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Noted Salivary Researcher Joins University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry

Walter Siqueira, DDS, PhD, has joined the University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry. According...

There’s No Single Silver Bullet for Improving Oral and Systemic Health

Controversy in the dental profession regarding best practices is common. For example, topics such...

Calcium Deficiency Due to ORAI1 Gene Mutation Damages Enamel

A mutation in the ORAI1 gene, studied in a human patient and mice, leads...

Vaccine Proves Effective Against P Gingivalis

SutroVax has developed a multivalent vaccine that has demonstrated protective immunity against Porphyromonas gingivalis...

Mechanical Stress Affects Normal Craniofacial Bone Development

The bone matrix includes both collagen and noncollagenous proteins produced by osteoblasts. During the...

Oral Bacteria Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) plays a role in driving Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology, according to...

Biomaterials Activate Healing Proteins in Wound Repair

Scaffold-like implants often are used to help repair bones in oral and maxillofacial surgery...

Skeletal Stem Cells in “Resting Zone” Actually Are Hard at Work

Skeletal stem cells are valuable because researchers believe they can heal many types of...

Oral Cancer Prognostic Signature Identified

Researchers in Brazil have identified a correlation between oral cancer progression and the abundance...

Method Determines Biological Sex from A Single Tooth

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a technique that uses sensitive...