Dentistry

People living in the U.K. and following a diet close to the Mediterranean diet are more likely to have better gum health, with potentially lower amounts of gum disease and inflammation.This article was originally published […]

Researchers, including those at the University of Tokyo, have made a surprising discovery hiding in people’s mouths: Inocles, giant DNA elements that had previously escaped detection. These appear to play a central role in helping […]

Only forty-two percent of youths with sickle cell disease (SCD) received dental services in 2022, according to a research letter published online Sept. 3 in JAMA Network Open.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

If UC Berkeley’s Wenjun Zhang has her way, no one will ever have to brush or floss again.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

Just over half of Australian adults saw a dental practitioner in the past 12 months, most commonly for a check-up.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

A new study led by the University of Portsmouth suggests our saliva is stronger than we thought. The research, published in PLOS One, is the first to examine how drinking apple juice affects saliva’s lubricating […]

Children with sickle cell disease are more likely to have dental problems—but fewer than half of those covered by Michigan Medicaid got dental care in 2022, according to a new study.This article was originally published […]

Adolescents who lose teeth due to decay or trauma are 42% more likely to be bullied, according to new collaborative research from the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne.This article was originally published […]

Sustained hypoxia affects orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) by altering osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation, report researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan. Hypoxic conditions resulted in reduced alveolar bone levels after OTM and lower expression […]