The mouth provides a hospitable environment for many microorganisms. It is warm, nutrient-rich, continuously bathed with saliva, and has a pH of between 6.75 and

Stripping some oral bacteria of their access to other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent periodontal disease and tooth loss, according to a new study

Oral microbiota could play a role in identifying patients at risk for healthcare-associated pneumonia, according to a study presented October 22 at the Infectious Diseases

A mouthwash developed by a microbiologist at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry has been shown to be highly successful in targeting

Normal bacteria present in the oral cavity provide the catalyst for the development of periodontal disease, according to a study in Cell Host and Microbe

The National Institutes of Health has given $2.25 million to Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers to study how an isolated agent

Location-specific dental erosion is not associated with gastroesophageal reflux (GER), salivary flow, or bacterial load, according to a new study in Gastroenterology (August 5, 2011).

A team of researchers at King’s College London and the Forsyth Institute have been awarded a follow-on grant by the U.S. National Institute for Dental

Microbiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have identified the protein that allows Streptococcus mutans to gain a foothold in heart tissue, where it

Scientists from around the world are gathering this week at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York to analyze the hundreds of species

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued Patent No. 7931892 to Oragenics for ProBiora3, a proprietary blend of naturally occurring oral bacteria shown to

Lactic-acid bacteria in plaque can cause caries, but in saliva these same bacteria appear to protect against human papillomavirus (HPV) and head and neck squamous