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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 that the bacterial species Selenomonas sputigena can have an important role.

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Penn Dental Medicine Launches Educational Video Series, Podcast on Statistical Concepts

The Penn Dental Medicine Center for Integrative Global Oral Health (CIGOH) has launched  “Statistics with Crayons,” a new animated video and podcast series aimed at making.

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Penn Dental Medicine Study Finds Cavity-Causing Microbes Form Superorganism that Crawls on Teeth

A Penn Dental Medicine study has found that a cross-kingdom partnership between bacteria and fungi can result in the two joining to form.

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Penn Study Shows Shapeshifting Microrobots Can Brush, Floss Teeth

Shapeshifting microrobots may one day act as a toothbrush, rinse, and dental floss in one. The technology, developed by a multidisciplinary team, including.

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Penn Dental Medicine Study Shows How One Inflammatory Disorder Exacerbates Another

The immune system remembers. Often this memory, primed by past encounters with threats like bacteria or viruses, is an asset. But when that.

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Penn Dental Medicine Study Shows Gum with Plant Protein May Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Transmission

A chewing gum made with a plant-grown protein “traps” the SARS-CoV-2 virus, reducing viral load in saliva and potentially tamping down transmission, according.

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Penn Dental Medicine Study Finds ‘Nanozyme’ Therapy Prevents Dental Plaque Buildup

A growing body of evidence points to a link between iron-deficiency anemia and severe tooth decay. Whether the connection is correlative or causative.

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Patients With Special Health Care Needs Will Have Access to Inclusive Dental Care, More Visits

Dentists have access to free disabilities training, certification The lights were nearly blinding. The dental chair wasn’t positioned quite right. The tools were.

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$20 Million Gift Honors Penn Dental Alum Dr. Arthur E. Corby

The estate of Carol Corby-Waller has donated the first $10 million of an anticipated $20 million to Penn Dental Medicine in honor of.

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Penn Dental Gives Kids a Smile in April

Penn Dental Medicine provided free dental care to children in April as part of the Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) annual.

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