It seems logical that a preventive check-up will deter cavities and other costly dental problems in children, but new UAB research shows otherwise.
Researchers from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine have discovered an association between local dental anesthesia given to children ages two to six and evidence of missing lower wisdom teeth. The results of this epidemiological study suggest that injecting anesthesia into the gums of young children could interrupt the development of lower wisdom teeth.
A common test used to determine mercury exposure from dental amalgam fillings may significantly overestimate the amount of the toxic metal released from fillings, according to University of Michigan researchers.
After reviewing previous research on gum disease and obesity, researchers found inflammation is the association between both health problems, which they describe in the Journal of General Dentistry article, “Obesity and periodontitis: a link.”
Heavy coffee drinkers have a lower chance of dying from oral cancer, says new American Cancer Society research but a Loyola dentist is still not ready to recommend coffee drinking to his patients.
Obesity and dental cavities increase and become epidemic as children living below the poverty level age, according to nurse researchers from the Case Western Reserve University and the University of Akron.
Characteristics of both patient and surgeon can affect the success of dental implants. A 10-year study finds that patient risk factors such as grinding teeth or diabetes increase the odds of implant failure. It also associates higher implant failure rates with surgeons who have less than 5 years of experience.
For a successful dental implant, the first step for some patients is reconstructive surgery of the jaw. A bone graft to augment the upper jaw can now be achieved by several methods. To assess these methods, their risk of sinus perforation, and the best evaluation technology, researchers put these procedures to the test on 20 human cadaver specimens.
Scientists are trying to open a new front in the battle against gum disease, the leading cause of tooth loss in adults and sometimes termed the most serious oral health problem of the 21st century. They described another treatment approach for the condition in a report here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society.
A comprehensive study profiling the oral health of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities found that dental disease persists in this population. Further investigation into the substantial oral health needs of adults with disabilities is essential.
Mix 20 Kansas high school students with 2 ½ days of hands-on experience at Wichita State University's AEGD Dental Camp, and you might get what you wished for: 20 impressed young people more focused on careers in dentistry. The Advanced Education in General Dentistry Dental Camp -- June 13-15 at the high-tech AEGD facility -- reached out to high schools across the state with an invitation to their students to participate in a no-cost, hands-on experience driven by faculty dentists who oversee dental residents in the WSU College of Education's AEGD program.
Researchers at the School’s Department of Microbial Pathogenesis show how gram-negative bacteria regulate themselves to adapt to temperature changes.
Restoring the front teeth after a traumatic injury poses a particular challenge—biologically, functionally, and aesthetically. Even when all the procedures of a successful implant are followed, healing of tissues can still be an unpredictable element. One approach to improving the outcome of this type of implant is the use of blood platelet concentrates.
Dental Health May Determine Fertility Chances
First-a-kind Nanocomposite will be tested in animal teeth and human volunteers next. University of Maryland offers license for the new technology.
The demand for dentist anesthesiologists in pediatric dental practices is on the rise. More than 70 percent of board-certified pediatric dentists in the United States provide mild to moderate sedation in their practices. Nearly that many, 60 to 70 percent, would use a dentist anesthesiologist if one were available. However, supply cannot yet meet the demand.
Reducing a patient’s treatment time and simplifying the treatment can increase patient acceptance and reduce the risk of complications. For dental implants, this means moving away from the traditional two-stage surgical approach toward a one-stage procedure. The success of this concept when combined with another complication—that of patients receiving drug therapy for osteoporosis—was studied to determine the best method of treatment in this situation.
From innovative dental implants, to helping people with aphasia, or developing coatings for industry, students at North Dakota State University, Fargo, are being rewarded for their entrepreneurial efforts. Bison Microventure, a team of 15 NDSU students, won first place and $5,000 for their novel dental implant design as part of the Innovation Challenge ’12 at NDSU. A project involving aphasia therapy for professionals received a second-place award, and a student-designed coating system for ship hulls won third-place honors.
According to a new study, smoking causes the body to turn against its own helpful bacteria, leaving smokers more vulnerable to disease.
Dr. Susan Mallery, a professor in the College of Dentistry at The Ohio State University and Oral Pathology Consultant at the Ohio State University and James Cancer hospitals, has dedicated her nearly 30-year career to studying new strategies to preventing oral cancer. Her efforts have helped create a cancer-fighting mouthwash derived from black raspberries and an adhesive patch that delivers targeted therapy to pre-cancerous lesions in the mouth - possibly sparing patients from repeat surgeries.
While infants under 12 months old may only have a few teeth, experts say they should been seen by a dentist within the first year of life. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s revised guidelines on infant oral health recommend infants 6 to 12 months old should to be seen by a dentist. More than 40 percent of children have tooth decay by the time they reach kindergarten. In order to help prevent tooth decay, dental experts at Nationwide Children’s Hospital are reminding parents to schedule dental appointments for their toddlers.
Cardiac patients that take anticoagulant medications and need a tooth extraction face an increased risk of bleeding that must be addressed by the treating clinician. Therefore, a protocol for heart patients is needed that will avoid significant bleeding after dental extractions without suspending anticoagulant therapy.
Both women and men go to great lengths, ranging from at-home-kits to cosmetic bleaching, to make their smile full of pearly whites. But what if there were more natural ways to keep teeth white instead of experiencing the repercussions of using these chemicals?
