Clinical Update

Tooth Loss and Nutrition

Certain studies have focused on tooth loss and its relation to diet and nutritional status. Two studies have documented that the intake of.

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Toluidine Blue Staining and Premalignant Oral Lesions

Unlike early cancer-causing lesions that arise in most parts of the body, those in the mouth are often visible and accessible for biopsy..

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Vitamin D Essential

Beginning in 2007, daylight savings time will be extended by almost a month. This additional amount of daylight may also help extend the.

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Antimicrobial Peptides and Tooth Decay

Human saliva plays a significant role in fighting destructive pathogens in the mouth and preventing tooth decay. In this regard, a key component.

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Data on Dental Caries, Sealants

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is an ongoing survey of representative samples of the civilian, noninstitutionalized US population aged 2.

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Third Molar Study

A prospective study by Haug, et al conducted by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons assessed complications of third molar surgery.

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Latex Allergies

Many people have safe contact with products containing latex each day, but some susceptible individuals can develop hypersensitivity, with allergic reactions, to the.

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Mercury Exposure

A 15-year-old student brought a small vial of liquid mercury onto a school bus and into a high school in Kentucky. A subsequent.

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Flu Shots for Fall

As many as 97 million influenza shots will be available in the United States market for the upcoming flu season starting in October,.

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Proteins and Tooth Enamel Strength

A gene critical to tooth formation expresses a protein that is then cleaved into 2 proteins with seemingly opposite functions, according to a.

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