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Preventing bacteria from falling in with the wrong crowd could help stop gum disease

Stripping some mouth bacteria of their access key to gangs of other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent gum disease and tooth loss. The study, published in the journal Microbiology suggests that t ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

CDC: Fewer smokers go to the dentist

Smokers not only have more problems with their teeth than non-smokers, they also go to the dentist less often.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Engineering safer drinking water in Africa

In the United States and other developed countries, fluoride is often added to drinking water and toothpaste to help strengthen teeth. But too much naturally occurring fluoride can have exactly the opposite effect.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Optimism and humour can help to combat dental fear

Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have investigated the strategies used by people who suffer from dental fear to cope with dental treatment. Some of the most important ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study pinpoints genetic variation that raises a risk linked to bisphosphonates

Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified a genetic variation that raises the risk of developing serious necrotic jaw bone lesions in patients who take bisphosphonates, a common class ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

State cuts to Medicaid affect patients, providers

(AP) -- Just as Medicaid prepares for a vast expansion under the federal health care overhaul, the 47-year-old entitlement program for the poor is under increasing pressure as deficit-burdened states chip away at benefits ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

F. nucleatum enables breaking bond on blood vessels to allow invaders in

A common oral bacteria, Fusobacterium nucleatum, acts like a key to open a door in human blood vessels and leads the way for it and other bacteria like Escherichia coli to invade the body through the blood and make people s ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

When it comes to use of dental services, not all New Jersey youngsters are equal

When it comes to receiving dental care, New Jersey has its share of underserved children, according to a Rutgers study.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mouse study explains bacterium's unique role in periodontitis

Scientists say they have solved in mice the mystery of how an unusual bacterium can trigger the common dental condition periodontitis while residing in low numbers in the space between tooth and gum.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers use a 3D printer to make bone-like material (w/ video)

It looks like bone. It feels like bone. For the most part, it acts like bone. And it came off an inkjet printer.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

BPA spikes 1,200 percent after eating canned soup: study

People who ate canned soup for five days straight saw their urinary levels of the chemical bisphenol A spike 1,200 percent compared to those who ate fresh soup, US researchers said on Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 11

New mouthwash may render cavities a thing of the past

(Medical Xpress) -- A new mouthwash developed by a microbiologist at the UCLA School of Dentistry is highly successful in targeting the harmful Streptococcus mutans bacteria that is the principal cause tooth decay and cavities.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 33 | with audio podcast

Professional dental cleanings may reduce risk of heart attack, stroke

Professional tooth scaling was associated with fewer heart attacks and strokes in a study (Abstract 17704) from Taiwan presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2011.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 13, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

First large-scale study of pain reveals risk factors

Millions of Americans are affected by painful jaw problems known as TMD, temporomandibular disorders, but predicting who is at risk has been extremely difficult.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lose the fat and improve the gums, dental researchers find

Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers found the human body is better at fighting gum disease when fat cells, which trigger inflammation, disappear.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0