As humans age, hematopoietic stem cells—the immature precursor cells that give rise to all blood and immune cells—accumulate mutations. Some of the mutations allow these
Every year, roughly 3 million Americans receive implants to replace lost teeth. While this technology has represented a leap of progress in dental care, over
While fluoride-based treatments have long been the gold standard in dentistry for preventing tooth decay, this singular approach does not sufficiently control biofilm—the main culprit
Infections caused by fungi, such as Candida albicans, pose a significant global health risk due to their resistance to existing treatments, so much so that
Collaborating researchers from Penn Dental Medicine and the University of North Carolina (UNC) have discovered that the bacterial species Selenomonas sputigena can have an important role in tooth
The Penn Dental Medicine Center for Integrative Global Oral Health (CIGOH) has launched “Statistics with Crayons,” a new animated video and podcast series aimed at making complex statistical
A Penn Dental Medicine study has found that a cross-kingdom partnership between bacteria and fungi can result in the two joining to form a “superorganism”
Shapeshifting microrobots may one day act as a toothbrush, rinse, and dental floss in one. The technology, developed by a multidisciplinary team, including Penn Dental
The immune system remembers. Often this memory, primed by past encounters with threats like bacteria or viruses, is an asset. But when that memory is
A chewing gum made with a plant-grown protein “traps” the SARS-CoV-2 virus, reducing viral load in saliva and potentially tamping down transmission, according to a
A growing body of evidence points to a link between iron-deficiency anemia and severe tooth decay. Whether the connection is correlative or causative is unknown,
