Low-Cost Peptide Kills Bacteria and Breaks Up Plaque

2016-09-27

Overall healthcare has relied on protein drugs such as insulin, which are derived from biological sources, for decades. Yet dental medicine has not employed them

Suspected Mycobacterial Infections Follow Pulpotomies

2016-09-21

The Orange County (OC) Health Care Agency and other public health organizations are investigating mycobacterial dental infections among pediatric patients who had been treated with

Stigmergy May Explain Biofilm Growth—And Bacterial Consciousness

2016-09-13

Just as flocks of birds and schools of fish seem to simultaneously and suddenly change direction, the bacteria that forms biofilm or dental plaque may

Nanoparticles Break Up Plaque and Prevent Cavities

2016-08-02

The decay-causing bacteria that live in dental plaque “hide” in a glue-like polymer scaffold. Embedded in this sticky biofilm matrix, this bacteria then can resist

Silver Fights White Spot Lesions in Orthodontics

2015-12-15

Fixed orthodontics sometimes leads to white spot lesions. Research from Beijing Friendship Hospital at Capital Medical University in China, though, has shown that silver nanoparticles

Amino Acid Could Help to Improve Oral Health

2015-05-12

A common amino acid could solve dental issues for many people. Arginine, which is found in foods, could enable many people to avoid cavities and