A recent study tested and compared the efficacy of 5 methods for removing root filling material, and investigated the hypothesis that radiographs fail.

Zoledronic acid administered once a year has been proven effective in the management of osteoporosis. Osteonecrosis of the jaws (ONJ) related to its.

It is well known that certain bacteria have developed resistance to the miracle antibiotic drugs when they were developed less than a century.

Primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) is a rare autoimmune disease, especially in children, mainly affecting girls (77%), and usually diagnosed around age 10 years. Differential.

As the number of older adults increases, more people are facing a reduced quality of life because of tooth loss. Edentulism is common.

Most parents don’t know they can pass harmful bacteria from their mouth to their baby’s mouth, which can put their child at an.

In the late 1600s, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the “father of microbiology,” peered into a microscope and noticed an unusual thread-like oral spirochete, a.

Studies indicate that individuals with periodontitis have a significantly increased risk of developing coronary heart disease. Dyslipidemia may also be associated with this.

Two chemists at the University of California (UC) San Diego have discovered the most naturally variable protein currently known in the bacterium Treponema.

The health of the surrounding tissue affects the success of a dental implant. Identifying and reducing risk factors is therefore a key step.