Dental Hygiene: Page 24

Controlling this heart condition may rely on gum disease treatment
By Melissa Busch
Patients with this cardiac condition had better outcomes if their gum disease was treated, according to a new study.
April 13, 2024
Heart Damage
Oral germ linked to worsening of colorectal cancer
By Ava Barros
A specific type of bacteria commonly found in the mouth can migrate to the gut and grow within human colorectal cancer tumors, potentially exacerbating cancer progression, according to a study recently published in Nature.
April 13, 2024
Researcher
Diving into a documentary about a dental hygienist's passion to help others
By Kevin Henry
Filmmaker Jim Tuttle and dental hygienist Amber Lombardi discussed "Filling the Gaps," a documentary about mobile dentistry in Maine and the people impacted by it.
April 12, 2024
From left to right, Kevin Henry, Jim Tuttle and Amber Lombardi, RDH
Should dental professionals receive naloxone (Narcan) training?
By Tracee Dahm
In addition to basic life support certification, is it time for dental professionals to receive training on what to do if an overdose occurs in their practice? Tracee Dahm, MS, RDH, discusses the possibilities.
April 10, 2024
Naloxone Vial
Students, retirees create toothbrush for those with tremors
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Students at the Ignite Institute in Northern Kentucky, along with residents at a nursing home, have designed a toothbrush for those with tremors, according to news reports.
April 8, 2024
Men Women Senior Elderly
IU earns U.S. landmark status for inventing fluoride toothpaste
By Melissa Busch
On April 4, the Indiana University (IU) Department of Chemistry was granted U.S. landmark status for pioneering the formula for fluoride toothpaste.
April 8, 2024
Toothpaste Toothbrush
Soda tax may only benefit oral health in some areas
By Ava Barros
Monthly rates of restorations fell after a sugar tax was imposed in Colorado, but the oral health benefits varied in other places that taxed sweet drinks. The research was presented at the IADR meeting.
April 8, 2024
Sugar Drinks 400
Evolution of oral germs revealed in 4K-year-old teeth
By Ava Barros
Genetic analysis of microbiomes from two 4,000-year-old teeth shows notable changes in the oral microenvironment since the Bronze Age, especially following the widespread consumption of sugar, according to an article in Molecular Biology and Evolution.
April 3, 2024
An EXAMPLE of a tooth prior to ancient DNA sampling. Note this was not the tooth sampled in the study.
Nanoparticles to be developed to treat oral cancer
By Ava Barros
A lipid nanoparticles platform may treat oral squamous cell carcinoma by changing the genetic material of lymph nodes, according to research presented at the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research.
April 1, 2024
Researcher
Eventually, an oral cancer diagnosis may be a lick away
By Melissa Busch
The University of Birmingham in the U.K. will develop a new, noninvasive way to diagnose mouth cancer that has a sweet twist.
March 28, 2024
Lollipop
Research that fluoride affects kids' IQs may be flawed
By Melissa Busch
Research that suggested fluoride negatively affects children's IQ scores is "unacceptable" for legal and policy purposes, according to a new commentary.
March 28, 2024
Girl Studying
Spectrum launches oral disease detection test
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Spectrum Solutions has released the new saliva diagnostic test SimplyPerio.
March 27, 2024
Gum Inflammation
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