BRISTOL, UK: Stripping some mouth bacteria of their access key to gangs of other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent gum disease and tooth loss, British researchers have found. A study conducted by academics at the University of Bristol’s School of Oral and Dental Sciences suggests that t...
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, the leading causes of tooth loss in children and adults...
Aesthetic aspects do increasingly play an important part in clincical outcomes. In this second part of our exclusive commentary series, Dr Sushil Korailal from Nepal speaks about new developments and trends that shaped the field of cosmetic dentistry in 2011.
Many new technologies have been emerging during the last twelve months which made 2011 an interesting year for dentistry. In this first part of an exclusive commentary series, Prof. Beena Rani Goel from India speaks about the field of endodontics.
Winter weather has arrived in much of the United States. Play it safe by checking if your cold weather-related products have been previously recalled before you use them this season. It could save your life or that of your family.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA: A discovery by researchers at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland could help to explain the origins of foodborne infections like the recent enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) outbreak in Europe. Following years of research on Fusobacterium nuclea...