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How to Improve Caries Control in Patients With Dry Mouth

Dry mouth is a problem for both the patient and the dentist. There is...

Nanodiamonds Stop Infection to Aid Root Canal Recovery

Nanodiamonds may be used to protect disinfected root canals after the nerve and pulp...

NIDCR Announces 2017 SOAR Awards

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has announced 4 awards totaling...

Dentists Wrestle with Prescribing Opioids

Opioid abuse continues to dominate the national conversation. In 2015, 12.5 million people misused...

$2 Million Grant to See If SGK1 Can Control Inflammation

Tooth loss isn’t the only risk that periodontal disease presents. It also has been...

Tiny Diamonds Improve Cleft Palate Treatment

Children with cleft palate may face fewer painful surgeries and spend less time in...

Reducing the Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance

AVERTING AN IMPENDING MEDICAL CRISIS The United Kingdom (UK)—a US ally—recently led an international...

More Adolescents Getting the HPV Vaccine

Six out of 10 parents in the United States are choosing to vaccinate their...

Blueprints for Success With Implants

In many of my presentations, I often state that we are the architects and...

Periodontitis Bacterium May Hold the Cure for Leukemia

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans causes periodontal disease. But it also produces a protein that can be...