Please view the posters presented at the 19th Annual City Tech Faculty and Student Research Poster Session below. You can click on each poster to enlarge it and view the PDF version under the poster abstract.
We thank all presenters for sharing their innovative and informative research with the City Tech community and beyond!
4-Occlusal Trauma and Periodontal Diseases: The Implications of Occlusal Trauma Should be Part of a Comprehensive Periodontal Examination
Historically, the role of occlusal trauma in periodontal diseases has been a misunderstood and controversial topic in the dental field. A thorough knowledge of the current state of evidence on the connection between occlusion and periodontal diseases is essential for dental hygienists to offer appropriate and comprehensive periodontal therapy to patients exhibiting signs of traumatic occlusion. Occlusal discrepancies that may result in trauma are often missed during routine dental examinations. Dental hygienists who can accurately identify occlusal trauma may be better suited to provide referral guidance to patients as they generally have more consistent contact with patients. This review evaluates the research between the connection of occlusion and periodontal diseases and provides therapeutic recommendations based on evidential findings of occlusal trauma in patients diagnosed with periodontal diseases. View or download a PDF version of this poster.
