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- Wednesday, March 05, 2003 at 11:04:11 (CST)
The section on bacteria was very interesting...ok, maybe not that interesting, but I found it remarakable that bacteria are able to metabolize stored carbohydrates for themselves!
Ryan Tietz <tiet0020@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, December 02, 2002 at 22:18:47 (CST)
Great outline for the paper. It will be a good reference to look back at. Looking foward to what you have in the presentation.
Alyssa Hedstrom <lind0617@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 25, 2002 at 22:10:54 (CST)
Great paper! It is good to hear more about risk assessment and the different approaches for the prevention of caries.
Stephen Sawyer <sawy0071@umn.edu>
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 23:52:16 (CST)
Excellent work, group 7. I thought that this paper did a great job of describing caries and new caries detection techniques. I found it very interesting that margerine was ever considered to be an effective carries reversal agent.
Jim Healy <heal0052@tc.umn.edu>
- Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 08:13:34 (CST)
Nice paper, I liked your discussion dealing with remineralization.
Ben Fenger <feng0032@tc.umn.edu>
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 20:52:52 (CST)
I thought your paper was very thourough and covered risk assessment well. Now that I have to rewrite it your presentation did answer the questions I may of had with your paper...Good Job
Dylan Ascheman <aschoo13>
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 08:56:26 (CST)
Good Paper. I was hoping to learn more about arresting caries and more indications and contraindications in the paper and presentation. It doesn't seem as if there is any emphasis placed on this in the clinics.
Aaron D. Imdieke <imdi0012@tc.umn.edu>
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 08:37:35 (CST)
Great job group 7 on your paper. It was interesting to hear about the risk of putting sealents in and the importance of checking them carefully at each appointment.
luke0035@tc.umn.edu <Jennifer LaBerge>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 19:58:13 (CST)
I liked Brandon's section where he discussed when to use fluoride for different patients depending on their caries risk assessment. Nice job everybody.
Mike Henrickson <henr0193@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 16:05:33 (CST)
I think all this microbiology stuff is very interesting but really how practical is this information in the average dental practice. Do insurance companies cover for bacterial assays for their customers. Its great to know which bacteria cause what lesions but if it doesn't help us treat a patient better who cares.
Will Manke <mank0027@umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 11:03:52 (CST)
I think it is very interesting what you wrote about risk assessment. How would family history play into developing a risk assessment for a patient? Especially for children?
Carrie Carlson <lebl0022@umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 11:00:35 (CST)
Do you know anything about the fluoride content of purified water? Reverse osmosis, etc.?
David Gilmer <gilm0069@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:55:29 (CST)
Risk assessment seems to be much more important than I previously thought. Treatment plans can be very different depending on factors other than just the presence or absense of carious lesions. Good luck with the presentation.
Michael J. Nelson <nels1959@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:52:41 (CST)
Interesting look at caries risk assessment.
Grant Raykowski <rayk0002@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:48:23 (CST)
Great Paper group 7. It is great to here more about caries risk assessment since caries has obviously been the most frequent disease treated by dentists (along with perio disease) and probably will continue to be for many years to come.
James Sigaty <siga0004@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:44:18 (CST)
Nice work. I find the aspects of addressing caries proactively very interesting, as we are so focused on addressing the later stages of disease.
Brian Barsness <bars0020@umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:36:20 (CST)
Great paper. It seems like caries prevention and disease control somehow slip through the cracks of our dental education so it is good to receive more information on this topic. I thought it was interesting that milk and margarine have been suggested as salivary supplements. I'm not sure if too many patients would be willing to chew on a stick of margarine to help salivary flow.
Brian Vieregge <vieregbl@umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:31:14 (CST)
Great job group 7 your paper was very interesting. It was interesting to hear about the possibility of getting carious lesions under sealents. I would like to hear more about this in your presentation.
Jennifer LaBerge <luke0035@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:26:00 (CST)
I enjoyed the paper. It's good to hear information about how to be proactive rather than reactive with regards to caries treatment.
Gary Hedin <hedingj@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:12:30 (CST)
Nice job on your paper! This information is important in understanding the causes and what we can do to prevent carious lesions before they occur. With so much supplementation of fluoride in water, toothpaste, etc., do you think the supplement recommendations will be reduced in the near future?
Brian McDonald <bmcdonal@umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:09:25 (CST)
I think our group did a good job on the paper, very thourough!
Alisa Nord <anord@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:06:32 (CST)
Good paper, it provided a very thorough review of caries risk assessment. As far as suggesting xylitol gum use, I understand that it can help fight caries but it has been proven that it is extremely hard on the TMJ, shouldn't we take that into consideration?
