A study by the National Institutes of Health and University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia suggests a substrate of T cells may contribute to the inflammation and bone loss associated with periodontitis.…

Researchers from the University of Sheffield in England examined the impact of a guideline change in prescribing antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) to prevent infective endocarditis in patients prior to undergoing invasive dental procedures.…

Scientists at Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco have mapped the interaction between human papillomavirus (HPV) proteins and human proteins to better understand why patients with head and neck cancer caused by HPV respond differently…

New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago indicates periodontal conditions may be an initiating factor in Alzheimer’s disease.

A study led by the American Physiological Society reports routine oral care to treat periodontitis may help reduce inflammation and toxins in patients with liver cirrhosis.

Visiting the dentist’s office before undergoing major cancer surgery may reduce a patient’s risk of complications, according to a Japanese retrospective cohort study.

The genomes of three strains of Streptococcus sobrinus, one of the most harmful bacteria known to accelerate the development of caries in certain individuals, have been successfully sequenced by University of Illinois at…

When it comes to treating patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), oral health professionals play an integral role on the health care team.

A University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine study has identified the Foxo1 protein as being key to angiogenesis (blood vessel formation), a process that’s crucial to wound healing. The paper, “FOXO1 Regulates VEGFA Expression…