A study published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery reports that more than one in four children born with a cleft lip and/or palate face barriers to certified care, especially in the South and rural regions of the United…

Children and young adults who experience pain from routine dental care or oral surgery are frequently exposed to unsafe opioid prescriptions, according to a study led by University of Michigan researchers. Appearing in Pediatrics, the…

Research presented during the 99th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) highlights the therapeutic role cannabidiol (CBD) may eventually play in treating oral ulcers.  According to the…

Investigators at the Danish National Research Foundation’s Copenhagen Center for Glycomics have developed a method to artificially produce the sugars found in mucus, known as mucins, which may lead to novel approaches to medical and dental…

As detailed in an article appearing in the Journal of Dental Research, “The Human Salivary Proteome Wiki: A Community-Driven Research Platform,” a new public portal has been launched that provides access to a dynamic database on proteins…

In order to better understand how stress affects childhood development, an interdisciplinary team studied the timing of first permanent molar eruption. Investigators from the University of Pennsylvania’s (Penn) School of Dental Medicine and…

Researchers from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom suggest educating Brazilian residents about the apparent link between oral health and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and improving access to dental care can…

A machine-learning algorithm may be able to assess how patients will respond to treatment for peri-implantitis. A study led by University of Michigan School of Dentistry researchers used a form of artificial intelligence to predict…

An investigation into the association between fear of COVID-19, dental anxiety, and the frequency of hand-to-face contact in a dental setting may offer a better understanding of these biopsychosocial factors in the spread of COVID-19.

For the first time, scientists at the University of Zurich have mapped a comprehensive atlas of single cells that comprise human teeth. The findings may lead to new cell-based approaches to various dental therapeutics. Results from the…