University Plans $15.5 Million Research Center for Oral-Systemic Health
Efforts to connect oral health to improved overall systemic health are ramping up around the world—even Down Under, with plans to establish an.
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Dental Hygienists Support Systemic Health Screenings
Current research points to significant links between oral health and systemic conditions like heart disease and diabetes. Dental practices, then, are being enlisted.
- April 12, 2016
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Dentists Encouraged to Screen for Diabetes on World Health Day
The World Health Organization (WHO) has scheduled this Thursday, April 7, as World Health Day. This year’s event will focus on diabetes, including.
- April 5, 2016
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Periodontitis Linked to Higher Kidney Disease Mortality
Patients with chronic kidney disease and periodontitis have a higher mortality rate than patients with chronic kidney disease alone, according to the University.
- February 19, 2016
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Periodontal Treatment Improves Glycemic Control in Diabetics
Multiple studies have established connections between periodontitis and diabetes, indicating a cyclical relationship where one condition exacerbates the other. A recent review of.
- January 11, 2016
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Risk of Death Doubles for Edentulous Heart Disease Patients
Coronary heart disease patients with no teeth face twice the risk of death as those with all of their teeth, according to a.
- December 28, 2015
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Diabetics Still Face a Greater Risk of Tooth Loss
There is a bidirectional relationship between diabetes and periodontitis: one can lead to the other, and when both occur, they can make each.
- December 7, 2015
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Missing Teeth May Foreshadow Cardiovascular Incidents
Advanced tooth loss is usually a sign that a person has a history of inflammatory oral diseases, according to a recent study. The.
- June 8, 2015
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Dental Options may be Improving for Diabetics
Dental implants have aided many people but diabetics haven’t necessarily reaped the benefits the way others have. Diabetics see the ability for their.
- February 11, 2015
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Saliva Test May Uncover Deadly Diseases
A revolutionary saliva test may be on the way. UCLA researchers are working on a test that could have the ability to diagnose.
- November 6, 2014
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