About 20% of high schoolers and up to 5% of middle schoolers are vaping in the United States. In this episode Katrina Sanders dives into oral health, systemic, and safety effects to better prepare us for these conversation with our patients! Resources: More Fast … [Read more...] about How Does Vaping Hurt Our Patients? Ask The Experts with Katrina Sanders, RDH
Erasing Dental Pain with Dr. Cosmo and Synapse **Bonus**
Some pain can be mitigated with changes in how we scale, some pain can't be helped. That's where the dental pain eraser comes into play. It helps with ortho, srp, or our "normal" but symptomatic patient and more! Check out more at https://dentalpaineraser.com/ … [Read more...] about Erasing Dental Pain with Dr. Cosmo and Synapse **Bonus**
Periodontal Pathogens and the Brain – Fast Facts: Perio Edition with Katrina Sanders, RDH
In this week's episode, Katrina gets us an early review of a study that looks at the role that periodontitis plays in neuroinflammation in the brain. Resources: More Fast Facts: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders … [Read more...] about Periodontal Pathogens and the Brain – Fast Facts: Perio Edition with Katrina Sanders, RDH
Are You Smarter Than A Dental Hygiene Student: Crevicular Fluid with Katrina Sanders
Katrina Sanders is back with another incredible Fast Fact episode about Crevicular Fluid, an incredibly important part of the system! Resources: More Fast Facts: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders … [Read more...] about Are You Smarter Than A Dental Hygiene Student: Crevicular Fluid with Katrina Sanders
Let’s Talk About Vitamin D – Fast Facts: Perio Edition with Katrina Sanders
This week we learn how necessary vitamin d is for our health. Not only does it help with bone growth and support but it also has roles in reducing inflammation, cell growth, and gut absorption of other vitamins. Learn about its effects on our periodontal health in this episode! Resources: More … [Read more...] about Let’s Talk About Vitamin D – Fast Facts: Perio Edition with Katrina Sanders
“Periodontitis & Gut Microbiota” Fast Facts: Perio Edition
This week on Fast Facts Perio Edition, we are discussing what we understand about Periodontitis and its influence on dysbiosis of the gut microbiota. Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast … [Read more...] about “Periodontitis & Gut Microbiota” Fast Facts: Perio Edition
“Thankful for Turkey: What we know about Turkey & Periodontitis” Fast Facts: Perio Edition
Thanksgiving is upon us, and we’d be remiss to celebrate Turkey and not talk about what we understand about Turkey and periodontitis. Today's, Fast Facts Perio edition looks at some of the associations between the consumption of turkey or poultry and what that dietary pattern means for … [Read more...] about “Thankful for Turkey: What we know about Turkey & Periodontitis” Fast Facts: Perio Edition
“Statins: An Adjunct to SRP” Fast Facts: Perio Edition
On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, we are going to unpack a weird fact, a fun fact that some of you might know around the utilization of statins as an adjunct to scaling and root planing. Quotes: “Get this, they have actually found that the local … [Read more...] about “Statins: An Adjunct to SRP” Fast Facts: Perio Edition