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…

Iron Intake May Linked to Neurodegenerative Diseases It has been said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. But analysis of teeth, researchers propose, may be a window into lifetime exposure to metals, toxins, and iron. Such analysis

Neutrophils May Play Role in Oral Cancer Prognosis Neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, may promote the invasiveness of cancers, including oral cancer. Researchers from the University of Toronto made this discovery when analyzing the…

Incorporating Drug Screening in the Dental Practice A trip to the dentist, for some patients, may mean more than an oral health check. In some dental practices, not only are oral health professionals screening for oral systemic medical…

Cancer Suppressing Protein Diminishes With Age Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have found that not everything gets better with age. In this case, they point to p53, a protein known for suppressing cancer. The team…