Clinical Update

Exercise Protects White Blood Cells

A German study reports that endurance athletes had long­er telomeres (DNA at the tips of chromosomes that protect the cell) in their white.

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Continuous Chest Compression Improves CPR

According to a recent study, when bystanders performed continuous chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth breathing, the chance of surviving a cardiac arrest outside a.

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Prompt Cleft Lip/Palate Treatment

The timely repair of orofacial cleft (OFC) can greatly improve a child’s medical and psychosocial well-being. The American Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Association (ACPA) has.

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Bitemark Evidence and Analysis

Researchers from the University at Buffalo’s (UB) Laboratory for Forensic Odontology Research in the School of Dental Medicine have published a landmark paper.

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Clinical Update

Resolvin: A Potent Endo­genous Mediator of White Blood Cells

For the immune cells that navigate the blood system, it is not where the macrophages, neutrophils, and other white blood cells start, it’s.

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Immune Peptide and Oral Cancer Diagnosis

Several years ago, a team of National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)-supported scientists discovered that when pathogens challenged oral keratinocytes, cells.

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Diabetes Weakens Bones

Current research suggests that the inflammatory molecule tumor ne­cro­­sis factor-α (TNF-α) may contribute to delayed bone fracture healing in people with diabetes. Dia­betes.

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Aggressive Tooth Brushing and Sensitivity

One in 3 dentists say that ag­gressive tooth brushing is the most common cause of sensitive teeth, according to a na­tionwide member survey.

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General Practitioners and Third Molar Extractions

Neither the ADA nor professional liability insurers preclude general dentists from extracting third mo­lars. How­ever, general practitioners (GPs) should understand that if complications.

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Xylitol and Preventing Childhood Tooth Decay

In 1963, when scientists discovered that the natural sweet­­ener xylitol inhibits the adhesion of the caries-causing oral bacterium Streptococcus mutans, it seemed logical.

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