Questions and Controversy Rise over ‘Tooth Worms’New, micro images of worm like structures uncovered inside a dissected molar have  researchers puzzling over their true nature. Studies by University of Maryland Dental School researchers…

Oral Sex Drives Rise in Throat CancerDental hygienists may already be taking notice of a steep rise in the number of patients being diagnosed with throat cancer. The phenomenon is largely the result of a 20 year evolution in sexual

Replacement for Oral Mucosa Takes Shape in LaboratoryDental and tissue engineering researchers at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts have harnessed the pluripotency of…

  American Dental Association Statement Food and Drug Administration Action on Dental AmalgamWASHINGTON, July 28, 2009—The American Dental Association (ADA) agrees with the  U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision not…

Research group headed by Takashi Tsuji demonstrates in regenerating bioengineered “fully functional organ (tooth)”Substantial advance in the development of next generation “organ replacement regenerative therapies”Announced in online…

TePe Implant Care™ will be introduced at AAP in Boston Worldwide over five million implants are placed every yearLong term success for implants depends on how well they are taken care of. With proper home care and professional maintenance,…

FDA and Public Health Experts Warn About Electronic CigarettesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that a laboratory analysis of electronic cigarette samples has found that they contain carcinogens and toxic chemicals such…

ADHA Awards Presidential Citation to Minnesota State SenatorChicago, July 20, 2009—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) recently awarded Minnesota State Senator Ann Lynch with a presidential citation to recognize her…

College Students Start a Global Community for Health IssuesNew York, NY – Zachary Katz, a Harvard College senior, and Jerel Chacko, a first year at New Jersey Medical School, have started a nonprofit business that aims to connect physicians…

Stopping Oral Cancer in its TracksBU Dental Researchers ID Key Gene to Control Tumor Spread(Boston) In new research from Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska and her team are the first…