Volume 8 • 2021 • Issue 4

Article Summaries JCDA.ca is the scholarly, peer-reviewed publication of the Canadian Dental Association. It is an online, open access publication that publishes original research articles indexed in Medline, Journal Citation Reports and Science Citation Index. JCDA.ca is dedicated to publishing clinical research articles and clinically oriented literature reviews, along with professional issues and other epidemiology reports that inform oral health care policy in Canada. The following are brief summaries of some of the articles published recently on JCDA.ca . Dental Trauma Among Hockey Players: Preventive Measures, Compliance and Injury Types Simran Kaur Sarao, Dr. Jordan Rattai, Dr. Liran Levin D entists have a role in advocating the use of protective equipment to patients and hockey organizations. Reasons behind lack of protective equipment use by hockey players should be understood to enable dental professionals to communicate with patients and resolve challenges to the use of preventative measures to increase compliance and decrease incidence and severity of traumatic oral injuries. jcda.ca/l8 Medical Management, Orofacial Findings, and Dental Care for the Patient with Parkinson’s Disease Braedan Prete, Dr. Aviv Ouanounou G iven the number of orofacial pathologies associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD), dentists play a vital role in the interdisciplinary treatment of these patients. Dentists should be able to identify signs of PD systemically, including but not limited to the orofacial region, to optimize the management of PD patients. This article reports on practical recommendations for the medical and dental management of patients with PD in accordance with the most recently published clinical practice guidelines. jcda.ca/l10 Use of Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry: Current Clinical Trends and Research Advances Dr. Thomas Nguyen, Naomie Larrivée, Alicia Lee, Olexa Bilaniuk, Dr. Robert Durand A rtificial Intelligence (AI) has tremendous potential to improvepatient carewhenusedas acomplementaryasset to assist dentists and specialists. AI applications are expanding into areas that were previously thought to be reserved for human experts. In dentistry, AI is being investigated for a variety of purposes, specifically identification of normal and abnormal structures, diagnosis of diseases and prediction of treatment outcomes. jcda.ca/l7 36 | 2021 | Issue 4