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PET shows unique lung inflammation due to e-cigarettes

By Will Morton

Researchers have performed the first positron emission tomography (PET) imaging study in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users, and the findings point to a unique inflammatory response due to vaping, they suggest.

January 25, 2023

Patent suit between Sonendo's PIPStek, Biolase heats up

By Melissa Busch

PIPStek, a subsidiary of Sonendo, developer of the GentleWave root canal disinfection system, filed a lawsuit against Biolase claiming that Biolase's laser violates two of its patents. Biolase calls the claims against its Waterlase laser "meritless."

January 25, 2023

Is computer-aided surgery a tool against antibiotic resistance?

By Melissa Busch

Static computer-aided implant surgery offers benefits compared to conventional procedures, including that it may help combat antibiotic resistance, according to a letter published on January 24 in the International Dental Journal.

January 25, 2023

Experimental drug restores diseased gums, jawbone

By Erik L. Ridley

An experimental drug shows potential as a regenerative treatment for periodontal disease, according to research from the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research in Wynnewood, PA.

January 24, 2023

Dentists ask for new gum disease guidelines

By Melissa Busch

Organized dentistry should develop formal guidelines that address the management of periodontal patients with continued inflammation after scaling and root planing, according to a commentary published on January 21 in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

January 23, 2023

U.S. court rules dental therapists can receive Medicaid payments

By Melissa Busch

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled that dental health aide therapists in tribal communities in Washington can receive reimbursements from Medicaid, reversing a last-minute decision by the Trump administration.

January 22, 2023

Tulane receives NIH grant to study ties between oral health, HIV

By Amerigo Allegretto

Tulane University researchers recently received $1.9 million in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the relationship between oral health, HIV infection, and the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapies.

January 19, 2023

ADHA turns 100 in 2023

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In 2023, the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) celebrates a century as the largest national professional association for registered dental hygienists.

January 18, 2023

Study to explore cannabis-altered oral bacteria and brain

By Melissa Busch

Researchers from universities in South Carolina and North Carolina were awarded $3.7 million to explore further alterations that cannabis smoking makes to the community of microorganisms in the mouth and how those changes affect the brain.

January 16, 2023

IWC unveils system that detects tainted dental water

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

IWC Innovations has launched a water contamination risk prevention and alert system for dental practices.

January 12, 2023

What dentists need to know about antibiotic resistance

By Melissa Busch

Citing research showing that a majority of antibiotics prescribed by dentists in the U.K. is unwarranted, dentists in Spain argued that clinicians must learn more about antibiotic resistance. Their correspondence was published on January 12 in the International Dental Journal.

January 12, 2023

Can money loss encourage smokers to quit?

By Will Morton

The true per-person cost of smoking in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia may encourage tobacco users in the U.S. to kick the habit, according to a report by personal finance website WalletHub.

January 11, 2023

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