Being overweight or obese has been associated with increased risk of periodontal disease. Hoping to better understand any causal relationship, an international team of researchers followed subjects from birth to adulthood, assessing…

The effects of tobacco on oral and overall health are well documented, with exposure to tobacco linked to heart disease, stroke and many types of cancer. Now researchers have provided another reason to avoid tobacco. Exposure to tobacco…

Research conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham evaluated the effects of gestational age and location of bleeding sites on the prevalence of gingivitis in pregnant women in their first and second trimesters. The investigation…

Anutra Medical The Anutra Local Anesthetic Delivery System is a revolutionary way to simply buffer local anesthetics. With buffering, practitioners can be more productive, efficient, and profitable while providing a more comfortable…

Pac-Dent International, Inc., founded in 1992, and has since earned its reputation as one of the best and reliable dental manufacturers and wholesalers in the dental industry, announced today that it has acquired 100% of the common and…

June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, a day to get the facts, get tested, and get involved! Around 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV, and one in eight people don't know they have it. Nearly 45,000 people find out…

San Francisco is the first city in the United States to mandate that advertisements for sugar-containing beverages must display a warning about their associated health effects. The warning labels — which read: “Drinking beverages with added…

A good night’s sleep is crucial to maintaining health, so it’s hardly surprising that chronic pain is associated with disturbed sleep patterns. In some cases, this creates a relationship in which both conditions escalate and coexist. To…

While it has long been known that bacteria can take up DNA, scientists are now studying which metabolic pathways must be activated in order for pathogenic bacteria to acquire genes from DNA. Researchers from the University of Oslo,…

New research suggests that a bioceramic material used in spinal implants may have potential to help clinicians better manage periodontal disease. An international team led by Giuseppe Pezzotti, PhD, of the Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto…