Researchers at Texas A&M College of Dentistry have received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to study the gene required for cartilage development — FAM20B — to determine how…

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine continue to build on existing knowledge of how the fungus Candida albicans takes advantage of the enzyme GtfB, produced by the Streptococcus mutans bacteria, to form…

Colgate-Palmolive has released a new oral health care textbook that provides practical information on preventing the most common oral health diseases, with a special emphasis on age-related conditions.

The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) has selected Yvonne Kapila, DDS, PhD, as the recipient of the inaugural Sunstar Innovation Grant.

An article published in Dental Clinics of North America reminds clinicians to stay up to date on immunizations to protect against vaccine-preventable diseases that pose a high risk in the dental setting.

Investigators at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in La Jolla, California, may be closer to eliminating the threat of antibiotic-resistant microbes, as they recently discovered a way to structurally modify vancomycin to increase its…

Penn Dental Medicine recently celebrated the opening of the Edward and Shirley Shils Clinic, a 55-chair restorative teaching clinic for predoctoral students.

Researchers have developed a nanocoating for titanium alloy dental implants that’s designed to decrease the incidence of peri-implantitis — a chief cause of implant failure.

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research has awarded Louisiana State University Health New Orleans’ School of Dentistry a $2.5 million grant to develop stronger dental restorative materials.

Providing patients a functional, esthetic and long-lasting restoration is every clinician’s objective when placing direct composite resins.