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The Cleveland Clinic estimates that 20% of people will get an oral ulcer at some point. The University of Tennessee’s Dr. Amit Correa, a fellow in hematology and oncology, goes over what to look for, potential causes, how to evaluate a patient with an oral ulcer, what the physical examination entails, other common conditions in the oral cavity that a clinician should be aware of, treatment options, and more in this podcast.

ChatGPT is already in existence; it is not the future. A significant shift in the healthcare sector is about to occur thanks to developments in chatbots, AI, and natural language processing (NLP) techniques. The public may see a preview of what the healthcare sector might look like in the future thanks to ChatGPT. Patients will be able to do research, self-diagnose, and self-prognose with a fair amount of accuracy because to the remarkable data sets and analysis techniques available to them. The dental profession must be ready for the societal and ethical ramifications of this technology.

According to structural modeling, preschoolers’ and their families’ oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) was severely impacted by the severity of early childhood caries (ECC). Weaker socioeconomic position, greater frequency of free sugar consumption, and weaker parental resilience were the key risk factors for the severity of ECC. The results show that psychosocial and behavioral factors might influence how severe ECC is, and that ECC can have a detrimental impact on preschoolers’ welfare and their capacity to carry out everyday tasks as well as on their families’ quality of life.

Health and legal problems are rising in tandem with the popularity of items derived from cannabis. To guarantee the safe delivery of dental treatment, oral health practitioners must stay current on new research and adhere to established principles. After completed this CE course, participants ought to be able to:

To assist the patient and dental team in the management of early carious lesions, it is beneficial to use a completed risk assessment coupled with a variety of caries diagnostic techniques. When creating a caries treatment strategy, it is important to take into account the use of minimal intervention dentistry to treat early carious lesions as it is a crucial step in the caries management process. After completing this course, participants will be able to know the radiographic and visual techniques used to identify caries, provide an example of how CAMBRA can help with caries management, and name six minimally invasive dental techniques that can help with caries treatment.

A study of nearly 10,000 adults aged 65 and older found that individuals with either complete tooth loss or diabetes had accelerated cognitive decline compared to those without the diseases. And decline was fastest for individuals 65-84 who had both conditions. The authors hypothesize a combination of nutritional deficiency and inflammation as playing a role.