A team of 21 frontline public dental hygienists working to address oral health inequalities across North Carolina has been instrumental in creating and implementing a state-wide plan that addresses the needs of their most vulnerable…

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in 2020, patients with mental health disorders were more likely to have more dental problems than the general population.

Improving the oral health of children with early childhood caries is a priority for dental professionals, as the disease has long-lasting effects and may require surgical procedures to treat.

As adults live longer, the request for dental implants continues to grow.

Periodontal disease and poor oral hygiene may be a more accurate predictor for COVID-19 severity than other risk factors, a study has found.

Colgate-Palmolive will send an oral care experiment to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX’s 22nd commercial resupply services mission scheduled to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

Patients presenting with periodontal disease may be at increased risk of future major cardiovascular events, according to research from Forsyth Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Harvard University.

A study published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery reports that a procedure consisting of removing a tumor from a patient’s jaw, followed by immediate jaw reconstruction using viable bone from the patient’s leg, can treat…

New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) has become the third dental school in the United States to acquire and use two surgical robotic devices for dental implant surgeries.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry researchers are investigating how effective mouthrinse is at reducing a person’s risk of spreading COVID-19 through a two-part clinical trial that will test the utility…