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Early preventive dental care for Medicaid-enrolled children may lead to long-term treatment, study suggests

Research out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health suggests preventive dental care provided by a dentist for children before the age of 2 enrolled in Medicaid in Alabama may lead to more care long-term.

28 Feb 2017

Estrogen therapy can lead to healthier teeth and gums in postmenopausal women, study suggests

Estrogen therapy has already been credited with helping women manage an array of menopause-related issues, including reducing hot flashes, improving heart health and bone density, and maintaining levels of sexual satisfaction.

22 Feb 2017

Novel substance can effectively inhibit chronic nerve pain, study shows

Trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by sharp, lancinating pain in the teeth or facial area. The standard treatment for this chronic nerve pain can cause burdening side effects.

20 Feb 2017

Mayo Clinic: Surgeons complete near-total face transplant on Wyoming man

A multidisciplinary team of surgeons, physicians and other health professionals recently completed a near-total face transplant on a Wyoming man on Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus.

17 Feb 2017

New dental procedure offers less painful way to treat small cavities in between teeth

A new clinical trial at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry is offering patients with cavities in between teeth a new, less painful treatment option.

13 Feb 2017

New method of repairing injured bone could lead to powerful treatments for skeletal system injuries

A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has developed a new method of repairing injured bone using stem cells from human bone marrow and a carbon material with photocatalytic properties, which could lead to powerful treatments for skeletal system injuries, such as fractures or periodontal disease.

8 Feb 2017

Mutated genes lead to tooth enamel defects that increase risk of caries

Bacteria are not the sole cause of caries; tooth resistance also plays an instrumental role. Researchers from the University of Zurich demonstrate that mutated genes lead to defects in the tooth enamel and can therefore encourage the development of caries.

7 Feb 2017

New stem cell method could lead to powerful treatments for skeletal system injuries

23 Jan 2017

KU Leuven researchers develop new dental implant that helps prevent and fight infections

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at KU Leuven (University of Leuven, Belgium) has developed a dental implant that gradually releases drugs from a built-in reservoir. This helps prevent and fight infections.

19 Jan 2017

Study reveals effects of heavy smoking on lower jaw dental implants

Journal of Oral Implantology – Smoking causes a range of negative effects, particularly in the smoker’s mouth. The effects that smoking has on dental implants, however, is unclear. Even safe and effective treatments, such as dental implants, tend to fail more often in patients who smoke.

17 Jan 2017

Researchers discover new natural tooth repair method using Alzheimer's drug

A new method of stimulating the renewal of living stem cells in tooth pulp using an Alzheimer's drug has been discovered by a team of researchers at King's College London.

9 Jan 2017

Many researchers report lack of evidence for caries-preventive effect of water fluoridation

"Fluoridated water [does] not seem, based on the existing literature, to hold sufficient evidence for the reduction of dental caries," report Italian researchers in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc.

23 Dec 2016

Teeth News and Research

Latest Teeth News and Research

Early preventive dental care for Medicaid-enrolled children may lead to long-term treatment, study suggests

Estrogen therapy can lead to healthier teeth and gums in postmenopausal women, study suggests

Novel substance can effectively inhibit chronic nerve pain, study shows

Mayo Clinic: Surgeons complete near-total face transplant on Wyoming man

New dental procedure offers less painful way to treat small cavities in between teeth

New method of repairing injured bone could lead to powerful treatments for skeletal system injuries

Mutated genes lead to tooth enamel defects that increase risk of caries

New stem cell method could lead to powerful treatments for skeletal system injuries

KU Leuven researchers develop new dental implant that helps prevent and fight infections

Study reveals effects of heavy smoking on lower jaw dental implants

Researchers discover new natural tooth repair method using Alzheimer's drug

Many researchers report lack of evidence for caries-preventive effect of water fluoridation

Many scuba divers experience dental symptoms in water, UB research finds

Novel approach can regenerate dental pulp-like tissues in animal model

Study estimates health benefits of UK soft drinks industry levy

Research provides insights into dental hygiene and diet of early European hominin population

New technology that increases Natural Killer cells to stop cancers gets licensed

Dental problems linked to cleft lip and palate may be caused by abnormal salivary glands

New research suggests only 12% of older Americans have dental insurance

Research validates effectiveness of world-first dental vaccine

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