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Preventing Bacteria from Falling in With the Wrong Crowd Could Help Stop Gum Disease
February 7, 2012 — Stripping some mouth bacteria of their access key to gangs of other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent gum disease and tooth loss. The study suggests that this bacterial access key could be ... > full story -
Genetic Variation That Raises Risk of Serious Complication Linked to Osteoporosis Drugs Identified
January 27, 2012 — Researchers have identified a genetic variation that raises the risk of developing serious necrotic jaw bone lesions in patients who take bisphosphonates, a common class of osteoclastic ... > full story -
Lab-Made Tissue Picks Up the Slack of Petri Dishes in Cancer Research
January 11, 2012 — New research, using oral cancer cells in a three-dimensional model of lab-made tissue, demonstrates that previous models used to examine cancer may not be complex enough to accurately mimic the true ... > full story -
Nanocrystals Make Dentures Shine
January 5, 2012 — Chemists have developed novel glass ceramics for dentistry. The new kind of glass ceramic with a nanocrystalline structure seems to be well suited to be used in dentistry due to its high strength and ... > full story -
Dried Licorice Root Fights the Bacteria That Cause Tooth Decay and Gum Disease, Study Finds
January 4, 2012 — Scientists are reporting identification of two substances in licorice -- used extensively in Chinese traditional medicine -- that kill the major bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease, ... > full story -
How Bacteria Fight Fluoride in Toothpaste and in Nature
December 22, 2011 — Researchers have uncovered the molecular tricks used by bacteria to fight the effects of fluoride, which is commonly used in toothpaste and mouthwash to combat tooth ... > full story -
Oral Bacteria Enables Breaking Bond on Blood Vessels to Allow Invaders in
December 15, 2011 — A common oral bacteria, Fusobacterium nucleatum, acts like a key to open a door in human blood vessels and leads the way for it and other bacteria like Escherichia coli to invade the body through the ... > full story -
Ancient Meat-Loving Predators Survived for 35 Million Years
December 6, 2011 — A species of ancient predator with saw-like teeth, sleek bodies and a voracious appetite for meat survived a major extinction at a time when the distant relatives of mammals ruled the ... > full story -
Jaw Size Linked to Diet: Could Too Soft a Diet Cause Lower Jaw to Stay Too Short and Cause Orthodontic Problems?
November 22, 2011 — New research suggests that many of the common orthodontic problems experienced by people in industrialized nations is due to their soft modern diet causing the jaw to grow too short and small ... > full story -
External Capsule Protects Gum Disease-Causing Bacteria from Immune Response
November 16, 2011 — The capsule of Porphyromonas gingivalis, the bacterium that causes gum disease, provides stealth, boosting the bacterium's virulence, according to new study. Call it a sugar coating, if you will, for ... > full story
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