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    Oral Medicine, Anesthetics, and Oral-systemic Connection

    Predicting health decline in our patients: A simple test dental professionals can perform

    Scott Froum, DDS
    April 4, 2023
    A recent study suggests peripheral senses such as smell may predict age-related changes in the brain. Dr. Scott Froum explains how smell tests could potentially become an integral...
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    Oral Medicine, Anesthetics, and Oral-systemic Connection

    Vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19

    Scott Froum, DDS
    Nov. 3, 2020
    Dr. Scott Froum examines the latest research on vitamin D levels in COVID-19–positive patients. As we enter the winter months, what effects do vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency...
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    How does COVID-19 affect salivary flow and xerostomia?

    Scott Froum, DDS
    Oct. 5, 2020
    Dr. Scott Froum looks at xerostomia and its causes. While there is much study to be done on the effect COVID-19 has on salivary flow, stress and anxiety can precipitate issues...
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    Sjögren's syndrome: Considerations during and after cosmetic dentistry

    Scott Froum, DDS
    Oct. 5, 2020
    Drs. Scott Froum and Alisa Neymark walk through a restorative case study of a patient with Sjögren's syndrome. Careful treatment and coordination are a must when an autoimmune...
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    Decontaminating N95 respirator masks after SARS-CoV-2 exposure

    Scott Froum, DDS
    Sept. 1, 2020
    Dr. Scott Froum examines results from a new study that looked at four decontamination methods on N95 respirator mask filter fabric that had been exposed to SARS-CoV-2.
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    Oral Medicine, Anesthetics, and Oral-systemic Connection

    Salivary diagnostics for COVID-19 prove as reliable as nasopharyngeal swab in new study

    Scott Froum, DDS
    Aug. 26, 2020
    A new noninvasive COVID-19 test utilizing salivary diagnostics has recently been released for public and point-of-care use. But are salivary diagnostics as reliable as the gold...