Olympic Athletes Do Not Exhibit Exceptional Oral Health While the strength, speed, and performance of Olympic athletes may be breathtaking, a recently published paper reveals that many 2012 London Olympic Games athletes—who were voluntarily…

Hepatitis C Transmission Highlights Need for Infection Control In light of the recent confirmation of the first patient to patient transmission of hepatitis C in a dental setting—due to lax infection control practices in the office of a…

The health of dental pulp is critical to tooth longevity, and new research shows that its vitality may be threatened by a frequently prescribed medication. The study, "Potential Correlation Between Statins and Pulp Chamber Calcification,"…

Researchers Discover New HIV Replication Pathway Antiretroviral treatments to slow the progression of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have significantly extended the lifespan—and improved the quality of life—of infected individuals.…

New Drug Approved for Treating HIV Although advances in treatment have enabled people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) to live longer, healthier lives, more than 50,000 new infections…

Gingival Stem Cells Show Promise for Tissue Regeneration A study published in July in the Journal of Dental Research’s online edition suggests that gingivae may contain ideal properties for harvesting stem cells. Spearheaded by Songtao Shi,…

Study Suggests Link Between Alzheimer's and Periodontitis The association between periodontal diseases and a variety of systemic diseases is well known, and now researchers may have found another link. New research published online in…

Periodontal Diseases May Impair Quality of Life It’s no surprise that periodontal diseases negatively impact both systemic and oral health, but most studies fail to consider the additional effects on patients. To rectify this, a team of…

Hyaluronan Containing Gel May Improve Periodontal Wound Healing A new study suggests that the application of a hyaluronan containing gel may be a useful adjunct to scaling and root planing for patients with periodontal diseases. The…

Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Increased Prostate Cancer Risk In Men Fatty acids commonly found in omega 3 fatty fish and fish oil supplements have long been advocated as beneficial to health. However, a study titled "Plasma Phospholipid