Dentistry News and Research

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Care for Dental Bridges

Patients who have undergone a dental bridge procedure should be advised as to the best ways to care for the bridge to prolong its lifespan.

22 Sep 2017

Open your mouth and say goo-goo: Dentists treating ever-younger patients

Allen Barron scrunches up his tiny face and wails as his mother gently tips him backward onto the lap of Jean Calvo, a pediatric dental resident at the University of California-San Francisco.

21 Sep 2017

PCORI approves $13 million funding award to NYU Dentistry for school-based cavity prevention study

A research team at New York University College of Dentistry has been approved for a $13.3 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study cavity prevention, quality of life, and school performance.

20 Sep 2017

LSUHealthNO to examine effectiveness of novel drug designed for heart muscle regeneration

In collaboration with Novo Biosciences, Inc., LSU Health New Orleans Cardiovascular Center of Excellence will receive more $500,000 over two years to study the effectiveness of a novel drug designed to stimulate the regeneration of heart muscle and prevent the formation or scar tissue following a heart attack.

15 Sep 2017

Bone and tooth restoration symposium to be held at Lucideon, November 2017

Lucideon, the international materials development and consultancy organization, is pleased to announce that Biodensol will be holding a symposium entitled, ‘Novel Silicate and Phosphate Materials for Bone and Tooth Restoration’ on Tuesday 07 November 2017, 09:00-16:15 at its headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent.

From Lucideon 15 Sep 2017

Skills for Health and Health Education England introduce new free Oral Healthcare Elearning course

Skills for Health and Health Education England are launching a new free Oral Healthcare Elearning course to support anyone interested in learning more about oral health and mouth care. It will be particularly useful for those providing care for others.

15 Sep 2017

Researchers identify new in-utero treatment to reverse cleft palate in mouse models

Researchers at University of Utah Health clarified a molecular pathway responsible for the formation of cleft palate and identified a new treatment to reverse this defect in mouse pups in-utero.

13 Sep 2017

Research uncovers new target for therapy, diagnosis, and prognosis of colon cancer

Genetic research conducted at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine and Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center demonstrated for the first time that a novel protein can cause normal cells in the lining of the colon to become malignant, grow and spread, as well as take on the characteristics of stem cells.

12 Sep 2017

New photoacoustic imaging technique uses squid ink to examine patient's gum health

Squid ink might be a great ingredient to make black pasta, but it could also one day make getting checked for gum disease at the dentist less tedious and even painless.

7 Sep 2017

Researchers find mechanism that explains differences in skin’s responsiveness to heat, mechanical stimuli

Researchers at the Bluestone Center for Clinical Research at the New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) have identified a novel molecular mechanism which explains why dark-skinned and light-skinned people respond differently to heat and mechanical stimulation.

6 Sep 2017

Research shows value of well-designed admissions testing for undergraduate medical courses

Research by Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing on the BioMedical Admissions Test shows the value of well-designed admissions testing for undergraduate medicine, biomedical and dentistry courses.

6 Sep 2017

Researchers synthesizing new, first-in-class drug to stop growth of ER-positive breast cancer

Researchers at UT Health San Antonio and two partner institutions are developing a new, first-in-class agent that has stopped the growth of estrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive) breast cancer in its tracks.

30 Aug 2017

Traditional Chinese herb may hold key to new osteoporosis therapy for preventing bone loss

An herb widely used in traditional Chinese medicine might hold the key to a new osteoporosis therapy that could prevent bone loss without causing side effects.

29 Aug 2017

LSU Health New Orleans to receive $735,000 for improving heart attack recovery

LSU Health New Orleans will receive $735,000 over two years to study the effectiveness of the first patented drug-eluting guidewire in preventing a complication that can occur following treatment of heart attacks with angioplasty.

28 Aug 2017

LSU Health New Orleans receives $10 million grant to support research on virus-induced cancers

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded LSU Health New Orleans a $10 million grant over five years to support new basic research studies advancing the development new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for virus-induced cancers.

26 Aug 2017

Pan-European initiative receives €3.7 million funding to train next generation of brain tumor researchers

A pan-European initiative led by the University of Plymouth designed to train the next generation of brain tumor researchers, has received funding of almost €3.7 million from the European Commission's Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Program.

26 Aug 2017

Dentistry News and Research

Latest Dentistry News and Research

Care for Dental Bridges

Open your mouth and say goo-goo: Dentists treating ever-younger patients

PCORI approves $13 million funding award to NYU Dentistry for school-based cavity prevention study

LSUHealthNO to examine effectiveness of novel drug designed for heart muscle regeneration

Bone and tooth restoration symposium to be held at Lucideon, November 2017

Skills for Health and Health Education England introduce new free Oral Healthcare Elearning course

Researchers identify new in-utero treatment to reverse cleft palate in mouse models

Research uncovers new target for therapy, diagnosis, and prognosis of colon cancer

New photoacoustic imaging technique uses squid ink to examine patient's gum health

Researchers find mechanism that explains differences in skin’s responsiveness to heat, mechanical stimuli

Research shows value of well-designed admissions testing for undergraduate medical courses

Researchers synthesizing new, first-in-class drug to stop growth of ER-positive breast cancer

Traditional Chinese herb may hold key to new osteoporosis therapy for preventing bone loss

LSU Health New Orleans to receive $735,000 for improving heart attack recovery

LSU Health New Orleans receives $10 million grant to support research on virus-induced cancers

Pan-European initiative receives €3.7 million funding to train next generation of brain tumor researchers

Benefits of charcoal-based dentifrices for oral hygiene still unproven

Routine dental checkups offer opportunity to observe changes in patient’s health

Study offers new, quicker way to test for Zika virus

Researchers discover potential way to trigger regeneration, repair of damaged heart cells

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

Advancing benzodiazepine detection

The Surgeon-Scientist Pioneering Regenerative Engineering

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