Vaping associated with untreated caries
2021-07-19
Vaping electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) was associated with an increase of untreated caries, according to research published on July 14 in the Journal of the American
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Study finds new type of inflammatory response to plaque
2021-07-18
A study published July 6 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America found a new type of inflammatory
Week in Review: Dental hacks | Dentures to prevent dementia | Mouth locking device
2021-07-09
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Aluminum foil has its place in the kitchen, but did you know it comes in handy in the dental practice as well?
Why does this 300,000-year-old jaw have no dental disease?
2021-06-23
Meet one of your primal ancestors. He’s not your immediate relative, but he may be the origin of the human species. The picture below is
Oral-systemic health webinar scheduled
2021-06-15
Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) Crest + Oral-B, the Smile Generation, and dental service organization Pacific Dental Services are hosting a webinar on oral-systemic health. The
Higher doses of radiotherapy in kids linked to oral complications
2021-06-03
Childhood head and neck cancer survivors who undergo higher doses of radiation therapy face greater risks of developing salivary and dental complications, according to a
Gingivitis tied to increased risk of future depression
2021-05-19
European researchers discovered a link between gingivitis and depression in a study published in the June 2021 edition of the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Patients
Decades-old baby teeth may hold key to cognitive decline
2021-04-26
A cache of donated baby teeth — leftovers from a famous radiation exposure study from the 1950s — that had been hidden away in an
Sleep apnea treatment may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s
2021-04-13
Older adults who use positive airway pressure therapy to treat obstructive sleep apnea may be less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and other types of
Gum germ imbalance linked to Alzheimer’s biomarker
2021-04-11
Cognitively healthy adults who have more harmful oral bacteria may be at greater risk of having a key Alzheimer’s disease biomarker, according to a study
Periodontitis poses heart risks for healthy patients
2021-03-28
Even patients with periodontitis who are otherwise healthy may be at an increased risk for hypertension, according to findings published on March 29 in Hypertension.
NYU receives $2.9M for oral cancer pain research
2021-01-31
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded researchers at New York University
