Integration of an evidence-based caries management approach in dental education: The perspectives of dental instructors.

Purpose/objectives: Evidence-based caries management (EBCM) has developed into an internationally recognized tool for integration of comprehensive non-surgical caries treatment in dental education. However, uptake of the EBCM approach remains uneven across Canadian dental schools. Our project sought to understand how dental instructors perceive the challenges and solutions to the integration of the EBCM approach in undergraduate clinical education.

A Cluster Analysis of Oral and Cognitive Health Indicators in the CLSA: An Exploratory Study on Cholinergic Activity as the Link.

Introduction: Poor oral health has been suggested as a risk factor for cognitive decline. Yet, biologically plausible mechanisms explaining this relationship remain unknown.

Objectives: We aimed (1) to identify oral and cognitive health clustering patterns among middle-aged to elderly Canadians and (2) to investigate the extent to which these patterns could be explained by bone mineral density (BMD), a proxy measure of the cholinergic neurons' activity.

Palatal brushing for the treatment of denture stomatitis: A multicentre randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of palatal brushing in the treatment of denture-related erythematous stomatitis (DES) in complete denture wearers.

Methods: This two-parallel-arm RCT was conducted in three university clinics in Brazil, Canada, and Chile. Participants (n=77) were randomly allocated to receive (i) instructions for palatal brushing and standard oral/denture hygiene ("intervention"); or (ii) standard oral/denture hygiene instructions only ("control").

Correlation between maxillary cuspid impaction with available space and anomalies of maxillary lateral incisors.

Background: Association of cuspid impaction with adjacent lateral incisor anomalies is under controversy. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between maxillary cuspid impaction with dental anomalies.

Material And Methods: In this experimental study, the material consisted of pretreatment dental records of 102 patients with at least one palatally or buccally displaced impacted permanent cuspid (palatal and buccal impaction groups).

Excoriation disorder vs skin-centered body dysmorphic disorder: A clinical and therapeutic update.

Skin-centered body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and excoriation disorder (ED) are categorized under Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and are characterized by excessive or inappropriate skin picking. Patients with skin-centered BDD and ED often first present to dermatology. These conditions are important to recognize and appropriately diagnose, as perpetuation of the disorder is inevitable without appropriate psychiatric treatment.