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Researchers Uncover How Oral Bacteria Stick Together

Bacteria form biofilms by attaching themselves to the host and to each other by...

Can Laypeople Take Their Own Oral Impressions?

A dental impression is a negative imprint of the teeth and adjacent structures, as...

Colgate Selects Five Junior Faculty for Oral Health Research Grants

The Colgate Award for Research Excellence (CARE) Program has selected the winners of this year’s...

Retreatment vs Extraction and Implant: Making Sound Clinical Treatment Decisions

The Hippocratic Oath was written sometime between 500 and 300 BCE by Hippocrates. Its...

Vaping Alters the Oral Microbiome, Increasing Infection Risks

E-cigarettes alter the mouth’s microbiome and makes users more prone to inflammation and infection,...

WVU Launches Fundraising Campaign to Upgrade Dental School Facilities

The West Virginia University (WVU) School of Dentistry has launched “Transforming Oral Health: The Campaign...

Interdisciplinary Endodontics

INTRODUCTION Endodontically treated teeth can be the weakest link in the aesthetic/restorative diagnosis and...

“Father of Oral Science” Dr. Robert J. Genco Posthumously Named NAI Fellow

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has posthumously named Robert J. Genco, DDS, PhD,...

URI Researcher to Explore Relationships Between Oral Bacteria

Matthew Ramsey, PhD, of the University of Rhode Island (URI) has received a five-year,...

Clinical Excellence and Patient Attention Combine for Effective Care

Kavish Gurjar, BDS, DDS, has focused on implantology and bone reconstruction since moving to...