Bioeden Tooth Cell Bank, a company that allows for the collection of stem cells from baby teeth, is now offering its services in Florida and the Dominican Republic, the company announced. Recent advancements in tooth stem cell research have included the discovery of different types of cells found in baby teeth, according to the company. Mesenchymal cells can develop into a wide range of other reparative cells, chondrocyte cells have
A $25,000 grant from the Delta Dental Foundation is helping Indiana University continue its Seal Indiana program for another school year. Seal Indiana is a mobile dental program operated by the Indiana University School of Dentistry that offers preventive services such as examinations, dental sealants, and fluoride varnish treatments. The program travels to schools within a 120-mile radius of Indianapolis to treat children from low-income families who are not receiving
The market for oral hygiene products in the U.K. grew at an annual rate of 3.2% between 2002 and 2007, according to marketing research firm Research and Markets. The largest share of the market in 2007 went to GlaxoSmithKline, followed by Colgate-Palmolive and Johnson & Johnson, the company said. The statistics come from a report just released by Research and Markets, “Oral hygiene in the UK to 2012,” which contains
Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have identified the presence of at least 50 microRNAs in human saliva that could aid in detecting oral cancer, according to a new study (Clinical Cancer Research, August 25, 2009). MicroRNAs are molecules produced in cells that have the ability to simultaneously control activity and assess the behavior of multiple genes. The emergence of a microRNA profile in saliva represents a
A study published in this month’s Journal of the American Dental Association suggests that endodontic disease may increase a person’s risk of heart disease. The retrospective multicenter study found a correlation between people who reported having had endodontic therapy and those who had coronary heart disease (JADA, August 2009, Vol. 140:8, pp. 1004-1012). Numerous studies have shown that periodontal disease contributes to the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and many
Is it possible to completely destroy your rapport with a new patient within the first 30 seconds of meeting them? The answer is an unequivocal “yes.” “Only 7% of our message is communicated by words.” According to Richard Mulvey, author of You’ve Only Got Four Minutes, 90% of an individual’s opinion of you is formulated in the first four minutes of meeting. Although I would like to think that sharing
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Here’s some welcome news out of Washington, DC: Oral health research is likely to see some of the $1.1 billion the U.S. government is spending on comparative effectiveness research, if the findings of a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) are taken to heart. Read more. In other news, an Illinois woman who says she sustained severe and permanent injuries following a series of root
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice of allowance to Milestone Scientific for its U.S. patent application directed to the use of a disposable handpiece for fluid administration, which is currently used in conjunction with the company’s C-CLAD (computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery) systems. To date, Milestone has been awarded 21 U.S. utility and design patents relating to its C-CLAD technologies. “This notice is a strong validation of
Aspen Dental is partnering with Oral Health America (OHA) in support of OHA’s National Spit Tobacco Education Program (NSTEP), an oral health education and oral cancer prevention program, at the Little League Baseball World Series, August 21-30 in Williamsport, PA. The program focuses on educating young athletes and parents about the importance of good oral health, the dangers of tobacco use, and the prevention of oral cancer. Aspen Dental will
Dental researchers are likely to share in the $1.1 billion the U.S. government is spending on comparative effectiveness research (CER), if the findings of a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) are taken to heart. The report, released in June by the IOM’s newly formed Committee on Comparative Effectiveness Research Prioritization (CCERP), recommends 100 priorities for CER, including two specific to oral health: comparing the effectiveness of various
Gingival augmentation surgery appeared to succeed in decreasing recession in a long-term retrospective split-mouth study (Journal of Periodontology, May 22, 2009). Investigators from the University of Florence looked at the mouths of 55 subjects in which 73 sites of recessive gingiva were treated with gingival grafts and 73 contralateral sites were not treated over a period of 10-27 years. The grafted sites were treated with either submarginal or marginal free
The average full-time dental hygienist in the U.S. made $34.40 an hour in 2006, according to a new report by the ADA. The data was released this year, but based on a survey completed by 1,968 dentists in 2007 about salaries they paid employees the year before. The hourly wages varied greatly, with a standard deviation of ± $10.80 for hygienists. On a weekly basis, hygienists working for generalists made
