Dentistry/Periodontal Disease

Cavities, or dental caries, are the most widespread non-communicable disease globally, according to the World Health Organization. Having a cavity drilled and filled at the dentist's office can be painful, but untreated caries could lead…

Effectiveness of anti-inflammatories following surgery depends on when you take them If you have just had knee, shoulder or hip surgery, you may want to take anti-inflammatories in the morning or at noon, but not at night. A McGill-led…

Study shows human ancestors could have consumed hard plant tissues without damaging their teeth Go ahead, take a big bite. Hard plant foods may have made up a larger part of early human ancestors' diet than currently presumed,…

Credit: Courtesy of UTSA January 14, 2020 - Anson Ong, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Administration and Graduate Programs at the UTSA College of Engineering, has been elected to the International College of Fellows of Biomaterials…

Zebrafish, pediatric patients and DNA biobank-linked electronic health records inform research studyCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Studies that started in zebrafish have now pointed to a role for collagen secretion in a wide…

A recently published study indicates that oral infections seem to have no association with the risk of stem cell transplantation patients dying of or getting a serious infection within six months of the procedure. A study…

Cancer drugs, artificial proteins, and how human tooth enamel can last a lifetimeCredit: Amgen Unique Cancer Drug Discovered With Help From Advanced Light Source Begins Historical Clinical Trial The first-of-its kind…

Miniature dental device gives up-close, real-time view into how teeth respond to dental materials A so-called "tooth-on-a-chip" could one day enable more personalized dentistry, giving dentists the ability to identify dental filling…

Three distinguished members of the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) have been elected by their American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) peers to the 2019 Class of AAAS Fellows. They are: D. Rick Sumner, Ph.D.,…

Researchers at King's College London and the University of Southern Denmark have received a research contract of £750,000 to investigate the use of laser light in animal research. They plan to develop a laser technique that will help…