Researchers have new evidence suggesting that microorganisms responsible for chronic inflammatory gingival infections may also trigger rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The latest research from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in…

The perception that if you don’t have pain, you don’t have a problem appears to apply to patients at long-term care facilities, according to University at Buffalo (UB) researchers, who report that nearly 90% of patients at nursing homes…

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse, addiction is a “complex disease,” and “quitting takes more than good intentions or a strong will.” The NIH also states that many addictive substances…

Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine’s departments of Biochemistry and Pathology have utilized codon optimization to create a genetic engineering technique that persuades plants to produce foreign…

Researchers at Arizona State University (ASU) are questioning the validity of bite-mark identification as trial evidence after reviews of empirical findings point to a lack of reliability and validity of the most fundamental claims…

Although underserved patients often turn to hospital emergency departments for routine dental care, emergency departments can’t treat dental conditions — they can only prescribe medication to ease pain. This led investigators at Boston…

Along with a steady increase in oral and oropharyngeal cancers diagnosed in the United States — estimated at 48,330 new cases this year — the five-year survival rate has also risen. While the rising survival rate is good news, many…

Clinicians have a choice of therapies to manage oral biofilm, and researchers from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Dental Medicine are suggesting one more, as they report plant-based antimicrobial peptides may be equally…

A new study from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine reports that stem cells found within the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are capable of regenerating cartilage and repairing damaged joints. This research offers hope to the…

Approximately 8 million Americans use smokeless tobacco products, regardless of the increased risk of oral cancer and periodontal disease. Although many of these health risks are well understood, a new study investigated the microbial…