American Dental Association

lacerations of the mouth (McCrory, 2001). Sport mouth-guards surfaced in the United States in 1916 when they were produced by a Chicago dentist, Thomas Carlos (Reed, 1994). Sport mouth-guards were primarily used for boxers during the early 1920s and 1930s to prevent a range of dental injuries, most notably cracked teeth. Known by their nickname of “gum shield”, mouth-guards were originally constructed out of gutta percha, wax, cotton, and yella rubber. In 1947, Los Angeles Dentist Rody Lilyquist constructed sport mouth-guards through the use of transparent acrylic resin and acrylic splints (Soleimani, 2015). The American Dental Association started conducting research on sport mouth-guards during the 1950s and officially recommended the use of latex assembled sport mouth-guards in 1960. The National Alliance Football Rules Committee was the first to make sport mouth-guards a mandatory requirement for participation in 1962 (Johnsen, 1991). Following the NAFRC’s lead, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)…

whitening done in salons, spas and kiosks to professional dental procedures done in dental offices under the supervision of a dentist. There are many important factors to consider. People say that teeth whitening is okay to practice outside of a dental office but others state that it is the practicing of unlicensed dentistry. Getting teeth whitening services done in a dental office would be safer because the dentist would be more prepared and know what he/she…

practice one may work for. Many people do not understand that one do not have to do a general practice. One’s pay is more likely to be higher in a specific office rather than in a general. There are several types of job titles a dental assistant can maintain. A person that is a dental assistant can become a pediatric dental assistant. A pediatric dental assistant performs the same tasks as a general dental assistant but they specialize to work with only children. Another job title would be an…

helping patients restore their smile and overcome their smile anxiety. The premier family dental care practice in Cincinnati, Family & Implant Dentistry offers numerous cosmetic dentistry options for tooth loss, including dental implants. Whether you’ve lost teeth due to tooth decay, gingivitis, or injury, dental implants are a great option. A dental implant is a small, titanium shaft that acts as a replacement tooth. Because the implant is surgically implanted into the bone socket of the…

A missing tooth can be cause for insecurity and a blow to your self-esteem. The expert dentists at Cincinnati’s Colerain Denture Center explain the benefits of dental implants and how they can help you regain confidence in your smile. Dental implants are built on tiny titanium posts that are implanted into the jawbone underneath your gum line. The post acts like a fake “root” for teeth—once these metal “roots” are in place, a dentist can mount fake replacement teeth or bridges on them. One…

Just because you’ve lost a tooth or two doesn’t mean they can’t be replaced. Dr. Douglas Chang, DDS, and the experienced staff at Dentaworks Hawaii in Honolulu specialize in helping patients maintain beautiful and healthy smiles, and some of the ways they do so is through dental implants, fixed bridges, or dentures for missing teeth. Fixed bridges fill the gap of a missing tooth by placing crowns on its companion teeth and adding a false tooth between them. Dentures are removable appliances made…

Dental Hygiene Choosing a career can be very difficult, especially when many are doing so at such a young age. When I first started looking into becoming a dental hygienist, it was really something I had never thought I would consider. I knew I wanted to be around people and be able to help them. This led me to going into the healthcare field. From there I leaned more towards becoming a nurse, which I decided after a little experience, was not for me. I still wanted to be able to help people and…

whether these stoppages really were caused by the antitrust exemption. Now revealed is the problem that the antitrust exemption has caused not only by money but also by work stoppages. (Smith) Some other solutions explained by Mr. Fehr that could help the league from including the fact that players without contracts would be protected against the arbitrary imposition of greatly reduced contracts if the owners tie the law with court challenges. Also, he explained that it would tie the law to…

Health Challenge Every day, we are faced with various choices that have a rippling effect on our lives and that of our children, and the older we get and the more responsible we become, and we strive to make healthier choices. According to Holmes (2009), one of the public health challenges of the millennium is aging, which has been compounded with the increased incidence of chronic diseases and disabilities. Diabetes has been identified as a chronic disease and the American Diabetes Association…

I struggled with grammar throughout my undergraduate years and worked hard to correct my errors. However, it seems after three years of informal writing I forgot everything I learned. In my undergraduate studies I was a comma-splicer, I overused commas in almost every paper I wrote. My first paper in graduate school had the opposite problem, I did not use enough commas. In addition, I realized I have a hard discriminating between passive and active voice. Although I have not received any…