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Two solutions for dry mouth relief are OraCoat® XyliMelts® and XyliGel®. XyliMelts are slow-releasing oral adhering discs that…
The California State Assembly voted in favor of legislation that would allow Medi-Cal to reimburse service providers for the application of silver diamine fluoride when used as a caries-arresting agent.
Due to the naturally occurring chemical compounds, aloe vera has been shown to demonstrate beneficial inhibitory effects on gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Porphyromonas…
Research led by the Georgia Institute of Technology has found the bacteria responsible for acute periodontitis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa), fared better when paired with bacteria and microbes not from the oral microbiome,…
In a development that may have implications for treating periodontal diseases, a team from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry has identified a protein that plays a key role in the initiation of the autophagy…
A report in ACS’ Analytical Chemistry suggests a highly sensitive “sniff cam” may be able to identify and measure volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that indicate disease.