Dental Hygiene: Page 112

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

Aspen Dental opens new practices in SC, Md.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Aspen Dental has opened its 27th new practice in South Carolina and its 13th new practice in Maryland.

April 25, 2021

Could good oral hygiene improve COVID-19 outcomes?

By Kate Madden Yee

Medical imaging has helped show that SARS-CoV-2 infection could be accelerated through dental plaque and gum inflammation, according to an April 20 paper in the Journal of Oral Medicine and Dental Research.

April 25, 2021

Patients with dental fear may cause greater COVID-19 spread

By Melissa Busch

Patients with dental fear likely have anxiety and touch their faces more often, which may lead to greater spread of the novel coronavirus at dental practices, according to a study published on April 20 in BMC Oral Health.

April 22, 2021

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

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

Ultradent buys majority ownership of Vamasa

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental material manufacturer Ultradent Products has purchased majority ownership in Mexico-based distributor Vamasa SA de CV.

April 20, 2021

Bisco debuts new fluoride varnish

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Bisco has released FluoroCal, a fluoride and calcium-releasing varnish for the treatment of hypersensitive teeth.

April 19, 2021

Good dental health trumps antibiotics for heart infection

By Theresa Pablos

When it comes to preventing a type of heart infection caused by oral bacteria, good dental health is better than antibiotics, according to a landmark American Heart Association statement published on April 15 in the journal Circulation.

April 19, 2021

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

Week in Review: Aerosol dome | COVID-19 vaccines | Dentists in Nazi Germany

By Theresa Pablos

April 16, 2021

Dental Dose: Painkillers and COVID-19 vaccines

By Theresa Pablos

A patient comes in for dental work today. He got the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. What do you do? "It's a Catch-22," said pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh, in the latest episode of Dental Dose. That's because dentistry's favorite painkillers may also dampen the effectiveness of vaccines.

April 15, 2021

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