Measuring levels of key proteins in patients’ saliva may be a relatively easy way for dentists—and even patients themselves—to track the progression of.

Among the bones of the body, the jaw is unique. During embryonic development, jawbones arise from different types of stem cells compared to.

Faced with repairing a major nerve injury to the craniofacial region, surgeons can use a nerve from an arm or leg to restore.

Have you ever wondered why scars rarely form in the mouth? Researchers at Penn Dental Medicine have pondered this very question, and they.

Hydrogels, water-based gels with varied biomedical applications, have become a key focus of bioengineering research in recent years, transforming the way diseases are.

As humans age, hematopoietic stem cells—the immature precursor cells that give rise to all blood and immune cells—accumulate mutations. Some of the mutations.

Every year, roughly 3 million Americans receive implants to replace lost teeth. While this technology has represented a leap of progress in dental.

Infections caused by fungi, such as Candida albicans, pose a significant global health risk due to their resistance to existing treatments, so much.