Alzheimer’s disease is a leading cause of degenerative dementia with prevalence increasing with age. Periodontal disease has a high prevalence and incidence increases with age as well. With multiple common risk factors a systematic review and meta-analysis was published in 2017 in the journal … [Read more...] about Is Periodontal Disease Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis – Science Sunday
Periodontal Disease as a Possible Cause for Alzheimer’s Disease
Worldwide, dementia affects 47 million people, 60-80% of those affected are diagnosed with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. In a recent review published in June 2019 in the journal Periodontology 2000, the authors aimed to (1) assess the literature to evaluate the possibility of a causal … [Read more...] about Periodontal Disease as a Possible Cause for Alzheimer’s Disease
Teledentistry in the diagnosis of oral lesions: A systematic review of the literature – Science Sunday
Teledentistry has been shown to be of benefit in several areas of clinical practice including, improving access to care, and improving clinical support to dentists of different specialties. In this systematic review published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association aimed to … [Read more...] about Teledentistry in the diagnosis of oral lesions: A systematic review of the literature – Science Sunday
Teledentistry from a patient perspective during the coronavirus pandemic – Science Sunday
Teledentistry from a patient perspective during the coronavirus pandemic The World Health Organization declared a pandemic associated with the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 on March 11, 2020. Due to the pandemic hundreds of thousands of dental practices shutdown and all routine, non-urgent dental … [Read more...] about Teledentistry from a patient perspective during the coronavirus pandemic – Science Sunday
A Systematic Review of the Research Evidence for the Benefits of Teledentistry – Science Sunday
A Systematic Review of the Research Evidence for the Benefits of Teledentistry Teledentistry is a subset of telehealth. It is often utilized as an educational tool as well as to deliver dental care from one geographical location to another in areas with shortages of infrastructure and … [Read more...] about A Systematic Review of the Research Evidence for the Benefits of Teledentistry – Science Sunday
Teledentistry and mHealth for Promotion and Prevention of Oral Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Teledentistry combines the use of telecommunications and dentistry, while mobile health (mHealth) utilizes mobile phones and other wireless technologies as a way to communicate health promotion. Teledentitry has been proposed as an effective and efficient way to reach rural communities. The current … [Read more...] about Teledentistry and mHealth for Promotion and Prevention of Oral Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Impact of HPV Immunization Training on Dental Hygiene Students’ Attitudes and Confidence Regarding HPV Preventive Education
HPV-related oropharyngeal cancers (OPC) are on the rise. In recent years HPV-related OPC has surpassed the HPV-related cervical cancer global burden. Dental professionals are already very involved in secondary and tertiary prevention regarding OPC with screening diagnosis and in some cases … [Read more...] about Impact of HPV Immunization Training on Dental Hygiene Students’ Attitudes and Confidence Regarding HPV Preventive Education
Quality of life in survivors of oropharyngeal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 1366 patients – Science Sunday
In recent years there has been an increase in the rate of oropharyngeal cancers. This is attributed to the human papillomavirus (HPV) epidemic. Though the survival rate of those with HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is better than those with OPC related to tobacco and alcohol use, what is the … [Read more...] about Quality of life in survivors of oropharyngeal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 1366 patients – Science Sunday
Predicted prevalence of oral human papillomavirus(HPV) by periodontitis status and HPV vaccination status – Science Sunday
HPV has a strong causal association with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (OPSCC). There are multiple subsets of HPV with HPV 16 being responsible for approximately 85% of all HPV positive OPSCC. Several viruses have been shown to have an association with the onset and progression of … [Read more...] about Predicted prevalence of oral human papillomavirus(HPV) by periodontitis status and HPV vaccination status – Science Sunday
Exploring lay public and dental professional knowledge around HPV transmission via oral sex and oral cancer development – Science Sunday
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) plays an independent role in the development of about one-third of all oral cancers. It is quite prevalent with 3 in every 4 sexually active men and women infected worldwide, most without symptoms. In a recent study published in 2019 in the journal BMC Public Health the … [Read more...] about Exploring lay public and dental professional knowledge around HPV transmission via oral sex and oral cancer development – Science Sunday
