SOCIAL EXPERIENCES AND MOTHERS’ ATTITUDES PREDICT ADJUSTMENT FOR CLEFT PALATE Social experiences can have profound effect on the development of adolescents who have oral cleft, but overall adjustment for these young people is also…
TONGUE CANCER RATES SKYROCKET AMONG YOUNG WHITE WOMEN Tongue cancer is appearing in increasing numbers among young people in the United States. Once largely the affliction of retirement age males who smoked and drank to excess, oral cancer…
STEM CELL TRANSPLANT MAY OFFER A NEW TOOL IN ADVANCED PERIODONTITIS TREATMENT Periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSC) taken from one area of a test subject and transplanted to another area shows promise as a future therapy for…
LOZENGE TO RELIEVE XEROSTOMIA POSSIBLE THIS YEAR The tea leaves say a simple lozenge may relieve xerostomia symptoms. Researchers are investigating an all natural lozenge that harnesses green tea’s polyphenols (antioxidants which remove…
ADEA Supports National Oral Health Report WASHINGTON, DC—The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) welcomes the April 8 release of Advancing Oral Health in America, the first of two new reports on oral health undertaken by the…