Immune System: Page 7

Chemists ID protein in dental biofilm bacterium
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Two chemists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered the most naturally variable protein known to date in a bacterium that is a key player in the formation of dental plaque.
August 21, 2011
Low-dose Multikine tested in head/neck cancer study
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Two physicians in Mississippi recently enrolled the first participant in a global study of a new treatment for head and neck cancer.
April 24, 2011
Chronic ulcerative stomatitis is an autoimmune disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In the first study investigating the origins of a little-known condition called chronic ulcerative stomatitis, researchers at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine have provided evidence that an autoimmune response contributes to the painful oral sores that characterize the disease.
April 12, 2011
Odontoblast cells protect teeth from decay
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Odontoblast cells, part of the human body's natural immune system, also fight to protect teeth from decay, according to new research to be published in BMC Immunology (in press).
January 24, 2011
Oral microbiomes offer insight into human disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The first metagenomic analysis of a bacterial immune system in humans over time has found that the defenses of the oral microbiome are unique and traceable, information that could help personalize oral healthcare in the future, according to a study in Genome Research.
December 12, 2010
Why smokers have more periodontitis but less inflammation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A study led by investigators at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry may shed light on how tobacco smoke contributes to gum disease (Journal of Dental Research, November 1, 2010).
December 6, 2010
New oral health products supports 'good' bacteria
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Impact Fusion International has expanded its Intact Nutrition product line with Intact Oral, which uses Nutri-Mastic -- a combination of magnesium, calcium, ionic trace minerals, and mastic gum -- to support oral bacteria that are beneficial to oral health and the digestive system.
November 15, 2010
Natural mouthwash may help heal perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DeepSea Gold Laboratories has introduced ExtraRobusteen, a medicinal mouthwash that helps heal practically any oral disease, mouth pain, gum inflammation, swelling, and bleeding, the company claims.
June 30, 2010
Study could help head/neck cancer patients with HPV
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Levels of a key type of immune cell are higher in head and neck cancer patients whose tumors are linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Their findings suggest a way to predict which tumors are most likely to respond to chemotherapy and radiation.
April 29, 2010
Research links diabetes and oral inflammatory diseases
By Donna Domino
A large majority of patients with diabetes, the fastest-growing disease in the world, also suffer from oral inflammatory diseases, according to a Canadian study that predicts that the interaction of the two diseases will have a growing impact on both dental and overall healthcare.
April 6, 2010
Master protein could change perio, osteoporosis treatments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry have identified a potential new focus of treatments for osteoporosis, periodontitis, and similar diseases: a master protein that controls genes associated with inflammation and immunity.
May 18, 2009
Study: Tobacco alters bacteria
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Tobacco alters one of the bacteria responsible for periodontitis, suggesting a reason why smokers are more likely to suffer from the disease, according to University of Louisville researchers.
May 17, 2009
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