Perio

Last week, we began the conversation about the alveolar bone and we talked about the alveolar bone proper being one aspect to the alveolar process. This week we are talking about the supporting bone, and it’s important to note that the supporting bone is the bone that encompasses or encases our alveolar bone proper.

This week is the final week that we are discussing anatomy, and I’m so excited to pull all of these pieces together as this week we are going to be discussing the physiologic observation of the periodontium.

You guys, we are still on the anatomy train and we are talking about bone and this is a very particularly important episode because I know when we start talking about bone, start talking about the morphology, as well as, of course, the composition of bone, that it is imperative for us as clinicians to understand this morphology.

So let’s talk about the CEJ or the relationship of cementum and enamel. So we know that the relationship of cementum to enamel margins are going to vary. Many of us learned in hygiene school, for example, that in anywhere between 60 to 65 percent of the population, we’re going to see a situation where the cementum overlaps the enamel.

Fast Facts – Perio Edition Episode 17   [Andrew Johnston, RDH]Welcome back, everyone. You are listening to another episode of Fast Facts- Perio Edition brought to you by A Tale of Two Hygienists in partnership with DentistRX. And now, please welcome your host, Katrina Sanders.   [Katrina Sanders, RDH]This week, we are continuing the conversation

Fast Facts – Perio Edition Episode 16   [Andrew Johnston, RDH]Welcome back,  everyone. You are listening to another episode of Fast Facts- Perio Edition brought to you by A Tale of Two Hygienists in partnership with DentistRX. And now, please welcome your host, Katrina Sanders.   [Katrina Sanders, RDH]This week, we are continuing our conversation

This week’s episode continues the conversation around oral anatomy, and for all of my dental geeks out there who love to geek out on this type of content, this episode is for you! Today, we’re going to be talking about the cells of the oral mucosa.

All right, all right, all right, you guys, we are back! Part three of introducing new concepts in periodontal diagnostics. We are looking at the differences between the 2017 AAP Staging and Grading that we know today and what our previous classification system was in 1999.

Oh, my gosh, you guys, we are back and this week we’re picking up the conversation we started last week about new concepts in periodontal diagnostics.

This week we are looking at the 2017 guidelines from JADA, offering guidance for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Now, while we understand that there has been an incredible evolution in the utilization of prophylactic antibiotics prior to dental procedures, we also understand that not all patients present with the same physiologic conditions.

This week we’re talking about SARS-CoV-2 and the mouth. You guys, a new research study that came out of the National Institute of Health is now indicating that scientists are finding evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for causing COVID-19 has been found to infect the mouth’s cells.

This week, we’re going to unpack some of the things that we understand with regards to antibiotic premedication. Of note, for a long time, we have had a lot of shifts in what’s been going on with regards to premedication guidelines. And now we’re going to start looking at over the next few weeks some information about how premedication guidelines have continued to evolve in our profession.