» New device inspired by python teeth doubles strength of rotator cuff repairs
28/06/24 16:01 from Dentistry News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers have developed a python-tooth-inspired device as a supplement to current rotator cuff suture repair, and found that it nearly doubled repair strength. Their biomimetic approach following the design of python teeth helps to reattach ten...

» Hidden challenges of tooth loss and dentures revealed in new study
06/06/24 15:23 from Dentistry News -- ScienceDaily
A new study has revealed the hidden emotional challenges patients go through following tooth loss. Patients highlight feelings of self-consciousness, shame or fear as well as physical sensations such as pain and sensitivity and worries about how t...

» Matcha mouthwash inhibits bacteria that causes periodontitis
21/05/24 12:44 from Dentistry News -- ScienceDaily
Matcha, a finely ground green tea powder, may help keep bacteria that causes periodontitis at bay.

» Clarifying the cellular mechanisms underlying periodontitis with an improved animal model
21/05/24 12:43 from Dentistry News -- ScienceDaily
Although periodontitis is an extremely prevalent disorder, it is challenging to conduct detailed and comprehensive analyses of its progression at the cellular level. Recently, researchers developed an improved periodontitis mouse model that simpli...

» Scientists extract genetic secrets from 4,000-year-old teeth to illuminate the impact of changing human diets over the centuries
27/03/24 12:47 from Dentistry News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers have recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two teeth dating back 4,000 years, found in an Irish limestone cave. Genetic analyses of these microbiomes reveal major changes in the oral microenvironment from the Bronze Age to to...

» New method to test for oral cancer
04/03/24 13:57 from Dentistry News -- ScienceDaily
A team of researchers has discovered a noninvasive, low-cost test to detect oral cancer, monitor precancerous lesions and determine when a biopsy is warranted.

» Low-cost liquid tames tooth decay
04/03/24 13:57 from Dentistry News -- ScienceDaily
An inexpensive, cavity-fighting liquid called silver diamine fluoride (SDF) works as well as dental sealants to keep tooth decay at bay in a school cavity prevention and treatment program, according to a new study. The study, which followed more t...

» When it comes to bad breath, some bacterial interactions really stink
15/02/24 11:37 from Dentistry News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers found that the oral bacterium Streptococcus gordonii activates another bacterial species, Fusobacterium nucleatum, to produce large quantities of methyl mercaptan, a compound responsible for bad breath. Disrupting this interaction coul...

» Gargling away the 'bad' bacteria in type 2 diabetes
14/02/24 12:25 from Dentistry News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers have found that gargling with an antiseptic mouthwash can reduce so-called 'bad' bacteria in the mouths of patients with type 2 diabetes. Notably, this reduction in bacteria was accompanied by improved blood-sugar control in some patie...

» Bacteria in the mouth linked to pulmonary fibrosis survival
07/02/24 12:03 from Dentistry News -- ScienceDaily
Bacteria in the mouth may play a role in survival from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), finds a new study.