DHYG 2201: Supporting Evidence-Based Practice / Literature Review

Try to be as specific as possible with your topics. What are you specifically trying to research? Here are some topics from past semesters. Some of these are still quite broad, so think of ways to narrow and focus on a question.

• Effectiveness of sealants and fluoride varnish on dental caries in children aged 2-12 years old
• Aromatherapy or music therapy for dental anxiety
• How does later breastfeeding affect a young child's new teeth?
• E-cigarettes or vapes and oral health
• Dental hygiene and low-income families
• Relationship between sleep and oral health in adults
• Noonan's syndrome in children
  
• Oral health as it relates to overall physical health
• Tobacco consumption and oral health
• Fluoride concentration and effects
• Carbonated beverages and sparkling water effect on dental health
• Periodontal diseases
• Oil pulling and other DIY remedies and oral health
• Relation of mouthwash use and blood pressure
• SalivaMax and links to cancer
• Oral health and relation to cardiovascular disease
• Selective polishing
• Beta-amyloid plaques and oral health as it relates to dementia and Alzheimer's
• Charcoal toothpaste and oral health
• At home teeth whitening and oral health
• Periodontitis and cancer
• Gingivitis trauma and toothpicks
• Autoimmune diseases and oral health symptoms
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and oral health
• Aspartame and other artificial sweeteners effects on oral health