Novel drilling plate shows promise in preclinical dental training

Front and rear views of Nissin drilling plate. Credit: University of Eastern Finland A novel drilling plate simulating the tactile and structural properties of natural human dental tissues may provide

First narrow-spectrum antibiotic successfully eliminates Fusobacterium nucleatum, a gum disease pathogen

Microbial community analysis using 16S rRNA sequencing. FP-100 treatment reduced the relative abundance of F. nucleatum without a significant change in alpha diversity, but a significant community shift was demonstrated

Oral diseases cost the world $710 billion annually, study says

Worldwide per capita expenditure on dental care (2019) in US-Dollar Credit: WHO Caries, periodontitis and tooth loss cost billions of dollars worldwide every year. This is the result of a