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
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers from the ADA Forsyth Institute and University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill used single-cell transcriptomic analysis to successfully map dental pulp
Aging is associated with increased susceptibility to periodontitis due to the reduced expression of DEL-1. Credit: Niigata University Researchers from Niigata University and a University of Pennsylvania team have identified
Salivary levels of a macrophage activating factor (MAF), b macrophage chemotactic factor (MCF) and c macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) among healthy and gingivitis cases. ns not significant, *p p BMC Oral
A new study has found that oral condition affects psychological well-being in older adults via its infleunce on nutritional status and a person’s individual or environmental characteristics. Credit: Dr. Noriko
A remarkably effective case of decrease in virulent periodontal bacterial species and improvement of hyperglycemic status by gargling with mouthwash containing chlorhexidine. Credit: Saaya Matayoshi There is growing evidence that
