Research presented at the American Academy of Physician Assistants’ (AAPA) 2018 conference in New Orleans notes that while physician assistants (PAs) are working to improve their knowledge of oral health issues and the oral-systemic link,…
Growing evidence suggests that when compared with the general population, patients with diabetes face increased risk for periodontal diseases—which, in turn, is believed to adversely affect blood glucose levels.
Tulane University School of Public Health in New Orleans and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston suggest a link between losing two or more teeth in middle age and increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
Based on the understanding that the tristetraprolin (TTP) protein is crucial to controlling inflammation, new research indicates that patients who lack TTP may be subject to rapid and severe bone loss.
Thanks to the aid of specialized nanotechnology, patients who dread oral surgery required during orthodontic care may no longer have a good reason to skip treatment.
A new clinical trial is testing the efficacy of using an adapted virus to provide a corrective gene to salivary glands in order to restore salivary flow among patients with radiation-induced dry mouth.