Health care professionals who are directly and indirectly involved in patient care can be exposed to infectious agents that can be transmitted to and from clinicians and patients.
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University's School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland have received a $4.2 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study treatments for dental caries in older adults.
Mutations in ORAI1 have been determined as the dominant channel causing a loss in calcium in enamel cells, resulting in defective dental enamel mineralization
Warning patients of their risks of periodontal disease may improve their oral hygiene, according to a study published in the Journal of Periodontology.