Clinical Update

New Assay For HSV Detection

As a scan of the scientific literature shows, today’s herpes tests certainly have their...

Oral Piercing Trends Pose Potential Healthcare Risks

Like clothing and hairstyles, oral piercings give teens and adults a way to express...

Trends in Tuberculosis

In 2008, a total of 12,898 incident tuberculosis (TB) cases were reported in the...

Oral Appliance Therapy and TMD

Based on the premise that temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are the result of occlusal disharmony,...

Young CLP Patients Report Difficulties With Social Interaction

Facial appearance is given great importance in our society, and children and adolescents with...

Coronal Seal and Endodontic Treatment

During endodontic therapy a temporary filling material may be placed between appointments to prevent...

Periodontitis in African Americans

A research team from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) reports...

Beneficial Progress Made on AIDS Vaccine

Drs. Gail Ferstandig Arnold and Eddy Arnold, AIDS researchers and professors in Rutgers University’s...

Tetracycline Solution for Treating Periodontitis

Meticulous scaling and root planing (SRP) is the treatment of choice for almost all...

High Diversity in the Human Salivary Microbiome

The human salivary microbiome may play a role in diseases of the oral cavity,...