Dental Hygiene

Mouth ulcers may be linked to anxiety, bowel problems

By Ava Barros

Patients with recurrent aphthous ulcers may experience anxiety and abnormal bowel movements, with the brain-gut axis potentially playing a role in the onset of these sores.

May 16, 2025

Gum disease may hammer heart attack patients

By Melissa Busch

Periodontal disease may be a comorbidity in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction heart attacks, according to a large U.S. study.

May 15, 2025

The hidden risks: Personal cell phones in the dental clinical setting

By Monica Satake

While cell phones may seem harmless, their presence in the dental clinic is a significant issue from an infection control perspective, writes Monica Satake, MHE.

May 15, 2025

FDA aims to pull fluoride supplements from the market

By Melissa Busch

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on May 13 that it aims to remove concentrated ingestible fluoride prescription drops and tablets for infants and toddlers from the market.

May 13, 2025

Opinion: How OPAs will work with and not replace dental hygienists

By Dr. Lisa M. Bosch

Dr. Lisa Bosch hopes that dental hygienists see the oral preventive assistant (OPA) role as a valuable complement to their work rather than as competition.

May 13, 2025

3 things that may prevent tooth loss

By Ava Barros

These three practices may reduce the risk of tooth loss, according to a study recently published in the International Dental Journal.

May 12, 2025

Laifen launches new toothbrush

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Personal care appliances provider Laifen has launched the Wave Special toothbrush, the latest in its series of oral hygiene products.

May 9, 2025

Texas investigating illegal marketing of fluoride toothpastes

By Melissa Busch

The attorney general in Texas has launched investigations into Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble for illegally marketing fluoride toothpaste.

May 9, 2025

Opinion: Oral preventive assistants won't fix the dental workforce problem

By Tracee Dahm

Tracee Dahm, MS, RDH, has questions about a proposal that could have trained dental assistants performing scaling. Is it really a solution to staffing issues?

May 6, 2025

Coming soon: The truth about infection control in your dental practice

By Kevin Henry

Take a look as DrBicuspid previews a series of discussions on infection control in the dental practice.

May 5, 2025

Podcast: Is there a rift coming between dental hygienists and dental assistants?

By Kevin Henry

Kevin Henry and Kelly Tanner, PhD, RDH, discuss the evolving role of dental assistants, particularly in light of the introduction of oral preventive assistants and coronal scaling.

April 30, 2025

A tool that finds caries before x-rays is in the works

By Karie Neeley Anderson

A new tool the size of a toothpick may be capable of detecting tooth decay before it shows up on an x-ray and could be the latest tool in the fight against cavities.

April 30, 2025

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