APRIL 2021 JADA 

The authors estimate the prevalence and severity of untreated caries and teeth missing due to dental disease for different age groups and tooth types.

The authors investigate the positivity rate of asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in pediatric dental patients.

The authors determine how general dentists prescribe oral and maxillofacial imaging and whether dentists’ demographics and practice environment affect imaging decisions.

The authors identify relationships between oral health and dental visits, and diabetes diagnosis among American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian elders.

The authors examine the potential benefits of a comprehensive, population-based medical-dental integration program on closing medical care gaps.

The authors analyze national commercial and Medicaid claims data from 2013 through 2018 to determine which procedures account for the highest proportions of dental opioid prescriptions among US adolescents and nonelderly adults.

The authors present a case of a patient with nonsyndromic oligodontia who had a deficient occlusal vertical dimension that was treated by means of an interdisciplinary approach.