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.
Although child health experts recommend that children begin oral health care by age 1 or when their first teeth emerge, a new report from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health shows that most children ages 1-2 have not yet started seeing a dentist.
When a tooth is replaced with an implant, receding of the gums can become a concern. This leaves areas of root exposed and can be painful for the patient. While a single tooth replacement performed as an immediate, one-step process is an accepted treatment, gum recession occurs more often with this method of implant.
Dental health aide therapists may improve access to care for oral health where access to dentists is limited, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International and the School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A multi-disciplinary expert panel, convened by the American Dental Association (ADA) Council on Scientific Affairs, issued a report this month containing clinical recommendations that sugar-free chewing gum, lozenges and hard candy including xylitol or polyol combinations, and a prescription varnish with chlorhexidine and thymol could be beneficial in preventing cavities when used as adjuncts to a comprehensive cavity prevention program which includes the use of fluoride-containing products.
As NIH Director Francis Collins noted in his recent editorial on the creation of a national center for translational research, the current process for identifying new therapies is often slow, expensive and unsuccessful. He further called on scientists to “think differently,” noting that some abandoned therapies deserve to be “rescued and repurposed.” That’s exactly what some researchers at The Ohio State University are doing as they apply a translational approach to discarded data, uncovering future treatments for major health conditions such as oral cancer and stroke.
As the number of older adults increases, more people are facing a reduced quality of life because of tooth loss. Edentulism is common among the elderly, and one survey estimates that 37 million Americans will need dentures by 2020. With this increasing demand comes an increasing need to offer a better solution.
More than three million teeth are knocked out in youth sports each year but some can be prevented or successfully treated.
The American Dental Association today released the second in a series of papers that examine the challenges and solutions to bringing good oral health to millions of Americans, including the growing population whose only possible source of dental care is the so-called oral health safety net.
Leading dental and pharmacy organizations are teaming up to promote oral health and raise public awareness of dry mouth, a side effect commonly caused by taking prescription and over-the-counter medications. In its most severe form, dry mouth can lead to extensive tooth decay, mouth sores and oral infections, particularly among the elderly.
Large geographical variations in dental health and tooth loss among U.S. adolescents and young adults related so solar ultraviolet-B (UVB) light have been reported since the mid-1800s. The mechanism now identified is induction of cathelicidin, which attacks oral bacteria linked to dental caries, from vitamin D produced by solar UVB light.
Cedars-Sinai’s COACH for Kids and Their Families®, a mobile medical program, has been selected as one of 20 school-based programs nationwide to receive a grant from the National Assembly on School-based Health Care (NASBHC) to increase oral health services to students in underserved communities.
Leaders in medicine and dentistry will meet in Seattle July 28-29 to discuss a new approach in the fight against childhood dental disease: enlisting family physicians and pediatricians.
Dental visits represent a chance to intervene in the diabetes epidemic by identifying individuals with diabetes or pre-diabetes who are unaware of their condition, according to a study in the July 2011 issue of the Journal of Dental Research.
The American Dental Association is making it easier and faster for dentists to find dental billing codes by introducing the new CDT Code Check app for the iOS (iPhone, iPad) and Android-powered mobile devices (phones and tablets).
The Journal of Oral Implantology is the official publication of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and of the American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics. It is dedicated to providing valuable information to general dentists, oral surgeons, prosthodontists, periodontists, scientists, clinicians, laboratory owners and technicians, manufacturers, and educators. The JOI distinguishes itself as the first and oldest journal in the world devoted exclusively to implant dentistry.
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have examined the potential for human exposure to prion diseases, looking at hunting, venison consumption, and travel to areas in which prion diseases have been reported in animals. Three prion diseases in particular – bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or “Mad Cow Disease”), variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), and chronic wasting disease (CWD) – were specified in the investigation. The results of this investigation are published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
The American Dental Association (ADA) launched its new ADA Seal of Acceptance Web area this week.
A continuing partnership between the VA Maryland Health Care System and the University of Maryland Dental School has helped more than 2,500 veterans get dental care.
Researchers found deficits in basic preventive dental care in Los Angeles children.
New materials and new technologies offer opportunities to bring implant dentistry to more patients. Fiber-reinforced composite is a new material that promises advantages for use in oral and craniofacial applications as well as in orthopedics. Discovering how it responds to stress and strain can help gauge its usefulness.
Dentist anesthesiologists (DAs) are a small but effective group when it comes to conducting research that advances their field. While only 1.5% of dentists who contribute to research in dental anesthesiology are trained DAs, they are responsible for 10% of the publications. A recent study sought to determine how actively DAs contribute to research and new knowledge in the field of dental anesthesiology.
Have you been wearing your retainer? It’s a question countless parents ask of their children post-braces. Now Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers are getting serious about the question.
The Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine is leading a multicenter National Institutes of Health-sponsored clinical trial to evaluate whether treatment of chronic periodontitis will help improve diabetes control.
Dental School.s Gary Hack, DDS, co-inventor of NovaMin, is elated that giant pharma and dental product firms are putting desensitizing dental additive into mass-marketed products.
Young NASCAR fans at the March 12 SpeedFest will learn how to improve their oral health and score free oral health kits. On October 15, volunteer dentists will give underserved children free dental evaluations, fluoride treatments and dental sealants at the Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Kid Zone.
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