Scientists Discover What Prompts Double Helix DNA Strands to Open Scientists have long sought to discover what prompts double helix DNA strands to open and replicate. Now, researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los…

Evidence Suggests Oral Bacterium Contributes to Rheumatoid Arthritis Researchers have new evidence suggesting that microorganisms responsible for chronic inflammatory gingival infections may also trigger rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The…

Research Shows Stem Cells Can Regenerate Pulp Like Tissue Using a novel delivery approach, researchers report successfully introducing stem cells to damaged dentinal roots and regenerating pulp like tissue. The team from Tufts University…

Researchers Coax Plants to Produce Proteins Useful in Vaccine Development Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine’s departments of Biochemistry and Pathology have utilized codon optimization to create a…

Many Long Term Care Patients Refuse Oral Health Services The perception that if you don’t have pain, you don’t have a problem appears to apply to patients at long term care facilities, according to University at Buffalo (UB) researchers,…

Surgeon General Issues First Ever Report on Substance Addiction According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse, addiction is a “complex disease,” and “quitting takes more than good intentions or a…

University of Rochester Study Shows E Cigarettes Damage Gingival Tissue Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, have answered the question of whether electronic cigarettes are safer than…

Study Notes Racial Disparities in Opioid Prescriptions Although underserved patients often turn to hospital emergency departments for routine dental care, emergency departments can’t treat dental conditions—they can only prescribe…

Jaw Bone Stem Cells Help Repair Damaged Cartilage A new study from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine reports that stem cells found within the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are capable of regenerating cartilage and repairing…

Plant Based Antimicrobial Peptides Show Promise in Managing Biofilm Clinicians have a choice of therapies to manage oral biofilm, and researchers from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Dental Medicine are suggesting one more,…