...
Systemic anti-microbial agents used in periodontal therapy, Vishakha Patil, Rohini Mali, Amita Mali Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology 2013 17(2):162-168 Periodontitis is an infectious disease with marked inflammatory response, leading to destruction of underlying tissues. The aim of periodontal therapy is to eradicate the pathogens associated with the disease and attain periodontal health. This is achieved by non-surgical and surgical therapy; however, mechanical debridement and topical application of antiseptics may not be helpful in all cases. In such cases, adjunctive systemic antibiotic therapy remains the treatment of choice. It can reach micro-organisms at the base of the deep periodontal pockets and furcation areas via serum, and also affect organisms residing within gingival epithelium and connective tissue. Before advising any anti-microbial agent, it is necessary to have knowledge of that agent. The aim of this review article is to provide basic details of each systemic anti-microbial agent used in periodontal therapy. The points discussed are its mode of action, susceptible periodontal pathogens, dosage, its use in treatment of periodontal disease, and mechanism of bacterial resistance to each anti-microbial agent. It might be of some help while prescribing these drugs. http://bit.ly/190lMty

Systemic anti-microbial agents used in periodontal therapy, Vishakha Patil, Rohini Mali, Amita Mali Journal of Indian Society of Periodontol...
In vitro effect of calcium nanophosphate and high-concentrated fluoride agents on enamel erosion: an AFM study , Background Calcium nanophosphate paste can provide ions to remineralize enamel. There are, however, no data available about the remineralizing effect of this paste on the prevention of enamel erosion, when compared with highly concentrated fluoride agents. Aim To analyze the effect of calcium nanophosphate paste, fluoride gel, and varnish to protect against enamel erosion using surface Knoop hardness (KNH) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Design Forty enamel blocks (4 × 4 mm) of third molars were used for 4 groups (n = 10): 1.23% fluoride gel (Fluorgel–DFL®); calcium nanophosphate paste (Desensibilize NanoP-FGM®); fluoride varnish (Duraphat-Colgate®) and control (without agent). The specimens were immersed in cola drink for 5 min and 2 h in artificial saliva, 4× per day for 5 days. The agents were applied before the first erosive cycle. KNH values were obtained before and after the erosive challenge. The surface morphology was evaluated by AFM. anova, Tukey's, and T-Student tests were applied. Results After erosion, no significant difference was found for KNH among gel, nanophosphate, and varnish groups; however, they showed higher KNH than control group. Gel and nanophosphate paste showed a protective layer formation on enamel surface by AFM. Conclusions The calcium nanophosphate paste showed similar protection against enamel erosion compared with high-concentrated fluoride agents, even containing lower fluoride concentration. , http://bit.ly/10wlpEi

In vitro effect of calcium nanophosphate and high-concentrated fluoride agents on enamel erosion: an AFM study , Background Calcium nanophos...

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