Having to deal with a dental emergency is not something people think about. However, being prepared can make the difference between saving or losing a tooth. And in the case of a toothache, if it involves a bacterial infection, it can be a life-threatening situation. Here are a couple of common dental emergency situations [...] Read more »

Transforming Growth Factor-βa (TGF-β1) Contributes to Kidney Disease Dr…

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The General Dental Council (GDC), the UK’s dental regulator, is continuing to push ahead in its pursuit of people practising dentistry illegally. It has successfully prosecuted the ninth person this year for the offence…

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The Philadelphia Inquirer: Lack of dental insurance is an “endemic problem” that affects millions of people, largely those without jobs, health coverage or solid incomes. “It began with a toothache. Tori Pence, 23, could feel the hole that had suddenly developed on her tooth, and she couldn’t stand either hot or cold food…

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Do you suffer from chronic facial pain, including constant pain in or around your ears, sore jaw, ringing in your ears, clicking or popping sounds when you open or close your mouth or chronic headaches and neck pain? Do you often feel like your jaw is stuck open or closed? Do you feel as though [...] Read more »

Detecting oral cancer in its earliest stages can save the lives of the nearly 40,500 people diagnosed annually. But early detection has been difficult. Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers discovered a biomarker, called human beta defensin-3 (hBD-3), which may serve as an early warning…

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Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine announced a new program called Family First in which they will adopt nine families and care for multiple generations in a family unit…

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As healthcare costs continue to soar, more and more Americans are stepping up to actively manage their own health. They’re hunting down information, storing it, using it – and doing it all on the go. To help them, Dental Optimizer announced the launch of a free dental treatment application that lets Apple iPhone, iPod touch [...] Read more »

The New York Times: “As states face severe budget shortfalls, many have cut home-care services for the elderly or the disabled, programs that have been shown to save states money in the long run because they keep people out of nursing homes…

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Quitting Smoking May Minimize Harmful Bacteria and Replenish Healthy Bacteria Patients with chronic gum disease who quit smoking in addition to undergoing nonsurgical therapy not only demonstrated a lower abundance of harmful oral pathogens, but also an increase in health-associated bacteria…

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