The present studies evaluated the efficacy of a controlled‐release biodegradable Chlorhexidine
(CHX) (2.5 mg) chip when used as an adjunct to scaling and root planing on reducing …

New data indicate that periodontal diseases are much more prevalent than previously thought,
which means that there are large numbers of patients who will need to be diagnosed and …

Background: According to a recent study, the severity of periodontal disease of individuals
referred for periodontal care is greater now than in 1980. Variability in the standard of …

Background There are few effective treatment options for patients with recurrent or metastatic
head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma. Pembrolizumab showed antitumour activity and …

… Voelker, CDA, RDH, MS, is an associate professor; Kimberly S Bray, RDH, MS is a professor
and Director of the Division of Dental Hygiene; Sally A. Elledge, RDH, MS, is an associate …

Sincerely, Rebecca Wilder, RDH, BS, MS Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Dental Hygiene 2012
Journal of Dental Hygiene Review Board Celeste M. Abraham, DDS, MS Cynthia C. Amyot, …

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of chlorhexidine irrigation on the
periodontal status of patients with HA-coated dental implants as measured by clinical, …

… Carl Friedländer’s identification of bacteria in the lungs of pneumonia patients in 1882
marked a pivotal moment, attributing the disease to bacterial causation, naming the bacterium …

Most cancers preserve functional retinoblastoma (Rb) and may, therefore, respond to inhibition
of D-cyclin-dependent Rb kinases, CDK4 and CDK6. To date, CDK4/6 inhibitors have …

… To evaluate the relationship between bacterial community composition and various
environmental factors, we used NMDS ordination analysis to represent the pairwise Bray-Curtis …