Luke Eichmeyer <eich0092@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:01:23 (CST)
Nice job group 7, your paper was very informative and covered many important topics in caries assessment. I found it very interesting that people with low salivary flow would chose to use margarine as a solution, that sounds nasty. I would chose milk so I could get more than one benefit. I look forward to your presentation.
Sarah Como <scomo@umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 08:46:44 (CST)
With regards to pit and fissure sealants, I have heard recommedations that all adults should have their posterior teeth sealed, irregardless of caries risk. What are your recommendations that you group found?
Russ Dylla <rdylla@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 08:35:41 (CST)
Great paper. I look forward to hearing your presentation on caries prevention. It is nice to hear about the different options available to help prevent caries.
Bryan Johnson <john2819@umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 08:33:08 (CST)
Great Job! I liked the review of the microbiology of caries. I also liked the "directions" given to us on how to correctly use in-office fluoride treatments-I don't believe that we have ever been given that information before.
Erin Gannon <gann0033@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 08:11:08 (CST)
Great job group 7! I liked that you talked about the Perio Chip. I have heard of that before but never really knew what it was.
Melissa McCartney <mcca0326@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 07:52:22 (CST)
I would really like to know more about caries risk assessment. I think your topic is great, mixed with the coming years of experience I think it'll take to be able to "read" early caries and when and when not to attack it.
kelly reynolds <krol006@umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 06:54:57 (CST)
Great job gang! It was great to get a refresher on this topic. It was also good to hear about the fluoride products available to our patients.
Matthew Berg <berg0522@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 06:45:19 (CST)
Nice paper. It was interesting to hear more about xylitol chewing gum.
Patrick J Capp <capp0021@tc.umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 00:44:10 (CST)
Great job guys. Caries control is a big part of what we do, and sometimes I think we forget that and head for the restorative end of things. I look forward to your presentation.
Brett Knutson <knut0283@umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 00:25:25 (CST)
Nice paper. I enjoy reading about the many treatment options that exist. Hey Mork, will your dad give me some xylitol gum too?
Adam L. Forster <fors0174@umn.edu>
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 00:16:22 (CST)
The information about inactive or arrested lesions was very informative. I found the comment "if cosmetically acceptable to the patient, a dark, inactive lesion is superior to any form of operative carries therapy" to be especially interesting. Do these inactivated lesions ever reactivate?
Ann Thiele <thie0097@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 23:40:46 (CST)
I thought it was nice to have a review on this topic since we haven't really covered it since health ecology our first year.
Brandon Owen <owen0133@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 23:40:34 (CST)
I really like this topic. It comes back to the wisdom that one should work smart instead of working hard. You did a good job giving us new facts that will help us to solve the problem at its root.
Craig Spieker <spie0089@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 23:22:29 (CST)
About what percent of the patient with xerstomia are currently using aritficial saliva as a remedy for dry mouth? Do doctors and dentists strongly recomend it to patients?
Phillip Zhan <phzhan@yahoo.com>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 23:13:50 (CST)
Great paper guys. It is great to hear about how to stop carious lesions from beginning, rather than just how to treat them once they have formed. I look forward to hearing more about the different products available.
Joshua Campbell <camp0385@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 23:01:17 (CST)
I find it interesting that every dentist has a different style of when and how to treat the caries process. I am interested to hear what this group found and what they reccommend.
Katie Lantz <lant0025@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 22:41:39 (CST)
Very informative paper! To be frank, I never heard about Xylitol throughout my life until last year sitting in Dr. Hilderbrandt's lecture. And I was wondering it's possible side effects. I can't waite for your presentation and ready to introduce it to the third worlds.
Lan Zhou <zhou0039@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 22:38:53 (CST)
I was wondering where patients can get xylitol chewing gum. Do they need a dentist's signature, like a prescription? Can they buy it over the counter at a regular pharmacy? Whose website do they use to order it? Is it expensive?
Roxane Huber <hube0079@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 22:31:06 (CST)
Very informative paper. To be frank, I never heard about Xylitol chewing gum throughout my life until last year sitting in Dr. Hilderbrant's lecture. And I was wondering about its side effects. It will be really interesting to listen your presentation and hear more about it.
Lan Zhou <zhou0039@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 22:23:57 (CST)
Great paper! I am looking foward to hearing about some over the counter products to suggest to patients in order to control caries.
