Patients with advanced gum disease are much more likely to suffer serious complications from the coronavirus, a new study has revealed.
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NHS England is telling NHS trusts to have ‘one-to-one’ conversations with all health service staff refusing to have the COVID-19 vaccine as it’s been uncovered there is some resistance to the vaccine amongst dental professionals.
NHS dental associates who haven’t been paid fully during the pandemic are being encouraged to give voice to their pay concerns.
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A lack of dentists is leaving an East Suffolk town without any access to dental treatment.
The pandemic has led to the UK experiencing a surge in oral cancers being diagnosed at a late stage.
A study carried out in the US suggests dental hygienists have experienced a low rate of COVID-19 infection, despite being considered high-risk.
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This review of the efficacy of antimicrobials adjunctive to scaling and root planing (SRP) in the treatment of chronic periodontitis. 21 RCTs were included with the findings showing that amoxicillin and metronidazole had the largest statistical benefit. Whether this benefit is a clinically important benefit is a wider question.
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This review of the prevalence of orofacial trauma in wheeled non-motor sports athletes included 5 cross-sectional studies involving 132,132 participants. Analyses showed the overall prevalence of orofacial trauma = 21.7% (95%CI; 8.7 to 34.7%) however the evidence was of very low certainty.
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This review of the accuracy of different methods for detecting carious lesions in primary and permanent teeth compares visual inspection, radiographs and fluorescence-based detection. 240 studies were included and the findings suggest that visual inspection was adequate for most patients.
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