Clinical Update

Polishing Aesthetic Restorations

Distinguishing restorations from tooth enamel is becoming more difficult as aesthetic materials are developed and refined. Polishing restorations means to first identify them,.

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Process Involved in Inflammatory Resolution

For those studying inflammation, the name of the game has been initiation. How does the immune system initiate the inflammatory process? And, more.

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Salivary Melatonin and Periodontal Disease Severity

Salivary melatonin may play an important role in maintaining periodontal health, according to a new study published in the Journal of Periodontology—one of.

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Bioactive Cement Scaffold May Improve Bone Grafts

Researchers from the American Dental Association Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new technology for implants.

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Clinical Update

Periodontal and Heart Diseases

Researchers have found an increased risk of coronary heart disease for people younger than 60 who have more than 4 mm of alveolar.

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Immune Cells and Periodontal Disease

Researchers at The Forsyth Institute have confirmed in human gingival tissue that immune cells play a destructive role in periodontal disease. Although researchers.

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Clinical Update

DNA Methylation and Head and Neck Cancer

In 1983, scientists published for the first time that a distinguishing feature of some human cancers is a small subset of their genes.

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A Need for Mouthguards

The National Youth Sports Safety Foundation reports that approximately 15 million dental injuries and 63,000 concussions occur each year due to participation in.

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Level of Soft Drink Consumption Increasing

The nation’s children are consuming ever-greater amounts of soft drinks that could increase their risk for obesity and dental disease, caution the American.

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Prostate Cancer and Bone Loss

The usual profile for your periodontal patients is that of a stressed-out smoker with a family history of the disease and no desire.

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