Aaron Johnson <john3097@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 22:23:45 (CST)
I thought your group did an excellent job presenting the different modes of caries disease control, especially the section on chlorhexidine and xylitol. Also, I found your section on sealants interesting in its idea that overtreatment for groups not at risk might increase their potential for caries if the sealant fails. What then is a measurable level of success for a sealant assuming that 5-10 out of every 100 sealants will fail and create a cavity? What happens when the sealants eventually erode away as an adult, i.e. are they now in a higher risk group because of the etching as a kid?
Devin Croft <crof0017@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 22:16:59 (CST)
Very thorough paper Group 7! Thanks for supplying us with brand names for the various products used in treating/preventing caries and periodontal disease. This paper is a great reference for clinic!
Jessica Inglis <ingl0011@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 22:16:18 (CST)
How effective is ACT fluoride rinse at arresting caries? I know the fluoride content is lower than other professional grade products, but its so cheap and easy for patients to acquire.
Emily Vober <vobe0003@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 21:59:24 (CST)
Great paper. I wasinterested in the Xylitol chewing gum study in Belize. I was wondering if there are any over the counter gums here in the US that contain Xylitol and if so which ones?
Erick Hallie <ehallie@hotmail.com>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 21:22:13 (CST)
Well written paper! I'm looking forward to hearing more about xylitol gum, because my dad gave it to me throughout my childhood.
Nathan Mork <morknp@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 21:00:49 (CST)
This was a very interesting paper. Good job group #7. I particularly enjoyed hearing about using margarine and milk as substitutes for saliva.
Jon Matthes <matt0428@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 20:47:37 (CST)
I am always interested in pit and fissure caries...i was interested in leslie's comment because i am someone who has had a number of pit and fissure sealants fail and require significant restoration. when we apply a pit and fissure sealant to a tooth, we assume it bonds to tooth structure...however in a significant number of cases, bonding is not successful, and an avenue of bacterial ingress is created...therefore, our preventative measure has become an etiological factor...hope that helps leslie....can't wait to hear the talk...
Julie Smith <smit1631@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 20:46:00 (CST)
Great paper. It was tough to cover such a broad topic in only 30 pages. It is definitely a subject we don't hear enough about in school...we learn how to perfectly outline and obliterate caries lesions, but we don't get nearly as much info on how to stop the lesion from starting or getting more advanced.
Tim Osborn <osbo0075@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 20:41:31 (CST)
I would like to hear more about the percentage of sealants that fail and cause decay. I had two placed that resulted in severe occ decay on two of my teeth. This made me question their use! Great paper group 7, I look forward to hearing more!
Jolene Welter <welt0081@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 20:38:43 (CST)
Interesting and very informative paper. I am wondering what causes the dark appearance of the arrested lesion? I am also wondering if an arrested lesion is more suceptible than unaffected tooth structure to decay at some future point?
Chris Wangen <wang0141@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 20:37:42 (CST)
Great paper. I enjoyed learning more about root caries.
Stephen Sawyer <sawy0071@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 20:05:14 (CST)
fabulous job group 7, I can't wait to hear more about arresting the caries process.
Todd Miller <mill1154@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 20:02:42 (CST)
It will be interesting to see how the dental school will address this topic in another 10 years. Will we still have the same number of requirements to fulfill through restoring, or will we get any credit for prevention? As far as I see it now, there's little incentive (at least at school) to work preventively. I think that one way that we could start changing that is by learning and perfecting techniques that will "sell" preventive dentistry to patients, as well as make them more appreciative of it.
Karl Haemig <haem0002@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 19:53:36 (CST)
Great paper group 7! It amazes me that these products and techniques are not used more. The most important part of our jobs is to prevent future dental caries.
Ben Knutzen <knutzebt@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 19:47:20 (CST)
This was a well-written paper with loads of good information. Caries risk assessment is something we don't get enough of in school- it seems the technical skills are emphasized most. Because of this, we especially look forward to your presentation.
Sachin Mehta <meht0026@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 19:46:17 (CST)
Nice paper! I do have a question, though. The paper states that dentists create 5-10 carious lesions out of 100 sealants that they place. How?
Leslie Spangler <span0072@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 19:30:02 (CST)
It will be nice to hear about caries.
stephanie miner <schw0438>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 19:17:20 (CST)
I think that I remember writing how well you guys did and then how I really learned some good tid-bits from your paper. I like to know things that patients might ask and have a good answer to it. You guys provided such info.
Steven Graber <grab0054@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 18:56:40 (CST)
Great paper group 7! I particulary enjoyed the caries risk assessment and arresting caries sections. I thought the information presented here will be very useful for our experiences in clinic.
