The Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine (SBU) is leading a multicenter clinical trial to evaluate whether treatment of chronic periodontitis will help improve

The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at New York University (NYU) has awarded an NYU nursing-dental research team a one-year pilot grant to assess

In the face of a dramatic worldwide increase in adolescent obesity and type 2 diabetes, The Forsyth Institute announced a research alliance with the Dasman

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Dentistry is one of three sites recruiting patients for a clinical trial to test whether the

The treatment of periodontal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes may lower their blood sugar levels, according to a new study (Cochrane Database of

A large majority of patients with diabetes, the fastest-growing disease in the world, also suffer from oral inflammatory diseases, according to a Canadian study that

New clinical guidelines released by the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) emphasize the importance of periodontal health for people with diabetes, according to a press release

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 10 – Glibenclamide (glyburide) use has been associated with tooth discoloration in at least five children treated for neonatal diabetes,

Pregnant women with periodontal disease may be at an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes even if they don’t smoke or drink, according to an

A University of Michigan study has found that regular, nonsurgical periodontal services can lower medical costs for people with diabetes, according to Blue Cross Blue

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 21 – People with moderate to severe gum disease may have an elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the

The American Diabetes Association feels so strongly about the link between periodontal disease and type 2 diabetes that the group invited a number of dentists