Penn Dental Medicine

Unique Properties of Jaw Stem Cells Could Help Repair Damage

Among the bones of the body, the jaw is unique. During embryonic development, jawbones...

Penn Dental Medicine Researchers Leveraging Far-Flung Taste and Smell Sensors

The taste buds of the tongue contain bundles of specialized cells bearing sensors that...

Penn Dental Medicine Researchers Coaxing Stem Cells from Gum Tissue to Repair Nerves

Faced with repairing a major nerve injury to the craniofacial region, surgeons can use...

Penn Dental Medicine Researchers Exploring the Regenerative Properties of Oral Tissue

Have you ever wondered why scars rarely form in the mouth? Researchers at Penn...

Penn Dental Medicine Researchers Developing Hydrogels to Shed Light on Inflammation

Hydrogels, water-based gels with varied biomedical applications, have become a key focus of bioengineering...

Penn Dental Medicine Study Sheds Light on Aging-Related Condition That Drives Inflammation

As humans age, hematopoietic stem cells—the immature precursor cells that give rise to all...

Penn Dental Medicine’s Geelsu Hwang Engineering a Next-Generation Dental Implant

Every year, roughly 3 million Americans receive implants to replace lost teeth. While this...

Penn Dental Medicine Study Finds a Combined Treatment that Could Take a Bite Out of Tooth Decay

While fluoride-based treatments have long been the gold standard in dentistry for preventing tooth...

Nanorobotics System Presents New Options for Targeting Fungal Infections

Infections caused by fungi, such as Candida albicans, pose a significant global health risk...

Penn Dental Medicine Study Identifies New Bacterial Species Involved in Tooth Decay

Collaborating researchers from Penn Dental Medicine and the University of North Carolina (UNC) have discovered...