Brushing away oral health disparities in America’s rural children
Children living in rural America are less likely to receive preventive dental care than their urban counterparts, according to a ...
Tag: Dentistry/Periodontal Disease
Bacteria that cause periodontitis are transmitted from parents to children
A study led by researchers at the University of Campinas reinforces the need for prevention and follow-up treatment starting in ...
3D implants in 3 minutes: OU engineering student recognized for thesis video presentation
Credit: University of Oklahoma NORMAN, OKLA. - With just three minutes to present his research on 3D printed implants, University ...
New study supports the effectiveness of the ForsythKids school-based dental program for reducing untreated tooth decay
Credit: Forsyth Institute In a longitudinal study published earlier this month in the Journal of the American Dental Association, researchers ...
Researchers discover why cold induces tooth pain and hypersensitivity — and how to stop it
Odontoblasts, the cells that form a tooth's dentin, have a newly discovered function: Sensing cold, which can trigger pain in ...
Scientists find evidence that novel coronavirus infects the mouth’s cells
NIH-funded findings point to a role for saliva in SARS-CoV-2 transmissionCredit: Paola Perez, PhD, Warner Lab, NIDCR An international team ...
Henry Ford physician leads consensus for global awareness to an underrecognized condition
International research team of otolaryngologists, dental specialists spreading the word about odontogenic sinusitisCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT (March, 23, ...
Direct reprogramming of oral epithelial cells into mesenchymal-like cells
Credit: ©?Scientific Reports Point Epithelial cell rests of Malassez derived from the periodontal ligament were transformed into progenitor stem-like cells ...
HKUST researchers unlock the micro-molecular physiochemical mechanism of dental plaque formation
Paving way for new preventive measures for tooth decayCredit: HKUST An inter-disciplinary team of researchers led by Prof. Qian Peiyuan, ...
New technology allows scientists first glimpse of intricate details of Little Foot’s life
Credit: Copyright Diamond Light Source Ltd In June 2019, an international team brought the complete skull of the 3.67-million-year-old Little ...
School-based dental program reduces cavities by more than 50%
Study of nearly 7,000 elementary school students demonstrates success of school-based model and its potential to reduce health disparities and ...
A fifth of adults in Sweden report dental anxiety
Credit: Photo: University of Gothenburg. In Sweden, approximately one in five adults suffers from dental anxiety or phobia. The number ...
Periodontal disease increases risk of major cardiovascular events
Credit: Photo by Matthew Modoono for Forsyth Institute. People with periodontitis are at higher risk of experiencing major cardiovascular events, ...
Parents Say COVID-19 has disrupted children’s dental care
1 in 3 parents feel COVID-19 has made it harder to get preventive dental care for their child; families with ...
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