Kara Lobaugh <loba0008@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 18:48:27 (CST)
Good paper on caries risk assessment. I found Dr. Hildebrandt's lecture interesting and was able to observe him council one of my patients on the benefits of quiting sipping on pop all day long. I think if we all had the proper dialogue of communicating this to our patients we would benefit from it greatly.
peter miskovich <misk0020@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 18:21:00 (CST)
Good work, Group 7! The sections on sealants and xylitol gum were very interesting. Specifically, I found it really interesting to read about the potential complications of placing unnecessary sealants. I'm sure a lot of practitioners get in the habit of sealing any molar they can isolate, without really considering the patient's caries risk first.
Eric Knaff <knaf0006@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 18:03:04 (CST)
Is the use of chlorhexidine and xylitol increasing? It would seem logical that if it has the studies to prove its efficacy, it would be prescribed more.
Jason Johnson <john4525@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 17:28:32 (CST)
Good paper Group 7! I find it interesting that chewing xylitol gum and using sealants have the same effect on caries prevention. I look forward to hearing more about this in your presentation.
Monique Wood <wood0455@umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 17:27:25 (CST)
Great paper- I liked the info on the inactivation of caries- it's intersting that just a fluoridated toopthpaste would have an effect.
Stephanie Guy <guyx0015@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 17:16:15 (CST)
Good paper. It was nice to hear about caries risk assessment again. It is a good review of how to stop the disease instead of just drilling and filling.
Jeremy Gross <gros0159@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 17:01:18 (CST)
As with all the rest of the groups good job on a well written paper and good luck inserting jokes into your presentation to get everyones attention away from the crossword puzzle.
travis hanel <hane0044@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 16:55:16 (CST)
I enjoyed reading about Chlorihexidine, it was a newer subject for me. I also thought the section on saliva was well written. I didn't know there were so many variations in artificial saliva.
Jeremy Wehrman <wehr0018@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 16:54:59 (CST)
Nice job group 7! Your paper dealt with alot of practical everyday issues that we see up in clinic. Thanks for all your hard work on putting together such a great paper.
Krista Miller <mill1021>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 16:49:03 (CST)
Good paper, I liked the views of risk assessment. The paper helps to bring together many different views that we have learned, but it helps to relate them to the treatment of the disease itself
Stephen Moore <moor0461>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 16:35:47 (CST)
I really enjoyed this paper on caries risk assessment. The saliva section was exceptionally well written and informative. This paper brings together many of the topics we have already been discussing and relates them to treatment of the disease of dental caries.
Bradley Morrison <morr0188@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 16:26:38 (CST)
Since I am part of the group that wrote the paper...it is wonderful. But anyways, caries risk assesment is one of those topics that can't be discussed enough. It seems like there is always something to pick up on.
Heidi Nichols-Johnson <nichols_hi_d@hotmail.com>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 16:26:24 (CST)
great job guys....way to go....A for effort. I really liked the arresting caries section, very interesting information about root lesions.
Nathan Pedersen <pede0328>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 16:26:16 (CST)
The section on the microbiology of dental caries was very informative. I didn't realize that as the external supply of carbohydrates becomes limited, bacteria can metabolize stored carbohydrates for continued growth and acid production.
Thekla Olson <olso1118@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 16:26:10 (CST)
Excellent paper. It is an excellent review of the resources available to practitioners when putting together a treatment plan to help reduce a patient's caries risk. The detailed information in the paper aids in making informed decisions on which preventive treatment will be the most effective in a variety of clinical situations. Thanks.
kellee kattleman <katt0013@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 16:25:08 (CST)
I thought this paper did a great job of integrating many different topic areas into a cohesive paper. It is always good to have a little review of the biochem of caries/microbes. Also, the sections about Xylitol and Chlorhexidine were very informative.
Polly LoCascio <loca0008@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 15:45:45 (CST)
I thought the paper was great. I enjoyed the section on microbiology and how you addressed the different micobes. I liked how you looked at different techniques of detection and monitoring of these microbes. Way to go!!
Brent Deragisch <dera0008@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 14:48:54 (CST)
This paper presents a lot of ideas and views that we deal with everyday in clinic. Some instructors treat every small notch on a bitewing, while others are hesitant to treat any of them. I appreciate all the information so I can decide where I fall into the spectrum and develop my own treatment ideas.
Sarah Laszcwski Melstrom <slaszcws@tc.umn.edu>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 14:45:41 (CST)
It was interesting to me that the concept of arresting caries was introduced in the research in 1986. It seemed to me that this concept has only been endorsed to a greater degree only as of late with our prevention of extension evidence-based model.
Ryan Francis <fran0540>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 13:25:56 (CST)