SaudiDent | سعودي دنت

A dedicated platform for dental professionals to share insights, explore innovations, and uphold excellence in dentistry. Join us in our journey.

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Welcome to SaudiDent. We’re here to support the Saudi dental community by sharing clear, evidence-based insights and the latest in clinical innovation. 🇸🇦🦷

نرحب بكم في سعودي دنت.. منصتكم المهنية لمشاركة المعرفة ودعم الابتكار في مجتمع طب الأسنان السعودي.

We focus on what matters to your daily practice:
✅ Practical Clinical Protocols
✅ Real-world AI & Tech Benchmarks
✅ Supporting Local Research

Join the conversation and explore more resources here:
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It’s good to have you with us. What’s one area of clinical practice you'd like to see more reviews on? 💬✨

#SaudiDent #Dentistry #KSA #ClinicalExcellence

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Full clinical breakdown on SaudiDent — mechanism, current evidence, and the outlook for periodontal treatment:

https://t.co/NCjUp6B4KT

#Periodontology #MicrobialResistance

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Bacteria don't just infect — they coordinate.

A hidden chemical language lets periodontal pathogens time their attacks, synchronize biofilm formation, and overwhelm host defenses.

It's called quorum sensing. Here's why silencing it may change periodontal treatment. 🧵

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Quorum quenching (QQ) is the counter-strategy:

→ Lactonases & acylases: degrade signaling molecules
→ Halogenated furanones: block receptors
→ Antimicrobial peptides: target QS pathways

QQ silences rather than kills — which may slow resistance emergence.

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Vote here:
https://t.co/070Hg7A2i6

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Chewing, swallowing, and dry mouth problems can quietly affect an older adult’s daily life.

They can make eating harder, reduce comfort, affect confidence, and may even be linked to frailty. But if we do not ask about them, they can easily be missed during a routine dental visit.

Do you screen adults 65+ for oral function issues?👇

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We are asking Saudi dental professionals directly.

Vote and see where your peers stand:
https://t.co/070Hg7A2i6

Share with a colleague. The data only gets better with more voices.

#Dentistry #GeriatricDentistry

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63% of elderly dental patients have measurable oral hypofunction.

We test their cavities.
We rarely test their ability to eat, swallow, or speak.

Thats not comprehensive care.
Thats a blind spot.

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Oral function is the earliest warning sign we have:

Chewing difficulty → nutritional decline
Swallowing problems → aspiration pneumonia
Dry mouth → polypharmacy flag

It shows up in our chair first.

Do you screen for it? Reply below ↓

[SaudiDent | سعودي دنت @SaudiDent]

We're asking Saudi dental professionals directly.

👇 Vote and see where your peers stand:
https://t.co/070Hg7A2i6

Share with one colleague — the data only gets better with more voices. 🦷

#Dentistry #GeriatricDentistry

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Oral function is the earliest warning sign we have:

Chewing difficulty → nutritional decline
Swallowing problems → aspiration pneumonia
Dry mouth → polypharmacy flag

It shows up in our chair before it shows up anywhere else.

Do you screen for it? Reply ↓

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The research is hard to ignore:

↳ Poor swallowing = +48% higher odds of future dementia [7,384 pts, 2024]
↳ Patients who skip dental checkups show measurably worse chewing & swallowing function
↳ Asking one question — "Does your mouth feel dry?" — has 82.7% specificity for detecting oral decline

The tools exist. The question is whether we use them.

[SaudiDent | سعودي دنت @SaudiDent]

63% of elderly dental patients have measurable oral hypofunction.

We test their cavities.
We rarely test their ability to eat, swallow, or speak.

That's not comprehensive care.
That's a blind spot.

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SaudiDent Pulse | Clinical Intelligence 🧷

Clinical Snapshot: 38% SDF shows a 65–90% caries arrest rate, significantly outperforming NaF varnish (OR 1.41). Despite the efficacy, the black staining remains a clinical hurdle.

Do you use SDF in practice?

🔗 https://t.co/xtfihPmhzO

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47.5% of Saudi elderly report poor oral health-related quality of life.

Smoking → OR 1.94 for poor OHRQoL.
Dental insurance → OR 0.64 (protective).

MOH home preventive dental visit protocol exists for homebound patients.

How many clinicians know it?

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Tooth development begins at week 6 of gestation.

By age 6, 96% of Saudi children already have caries.

Oral disease isn't a chapter — it's the entire book.

A thread on why lifespan prevention is the only viable strategy. 🧵

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Adulthood shift: Pathology moves from caries to periodontitis.

46.2% pooled prevalence (71.3% in obese patients).

GLP-1 factor: 18.2% of overweight Saudi adults have used semaglutide/liraglutide.

New screening: xerostomia, erosion, nutrition — every visit.