Novel Approach for Enamel Regeneration Once worn away, tooth enamel does not regenerate. And while many research efforts have been directed at creating a material that mimics enamel, no discovery to date has found one that compares with the…

The Correlation Between Diet and Periodontal Bone Loss Oral health and systemic health are intimately intertwined, so it is no surprise that obesity may impact periodontal bone loss. Researchers sought to investigate the impact of certain…

Nanodiamonds Shine for Root Canal Therapy Root canal therapy is designed to eliminate pulp infections and protect the affected area from future microbial invasion. And now, the material used to fill and seal infected pulp canals, gutta…

Chairside Oral HPV Test in Development Today’s patients often expect instant results, and now researchers are one step closer to developing a rapid oral human papillomavirus (HPV) test that could deliver chairside results. The test would…

Protein May Inhibit Periodontal Bone Loss Periodontitis affects more than 60 million Americans, according to the American Academy of Periodontology. It causes loss of alveolar bone around the teeth, which when left untreated, leads to tooth…

IADR AADR Address Financial Burden of Dental Diseases Dental disease creates significant financial burdens, and access to care problems in both the United States and abroad limit the ability of many patients to seek necessary treatment for…

Researchers Take Another Look at Heart Disease and Periodontitis High blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, being overweight, lack of physical activity, and unhealthy diet are all risk factors for cardiovascular disease. And now researchers…

Link Between Oral Infections and Alzheimer's Investigated Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and the only cause of mortality among the top 10 that cannot be prevented, cured, or slowed.1…

Maternal Stress Affects Children's Oral Health Take a bite of this mom’s stress can make her child more prone to early childhood caries. This according to the study “Maternal Allostatic Load, Caretaking Behaviors, and Child Dental Caries…

Researchers Discover Mechanism for Enamel Regeneration Ameloblasts, or enamel forming cells, have limited regeneration capability. Now researchers are pointing to the extracellular matrix protein thrombospondin 2 (TSP2) as a potential key…