Oral Medicine Articles

• Management of Endodontic Infections: Prescribing Guidelines and the Risks of Clindamycin

  Abigail Baldwin, DMD candidate, Brooke Blicher, DMD, Jarshen Lin, DDS, Rebekah Lucier Pryles, DMD
  Compendium - June 2022

• Maintaining a Safe, Healthy, and Viable Practice

  Paul Fugazzotto, DDS, Gino DeSimone
  Compendium - April 2021

• Treating Nonreducing Disc Displacement

  Jamison A. Spencer, DMD, MS
  Inside Dentistry - January 2021

• Effectiveness of Antibiotics to Reduce Early Implant Loss in Systemically Healthy Patients

  Gary Greenstein, DDS, MS, Dennis Tarnow, DDS
  Compendium - February 2020

• Strategies to Scrutinize Opioid Prescribing for Dental Pain Management

  David A. Hamlin, DMD, MBA
  Compendium - April 2019

  In this article, we show how dental professionals have the opportunity to combat the opioid epidemic and improve quality of care for patients taking opioids.

• The Future of Oral Cancer Diagnosis: Merging Provider Awareness, Patient Education, and Technology to Achieve Early Detection

  Leonard B. Goldstein, DDS, PhD, Mai-Ly Duong, DMD, MPH, MAEd, Robert Levine, DDS, Jack Dillenberg, DDS, MPH
  Compendium - April 2019

  This article offers a deep exploration of why early detection of OSCC and treatment at the earliest stages are essential for improved prognosis and survival rates.

• Integrating Oral & Medical Health Care

  Ellen Meyer
  Inside Dentistry - April 2015

  An economic perspective on fixing the current health coverage model

• The Economic Imperative of Oral Health

  R. Bruce Donoff, DMS, MD
  Inside Dentistry - April 2015

  A reform agenda must be aimed at a truly comprehensive national approach to healthcare

• Clinical Management of Acute Orofacial Infections

  Gary Greenstein, DDS, MS, Ben Greenstein, DMD
  Compendium - February 2015

  Management of acute dental infections requires an understanding of microbiology, anatomy, pharmacology, wound healing, and oral surgery. Recognizing early signs of inflammation and differentiating the...

• The Challenge of Early Oral Cancer Detection and the Promise of Salivary Diagnostics

  Jack Martin, MD, Neil R. Gottehrer, DDS
  Inside Dentistry - February 2015

  Early identification may save lives, reduce cost of care

• Focus On: Oral Care Probiotics

  Inside Dentistry - July 2014

  Understanding a critical link in the oral-systemic health connection

• Does Dentistry Have a Pill Problem?

  Jackie Syrop
  Inside Dentistry - November 2013

  As our patient populations age, polypharmacy is a concern for all dental professionals

• Personalized Medicine in Dentistry

  Jennifer Byrne
  Inside Dentistry - October 2013

  Is genotyping the “next frontier” of periodontitis treatment?

• Funding Oral Healthcare for Institutionalized Elderly Patients

  Inside Dentistry - May 2013

  The Incurred Medical Expenses option provides a pathway for fund oral healthcare for seniors on Medicaid.

• Oral Disease: The Battle for Balance

  John C. Comisi, DDS, MAGD
  Inside Dentistry - April 2013

  If the delicate balance of the oral environment is disturbed, the caries process can run rampant.