ToMoBrush leverages the fact that an electric toothbrush emits acoustic signals that are generated by rapid automatic bristle vibrations. When the brush is in contact with a tooth, the tooth
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 8 million people die annually from smoking related complications. Despite efforts by governments and various
Lactoferrin which is a protein found in milk—colored dark blue—forms the mesh-like architecture of the hydrated microgel, partially coated by a hydrogel made by a polysaccharide κ-carrageenan, colored light blue.
Takahiro Ogawa. Credit: University of California, Los Angeles A team of UCLA School of Dentistry researchers led by Takahiro Ogawa, D.D.S., Ph.D., has culminated a decade of dental implant research
Model for ameloblast-specific autoantibody production in patients with coeliac disease. Credit: Nature (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06776-0 According to a recent study, tooth enamel damage common in celiac disease may be caused by
Microparticles containing the immune-modulating compound CCL2. Credit: Julie Kobyra, University of Pittsburgh Targeting the immune system could prevent or treat periodontal disease (PD), a common but serious disease of the
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The dental health benefits of adding fluoride to drinking water may be smaller now than before fluoride toothpaste was widely available, an updated Cochrane review has
Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels Dental professionals can make a marked and positive difference to public health by being trained to spot some of the key markers of chronic disease,
Association between qualitative smoking habits (Never, Former and Current) and the salivary microbiota in the CHRISMB cohort. (A) Principal Coordinate Analysis on the Bray–Curtis dissimilarity at genus level. Confidence areas
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers have found an inexpensive tool that may help reduce rates of pneumonia for hospitalized patients—and it comes with bristles on one end. A new study
