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Deborah Studen-Pavlovich

Publications and source records attributed to Deborah Studen-Pavlovich.

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PubMed2002

Practitioner's guide to fluoride.

The current health care trend is to provide evidence-based recommendations and treatment. Many literature reviews have shown fluoride's effectiveness against caries. The current use of fluoride in the prevention of dental caries is based on community, professional, and individual strategies. Personalized fluoride regimens should include a risk analysis and a review of the patient's current fluoride exposure. The future of fluoride may be found in its slow release and retention in the oral cavity through various modalities. Because of the many uncertainties still associated with fluoride, further research is needed.

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Oral piercing in athletes: implications for general dentists.

General dentists need to be aware of the growing number of athletes who display various forms of body art. Intraoral piercing and tongue jewelry place athletes at greater risk for serious medical and dental consequences that are confounded when the athlete attempts to compete while wearing a mouthguard with the tongue jewelry in place. All body jewelry should be removed during sporting events. General dentists have a professional responsibility to: become more aware of the extent and implications associated with tongue piercing in athletes to discourage athletes from having the tongue pierced; be prepared to manage postpiercing intraoral and dental complications; provide proper advice for the care and use of a mouthguard in the presence of tongue jewelry; and develop educational strategies that address the medical and dental complications of intraoral piercing.

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Women's oral health across the lifespan. Part One: Historical perspectives.

This two-part series is intended to provide dental practitioners with information related to the clinical aspects of women's health in general and women's oral health in particular. Part One in the series presents a historical perspective from the inception and evolution of women's oral health to current issues of relevance. Part Two in the series will present a developmental perspective on women's oral health across the lifespan from infancy through the post-menopausal stages. Emphasis will be focused on medical and dental aspects of each developmental stage.

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Women's oral health across the lifespan. Part Two: Developmental perspectives.

This two-part series is intended to provide dental practitioners with information related to the clinical aspects of women's health in general and women's oral health in particular. Part One in the series presented a historical perspective from the inception and evolution of women's oral health to current issues of relevance. Part Two in the series presents a developmental perspective on women's oral health across the lifespan from infancy through the post-menopausal stages. Emphasis is focused on medical and dental aspects of each developmental stage.

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Outreach activities: focus on troubled youth.

The Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine has a commitment to community service. Two programs that provide care to incarcerated adolescents are described. One facility is a large second-chance detention center for males; the other is a small second-chance facility for female juvenile offenders. Not only do these programs offer dental services to these underserved adolescents, they provide a wider range of clinical experiences to predoctoral dental students. The inception of this project, its evolution, and implementation are described. Characteristics of adolescents in general and those of incarcerated adolescents are presented. Modifications in treatment considerations and behavioral characteristics are compared.

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Management of Class III crown fractures in the permanent dentition.

Management of Class III crown fractures in the permanent dentition can be both challenging and rewarding for practitioners. Several of the techniques described require further investigation to determine clinical efficacy based on scientific research. In addition to evidence-based protocols, treatment outcomes will continue to be related to the technical proficiency of the dentist, including diagnostic acumen and appropriate treatment planning decisions. A treatment planning decision paradigm, as described in this article for management of Class III fractures to permanent teeth, is summarized in Table 1.

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