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Smoking Complicates Otherwise Successful Implant Procedures

Smoking can make implant and bone integration difficult in the upper jaw, though few...

Oral Bacteria Linked to Preterm Labor

Researchers at the University of Hawai’i (UH) at Mānoa will examine tissue samples from...

Dental School to Benefit from $500 Million Donation

The Helen Diller Family Foundation has granted $500 million to the University of California...

Online Museum Chronicles the History of the Toothbrush

Everybody has one—or at least they should. But have you ever wondered about where...

Universities Plan Collaboration to Improve Oral Health Education and Care

Cooperation, not competition, is in the works for a pair of leading dental schools...

Bunnag Honored With 2017 ADA Humanitarian Award

In recognition of more than 3 decades of service, including a continuing commitment to...

Treatment May Eliminate Oral Cancer’s Resistance to Radiation

Radiation therapy is effective against many forms of cancer, though some cancer cells can...

Dental Therapists to See Greater Use in Native American Programs

The Indian Health Service (IHS) has outlined the process that it will use to...

Kids Endure 161 Extractions a Day in the UK

Pediatric oral health remains a significant challenge in the United Kingdom, with 40,800 hospital...

Veterans and the Homeless to Receive Free Dental Implant Surgery

Affordable Dentures & Implants will partner with the Brighter Way Dental Institute of Phoenix,...