Periodontal disease: Patent for new treatment method
Credit: MLU/faculty marceting NF1 New biodegradable rods promise to provide better treatment for periodontal disease. Researchers from the Institute of ...
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Employing dental informatics to improve oral health for better overall human health
Poised to impact people and populationsCredit: Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Dentistry INDIANAPOLIS - With the goal of ...
First adult molars are ‘living fossils’ that hold a health record dating back to the womb
Credit: McMaster University Researchers at McMaster University have found that a person's first permanent molars carry a life-long record of ...
Study reveals that humans migrated from Europe to the Levant 40,000 years ago
Discovery of teeth in Manot Cave sheds light on a population known for its cultural contributions, Tel Aviv University researchers ...
Differences in human and non-human primate saliva may be caused by diet
Credit: Photo by Matt Modoono/Forsyth Institute The study, published recently in Molecular Biology and Evolution, describes the discovery that human ...
A ‘shocking’ new way to treat infections
New Pitt research uses electrochemical approach to treat infections of metal-based implantsCredit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (Oct. 22, 2019) -- ...
New polysomnography electrode set enables easy at-home assessment of sleep bruxism
Credit: Tomi Miettinen An easy-to-use electrode set can assess sleep bruxism severity as well as a conventional polysomnography, a new ...
Sentinels in the mouth
Special sensory cells in the gums protect against periodontitisCredit: Monell Chemical Senses Center; Nature Communications PHILADELPHIA (October 3, 2019) - ...
Acute periodontal disease bacteria love colon and dirt microbes
Credit: Derren Ready (2012) CIL:38942, CIL. Dataset. https://doi.org/doi:10.7295/W9CIL38942 Creative Commons license True or false? Bacteria living in the same space, ...
Visits to the dentist decline in old age, especially among minorities
Study also finds disparities in adult dental visits by race, immigration Visits to the dentist drop significantly after adults turn ...
Bentham Science launches new journal, ‘Current Dentistry’
Bentham Science is pleased to announce the launch of new subscription-based journal, Current Dentistry. The first issue of the journal ...
Root canal work not so bad after all
Root canal work is not as bad as people think when compared to other dental procedures. Self-reporting of their dental ...
New alternate cell growth pathway could lead to better treatments for metastatic cancers
While researchers have a basic understanding of how primary cancer cells grow, less is known about metastasis, the deadly process ...
New antibacterial fillings from Tel Aviv University may combat recurring tooth decay
Novel material may prevent one of the costliest and most prevalent bacterial diseases in the world Tooth decay is among ...