Portable INR analysis prior to dental procedures: technique instruction outcomes for senior dental students.

Objectives: This study aimed to teach dental students to use an INRatio® (HemoSense) device, to apply the results to patients, and to evaluate the outcomes.

Design: This was a retrospective convenience data study that used student surveys.

Setting: The research was conducted at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry Geriatric Dental Program in Columbus, Ohio.

Subantimicrobial dose doxycycline in the treatment of recurrent oral aphthous ulceration: a pilot study.

Background: Recurrent oral aphthous ulceration (ROAU) is a common problem that can result in considerable pain and distress for patients. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the role of subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (SDD - 20 mg doxycycline twice daily) in the management of patients with ROAU.

Methods: 50 patients with ROAU were randomly allocated to treatment with SDD or placebo for 90 days.

Adjunctive subantimicrobial dose doxycycline in the management of institutionalised geriatric patients with chronic periodontitis.

Objective: To assess the efficacy of subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (SDD; 20 mg doxycycline twice daily) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) in the treatment of moderate-severe chronic periodontitis (CP) in institutionalised elderly patients aged 65 years or older.

Background: Previous studies have shown that SDD is of clinical benefit in the treatment of CP. However, the benefits of SDD in geriatric populations (65+ years) have not been determined.

Clinical and microbiological efficacy of chlorine dioxide in the management of chronic atrophic candidiasis: an open study.

Objective: To assess the clinical and microbiological efficacy of chlorine dioxide (ClO2) as a topical antiseptic for the treatment of chronic atrophic candidiasis in geriatric patients.

Participants: Thirty patients with chronic atrophic candidiasis.

Methods: Patients were instructed to rinse the mouth with 0.

An investigation of the relationship between systemic bone density and clinical periodontal status in post-menopausal Asian-American women.

Objectives: The relationship between osteoporosis and periodontal disease is not understood. The aim of this study was to examine the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and periodontal status in a population of Asian-American women.

Design: Cross-sectional investigation of the association between systemic BMD and periodontal status.

Current status of predoctoral geriatric education in U.S. dental schools.

The elderly constitute the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population.