"good ol' SRP" w/pt compliance is still the best...I agree w/you...just haven't seen all that great of results vs cost, and I believe over medicating, esp...
I just went to a course by Paul Carmargo from the faculty of the UCLA school of dentistry periodontal department. He stated that the research has shown that...
I haven't been getting great results with Arestin either. I thought it might just be the type of bacteria in the pockets. It does seem to maintain the pocket...
A new grad introduced me to http://www.rdhpurpleguide.com/ which is suppose to have some helpful info for hygenists of different experiene levels. I have not...
Whether you smoke a cigarette or use cocaine, certain nerve endings in the brain are tweaked in the same way, which suggests there may be a universal way to...
I bought it and highly reccomend it! I was never in the dental field before and the book helped me understand things I didn't learn in school such as billing...
Can you retain your best employees even as competition in the job market stiffens? Sure you can ... if you know these turnover-reducing, retention-increasing...
I think if bleeding stops, it's successful, but the person I'm working for now wants reduction in pocket, so he'll place it again for 3 times. And he'll go MB,...
I firmly believe root planing, irrigation and patient home care is the key. I'm a big fan of the waterpik and recommending it...I know there are huge...
Although situations may vary, all fee objections have the same cause: your patients perception of you and the dentistry needed are low, or the perception of...
I like H202....for some I say put it on a prox-a-brush to work it into pocket....good results....again, pt compliance is BIG. Donna, RDH in Sacramento ... ...
Five years ago, I would have applauded the commentary calling for blanket fluoridation of all communities' water supplies ("A simple step for dental health,"...
In 1965 I started practice with doctors in Daly City, CA and in San Francisco, CA. SF has had water fluoridated since 1950s and Daly City has own well water...
croseusoa@...
Oct 8, 2007 5:28 am
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a lot of debate about hydrogen peroxide....something to do with free ion radicals and cancer. Donna/Chuck Sampson <cdsampson@...> wrote: I...
I think I would disagree with this thought that systemic fluoride does not show any benefit. My sister's kids who are growing up on well water, do not drink...
In my 45 years in hygiene, I thot I'd heard it all - kills gold fish, rusts pipes, communist plot, and so on and so on. Now I can had testicular cancer. One of...
croseusoa@...
Oct 8, 2007 6:54 pm
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But....isn't fluoridated water all about delivering fluoride to children with developing teeth? If you don't have developing teeth,fluoridated water is the...
I believe - that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become. I believe that no matter how good a...
... not as I understand it. Fl to developing teeth is important part of it, but if a person with fluoride in teeth moves from Fl area, Fl will slowly leave ...
croseusoa@...
Oct 8, 2007 9:33 pm
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Often this is prescribed for those with severe perio disease: 500mg Metronidazole BID 500mg Amoxocillin TID 10 days to treat perio disease? Any side effects ...
then I am confused...aren't all our whitening products basically strong hydrogen peroxide? A lot of over-the-counter products contain forms of it, and not...
I am pro-fluoride for the reasons you state...we were taught in school that it is the systemic Fl2 that helps build a stronger tooth, and the topical Fl2 that...
Hi all, I live in an area where there is no fluoridated water, yes people can purchase fluoridated water and some do. We prescribe fluoride drops for infants...
Joyce Richards
joycecraig@...
Oct 9, 2007 11:17 pm
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With a maximum of fuss and trouble, I have high-speed Internet, a website, and an e-mail address. There are two kinds of people in the world, I've discovered:...
While that drug combo is very effective, it's best used as a last resort. For all their pervasiveness, periodontal infections are rather fragile ecosystems,...
Maslow talks about human being's "hierarchy off needs". he charted it on a pyramid graph, much like the food pyramid. at the base are needs like food shelter,...
I am a big fan of fluoride...having done a table clinic on it in hygiene school....but during my research, I did come across all the other sources of...
- A PENNY SAVED IS A GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT. - THE REAL ART OF CONVERSATION IS NOT ONLY TO SAY THE RIGHT THING AT THE RIGHT TIME, BUT ALSO TO LEAVE UNSAID THE...
Hello follow hygienist......I need some quick info on cavitron and scaling/rps. I had one of my dentist tell me last week that cavitrons were not to be used...
maryelizryan@...
Oct 12, 2007 9:51 pm
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hi Mary just do a google search of "subgingival cavitron instrumentation" and you will find all the backup you need, but in my opinion.... be careful in this ...
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