Todays Dental News

Bacteria Are (Mostly) Our Friends: How Oral and Whole-Body Health Are Connected

We have to do away with the notion that one part of our body isn’t connected to the rest of it. The body.

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Sculean Takes IADR Periodontal Disease Research Award

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) has awarded its 2020 Distinguished Scientist Award for Research in Periodontal Disease to Anton Sculean, DMD,.

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ER Patients Commonly Receive Opioid and Antibiotic Prescriptions for Dental Issues

More than 50% of patients who visit the emergency department for a dental-related condition filled a prescription for antibiotics, while 40% filled a.

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Oral and Gut Microbiomes Show Different Antimicrobial Resistance

As the threat of antimicrobial resistance to medication increases, researchers have been investigating the growing role of resistance genes in the human gut.

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Urgent Care Dentistry Should Be Incorporated into General Dentistry Specialty Training

Urgent/emergencycare dentistry should be combined within the emerging dental specialty of general dentistry due to the limited training in urgent dental care in.

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URI Researcher to Explore Relationships Between Oral Bacteria

Matthew Ramsey, PhD, of the University of Rhode Island (URI) has received a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

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It’s Time to Stop Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Dental Patients with Breast Implants

“We screwed up, and we ought to say so and apologise. Doctors were handed the wonderful gift of antibiotics but are destroying them.

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Biodegradable Rods Directly Deliver Antibiotics to Halt Periodontal Disease

Researchers at the Institute of Pharmacy at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed biodegradable rods that promise better treatment for periodontal disease.

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AAE Supports ADA Antibiotics Guidelines

The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) says that it applauds the ADA for updating its guidelines on using antibiotics for treating tooth pain. 

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ADA Calls Antibiotics Unnecessary for Most Toothaches

The ADA does not recommend antibiotics for toothaches in most cases, according to a new guideline drafted to align with the organization’s antibiotic.

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