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Smoking Increases the Risk of Marginal Bone Loss

Smoking doesn’t just damage respiratory and cardiovascular health. It also impacts the oral cavity,...

Minimally Invasive Preps for Thin Porcelain Veneers

By using minimally invasive techniques, clinicians can now give their patients the smile enhancements...

Low-Cost Peptide Kills Bacteria and Breaks Up Plaque

Overall healthcare has relied on protein drugs such as insulin, which are derived from...

Biomarker Reliability Investigated for Salivary Oral Cancer Tests

Many researchers are investigating the use of salivary diagnostic tests to identify oral squamous...

Treat Obesity to Improve Oral Health

Obesity is a central issue in today’s healthcare discussion, with the Centers for Disease...

4-D Printing Will Enhance Dentistry

For the past decade, great effort has been directed toward the introduction and development...

Solid-Gold Laser Performance

There was big news at the Millennium Dental Technologies booth at this year’s CDA...

Better Oral Care for Diabetics Could Reduce Healthcare Costs

There is a reciprocal link between oral health and diabetes, as improvements in one...

AAP Will See You in San Diego

The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) has scheduled its 102nd annual meeting for September 10-13...

Inflection Points in Dental Imaging

Figure 1. Dental operatory with 80-in monitor, displaying 3-D camera image in a live...