Fighting Caries With Microsprayed Antimicrobials Streptococcus mutans are the most likely culprits when it comes to dental caries. To combat these decay causing bacteria, researchers assessed the effectiveness of a high velocity water…

Evaluating the Microbial Population of Smokeless Tobacco Approximately 8 million Americans use smokeless tobacco products, regardless of their deleterious health effects, which include increased risk of both oral cancer and periodontal…

New Periodontitis Treatment Under Investigation The Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine and Traverse Biosciences are partnering to evaluate the preclinical safety and effectiveness of the drug TRB N0224 in the treatment of…

Saliva Offers Glimpse into Evolution A recent study published in Scientific Reports examined the saliva of humans, gorillas, orangutans, macaques, and African green monkeys for insights into evolution. The research focused on the gene MUC7,…

Kellogg Supports Minority Dental Professional Initiative The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) has pledged to increase the number of minority oral health professionals with the hopes of improving access to care among the United States’ most…

Penn Team Uses Nanoparticles to Break Up Biofilm Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) in Philadelphia have developed a novel approach to removing plaque buildup and biofilm in the oral cavity. While other approaches have…

NYU, Univision Team Up to Promote Oral Health New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry and Univision Communications Inc announced their partnership to promote oral health among Hispanic Americans, beginning September 1. The…

New Drugs for the Topical Treatment of Oral Mucosal Conditions Researchers at the University of Iceland have developed a new formulation for the topical treatment of oral mucosal conditions, and it shows great promise. Their study,…

New Study Demonstrates the Accuracy of Caries Risk Assessment Assessing patients’ caries risk is key to developing effective, personalized prevention and treatment plans, according to University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of…

Promoting Implant Longevity With Antimicrobial Coating While implant therapy enjoys a high rate of success, the risk of failure—most often due to peri implant diseases—remains. For this reason, researchers from the University of Leeds…