VR-haptics-enhanced training holds potential to transform dental education

Credit: University of Eastern Finland A new comprehensive literature review of the benefits and challenges of integrating haptics-enhanced virtual reality training, or VR-haptics for short, in dental education curricula highlights

Study reveals economic burden of tooth decay is highest in UK’s deprived groups

Decrease in per person costs (US$) after uniform application of non-targeted interventions lowering the progression rate by 30% and a leveling up approach to reduce caries progression. Credit: BMC Public

Denture use tied to better cognitive health in older adults with partial tooth loss

Denture use may help protect against cognitive decline in older adults with partial tooth loss, according to a study published in Aging Medicine. Xiang Qi, Ph.D., R.N., from the New