May 2012

Articles
by Trisha E. O’Hehir, RDH, MS, Hygienetown Editorial Director
by Trisha O’Hehir, RDH, MS, Hygienetown Editorial Director
In This Issue
by Trisha O’Hehir, RDH, MS Editorial Director, Hygienetown
Tradition vs. Research
Message Boards
Sometimes tradition rather than research dictates how we treat patients.
Research
• Interproximal First
• Lower Right – Difficult Area to Clean
• Video Used to Record Brushing Patterns
• Dry Brushing Inside First
• How Xylitol Research Began
• The Hawthorne Effect

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