Assistive Technology Uses and Barriers in the Home and Workplace for Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Background: Assistive technology (AT) has been successfully used by researchers and practitioners to increase task completion and independence in work and home environments for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. While prior research has shown increased outcomes of incorporating AT into daily tasks, research has also indicated that actual use of AT in these settings is much lower.

Method: The current qualitative study used semi-structured interviews with a sample of 25 adults (22 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and three job coaches) to examine the perceived use and implementation of AT into home and work environments, along with potential challenges and barriers.

Menstrual education programs for girls and young women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A systematic review.

Background: Providing menstrual education and guidance for menstrual management for girls and young women with intellectual disabilities is recommended to ensure smooth pubertal transitions and to support menstrual self-agency.

Method: The purpose of this systematic review is to explore menstrual education interventions for girls and young women with intellectual disabilities.

Results: Nine studies were included.

Novel treatment approach of localized juvenile spongiotic gingival hyperplasia with use of Nd:YAG laser.

Introduction: This article describes the management of two patients who presented with localized juvenile spongiotic gingival hyperplasia. This disease entity is poorly understood, and literature regarding successful treatment is scant. However, there are common themes to management including proper diagnosis and treatment via removal of the affected tissue.

Considerations for using a removable prosthesis with attachments for a staged approach to a failing implant reconstruction.

Full-arch implant reconstructions are being utilized in clinical practice today. Very often these prostheses are prosthetically driven, but not periodontally maintainable. Often the patient presents to the general practitioner with a failing implant reconstruction, where several fixtures need to be removed and others are maintainable.

Laser-Assisted Therapy for the Treatment of Peri-implantitis. Part I. Clinical Outcomes.

The purpose of this 12-month randomized, controlled clinical trial was to evaluate the efficacy of a monotherapy protocol with the neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser for treatment of peri-implantitis. Twenty patients with 36 implants exhibiting probing pocket depths (PPDs) > 4 mm and evidence of radiographic bone loss (RBL) were randomly divided into two groups. The test group was treated with the Nd:YAG laser, and the control group was managed with mechanical debridement only.