Complexity of human tooth enamel revealed at atomic level in NIH-funded study
Unprecedented details of enamel structure may point to new ways to prevent or halt cavitiesCredit: Karen DeRocher, Northwestern University Scientists ...
Tag: Dentistry/Periodontal Disease
USask researchers to develop saliva-based COVID-19 home testing kit
Credit: University of Saskatchewan/David Stobbe University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers are part of two COVID-19-related projects awarded major federal funding ...
NYU Dentistry awarded $2 million to train dentists to treat people with disabilities
Through new training program funding, 'bridging the gap' aims to expand dental workforce with skills and commitment to patients with ...
University of Toronto team awarded CIHR grant to study impact of cannabis use on Indigenous oral health
Clinical research and Indigenous knowledge models will help team gather first evidence of effects of cannabis on Indigenous peoples of ...
Largest study to date of electronic dental records reviews understudied populations
Data is from solo and small practice dentists where most Americans receive dental careCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - The largest ...
Pain doesn’t take a holiday: Dental opioids study points to need for better prescribing
Though non-opioid painkillers can be just as effective, patients having dental procedures just before weekends and holidays are more likely ...
Next-gen nano technologies to tackle infection and diagnose disease
Credit: Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay Next-gen nano technologies that can prevent infection and diagnose disease are set to ...
US Army doctors invent COVID-19 isolation chamber to protect hospital staff
Emergency FDA authorization requestedCredit: US Army illustration via TechLink BETHESDA, Maryland -- Army doctors working at hospitals within the Defense ...
AI to make dentists’ work easier
New model helps localise the mandibular canalsCredit: The authors In order to plan a dental implant operation and the implant ...
3D-printed swabs developed at UofL to help fill gap in COVID-19 test kits
Credit: UofL Innovation at the University of Louisville involving multiple departments at the university has led to a promising solution ...
Improving the treatment of periodontitis
Amoeba linked to severe gum diseaseCredit: Schaefer/ Charité For the first time, researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have shown ...
The building blocks of gum disease
Credit: S. Shibata, OIST Porphyromonas gingivalis is a major bacterial pathogen which leads to periodontitis also known as gum disease. ...
Self-powered X-ray detector to revolutionize imaging for medicine, security and research
2D perovskite thin films boost sensitivity 100-fold compared to conventional detectors, require no outside power source, and enable low-dose dental ...
Clemson researchers unraveling role of fungi in early childhood dental health
Credit: Clemson College of Science/Pete Martin CLEMSON, South Carolina -- Although mostly preventable, tooth decay is one of the most ...