- Oncogenic role of human papillomavirus in oral and oropharyngeal cancers: Molecular insights and clinical implications for dental practice. [Review]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep 29. [Online ahead of print]JA
- CONCLUSIONS: Dental care practitioners can contribute meaningfully to earlier detection through systematic clinical examination, cervical lymph node palpation, timely specialist referral, patient counseling on HPV transmission, and vaccination advocacy.
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- Nocturnal enuresis and maxillary expansion: A narrative review. [Review]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep 29. [Online ahead of print]JA
- CONCLUSIONS: There is no evidence to support routine maxillary expansion for children with NE. Expanding in the absence of a transverse discrepancy is unsubstantiated in the literature. Dental care professionals should be well informed about the evidence-based approaches for the diagnosis and management of NE, guiding families to access the right care from the relevant health care professionals such as pediatricians or pediatric urologists.
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- Salivary adjunct tests to determine the need for biopsy for early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: An evidence summary of a living systematic review, Version 2026 1.0. [Review]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep 28. [Online ahead of print]JA
- CONCLUSIONS: There is a lack of diagnostic test accuracy studies that evaluate salivary adjunct tests in a single cohort of patients with a suspected target condition that report accuracy estimates and person-important outcomes. The available evidence is limited, incompletely reported, and neither reproducible nor applicable, making it unsuitable for informing clinical decision making.
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- Living evidence-informed guideline on the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: Salivary adjunct tests to determine the need for biopsy, Version 2026 1.0. [Practice Guideline]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep 28. [Online ahead of print]JA
- CONCLUSIONS: All adult patients should receive a clinical oral examination. When a mucosal abnormality is identified, biopsy remains the reference standard for establishing a definitive diagnosis. Salivary diagnostic adjuncts, whether used to screen asymptomatic adults or to determine the need for biopsy in adults with mucosal abnormalities, should not be used in regular clinical practice or as a public health screening measure outside of a research setting. Further research is needed to establish the potential role of salivary adjunct tests in clinical practice.
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- Barriers to and facilitators of general dentists performing intraoral biopsies. [Journal Article]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep 26. [Online ahead of print]JA
- CONCLUSIONS: Despite broad acknowledgment that oral biopsy is within their scope, most general dentists do not perform biopsies, citing inadequate training and logistical barriers. Addressing these gaps through enhanced predoctoral and continuing education, standardized biopsy guidelines, and supportive practice infrastructure may strengthen general dentists' capacity to perform biopsies more frequently.
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- Safeguarding academic integrity in the age of generative artificial intelligence across dental research, publishing, and clinical practice: Are we prepared to uphold ethics while embracing innovation? [Journal Article]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep 25. [Online ahead of print]JA
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- Examining the multidimensional implications of oral health in chronic kidney disease: A systematic review. [Review]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep 17. [Online ahead of print]JA
- CONCLUSIONS: Routine use of the 14-item Oral Health Impact Profile can help clinicians identify oral health-related quality of life issues in patients with CKD, guide early detection and prevention of oral complications, and support integration of oral health care with overall medical management, including monitoring kidney function tests to identify patients at higher risk. In the future, researchers should focus on underrepresented groups, particularly patients with mild to moderate CKD, and use robust study designs to clarify longitudinal outcomes and the complex interactions between CKD and oral health. The protocol used in this systematic review was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews database (registration CRD42024618866).
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- Fluoridation and the risk of multiple amalgam or composite resin restorations for privately insured Massachusetts children: A retrospective cohort study. [Journal Article]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep 15. [Online ahead of print]JA
- CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study showed that privately insured children exposed to CWF had a lower risk of undergoing restorative dental treatment, with greater protection generally observed at higher treatment counts. These findings support the extension of CWF's preventive public health benefits to privately insured children.
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- United in purpose: Our path to 2050. [Editorial]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep; 157(9):945-947.JA
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- From the tap to your teeth: Water fluoridation. [Journal Article]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep; 157(9):1072.JA
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- Multimodal risk assessment for oral potentially malignant disorders: Integrating patient-centered and specimen-derived data. [Review]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep; 157(9):1018-1028.JA
- CONCLUSIONS: Malignant transformation reflects intersecting patient and specimen risk pathways that affect each patient differently; no single modality captures this complexity. Realizing precision prognostication in oral precancer will require coordinated expansion and standardization of data collection across research groups. This review is intended to guide covariate selection for prospective study design, improve reproducibility, and ultimately enable the development of validated multimodal risk prediction tools for clinical deployment.
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- A national analysis of factors associated with the prevalence and practice of expanded function dental assistants in the United States. [Journal Article]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep 05. [Online ahead of print]JA
- CONCLUSIONS: EFDAs represent a valuable, yet underdeveloped, component of the dental workforce. There are opportunities to increase EFDA rates and delegation. Although this study has limitations, the authors point to key considerations and opportunities for future workforce development and research.
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- When simplicity sells: Social media influence, patient expectations, and decision making in contemporary endodontics. [Journal Article]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep 04. [Online ahead of print]JA
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- Cardiology Consultation. [Letter]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep 02. [Online ahead of print]JA
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- Authors' Response. [Letter]J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep 02. [Online ahead of print]JA
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