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Gingivitis tied to increased risk of future depression
By Hannah Welk
European researchers discovered a link between gingivitis and depression in a study published in the June 2021 edition of the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Patients with chronic gingivitis had almost double the risk of developing depression as those with healthy gums.
May 19, 2021
2020 02 07 23 18 9099 Dental Patient Periodontal Exam 400
No practice is immune to cyberthreats
By Theresa Pablos
No patient is immune to cavities, and no dental practice is safe from cybervulnerabilities. To help dental practices understand the landscape, two dental security and IT experts talked about the biggest threats to dental practices and how to avoid them.
May 17, 2021
2019 08 30 17 57 4607 Data Network Breach 400
Researchers find potential target for oral cancer therapy
By Amerigo Allegretto
Researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health believe they have identified for the first time how an environmental chemical receptor suppresses immune response in patients with oral cancer.
May 9, 2021
2021 05 10 15 40 9644 Cancer Cell Microenvironment 400
Consider pulling wisdom teeth before bone disease therapy
By Melissa Busch
Oral surgeons should consider prematurely extracting the third molars of children before they start bone disease therapy to prevent jawbone destruction, according to an article published on April 20 in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
May 4, 2021
2021 05 04 23 48 6492 Child Teeth Treatment Under Sedation 400
Secondhand smoke exposure raises risk of oral cancer by 50%
By Melissa Busch
Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke may increase a person's risk of developing lip, mouth, and throat cancers by more than 50%, according to a systematic review published on April 26 in Tobacco Control.
May 3, 2021
2021 04 27 20 07 8647 Cigarette Smoke Secondhand 400
Hygiene Insider: Secondhand smoke exposure raises risk of oral cancer by 50%
By Melissa Busch
April 28, 2021
Enzyme inhibitor may also treat dry mouth
By Erik L. Ridley
A type of enzyme inhibitor designed to suppress the immune system may also be able to treat dry mouth, according to a poster presentation at this week's American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics annual meeting.
April 27, 2021
2021 04 28 16 13 9773 Water Drink2 400
Decades-old baby teeth may hold key to cognitive decline
By Melissa Busch
A cache of donated baby teeth -- leftovers from a famous radiation exposure study from the 1950s -- that had been hidden away in an old ammunition bunker at a university until about 20 years ago will now be used to study cognitive decline in older age.
April 26, 2021
2021 04 23 22 26 5025 Dn 2021 04 27 St Louis Baby Teeth Button 400
TheraBreath launches new oral spray
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
TheraBreath announced it has released a new oral spray intended to help support the body's immune system.
April 21, 2021
2021 04 23 00 41 7959 2021 04 22 Thera Breath Immunity Support 400
COVID-19 made mental health worse for patients with oral pain
By Melissa Busch
People with orofacial pain experienced higher levels of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published recently in Dental and Medical Problems.
April 21, 2021
2021 04 20 22 38 6003 Man Pain Tooth Jaw2 400
Penn Dental to launch new oral healthcare center
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Penn Dental Medicine) and the university's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have launched a new oral health initiative called the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry.
April 18, 2021
2019 08 30 18 04 9196 Dental Instruments Tools 400
Sleep apnea treatment may reduce risk of Alzheimer's
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Older adults who use positive airway pressure therapy to treat obstructive sleep apnea may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, according to a recent study published in Sleep.
April 13, 2021
2019 08 15 00 02 7337 Brain 400
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