A monoclonal antibody may be able to stimulate tooth regeneration, according to research published online recently in Science Advances. Researchers from Kyoto University and the University of Fukui in Japan found that an antibody for the uterine sensitization associated gene-1 (USAG-1) can stimulate tooth growth in mice with the congenital condition of tooth agenesis. Deciduous incisors erupt as excess teeth in a mouse deficient in USAG-1. Image courtesy of Kyoto

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a collection of oral health articles in its journal Preventing Chronic Disease. The collection consists of eight articles and an editorial addressing “dental public health challenges and opportunities,” the CDC said. The topics include inequities in dental care access, disparities in the prevalence of oral disease, the connection between oral health and chronic diseases, and COVID-19’s effect on access

Incorporating the fluorescent molecule pyromellitic acid into the substitute bone material octacalcium phosphate (OCP) may lead to improved bone and teeth repairs, according to a study published on January 11 in Communications Chemistry. When researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University added the fluorescent acid to OCP, the bone replacement material lit up. It appeared bright blue under ultraviolet light and was much brighter than pyromellitic acid not mixed with

The U.S. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is seeking input from research and clinical practice communities, industry, interested organizations, and the public at large on its support of potential research in understudied and significant area of science. The NIDCR is committed to identifying effective preventive, diagnostic, and treatment approaches for craniofacial, oral, and dental diseases and disorders. To advance these efforts, the institute supports well-designed clinical trials

After a mandated shutdown imposed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York will reopen state-run programs that provide dental healthcare to children in underserved communities. Critical dental care, sealants, and screenings will once again be administered to children in grades pre-K through 12 who rely on these services and who have otherwise gone untreated or unscreened since March 2020, according to the New York State Dental Association and

The founder of American Tooth Industries, Bruno Pozzi, has died at the age of 82. Pozzi started the firm, originally called Bruno Pozzi Dental Products, in 1971 in Los Angeles. In 1975, the firm moved to Oxnard, CA, and it incorporated under the new name American Tooth Industries in 1985. American Tooth Industries produces abrasives, stainless steel crowns, specialty wires, and other specialty dental items. In 2008, management of the