Periodontics: Page 114

Quebec group launches teen oral health campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
As it does every year, the Ordre des dentistes du Québec is marking Oral Health Month in April with a province-wide national awareness-building campaign.
March 29, 2012
Study to focus on perio disease risk assessment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Interleukin Genetics and the University of Michigan School of Dentistry have completed patient enrollment for a clinical study that may produce risk-assessment tools to guide preventive dental visits and reduce the adverse outcomes of periodontal disease progression.
March 28, 2012
Univ. of Louisville gets patent for oral bacteria research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
University of Louisville researchers are a step closer to eliminating periodontal disease through their work to develop synthetic molecules that prevent bacteria responsible for the disease from spreading throughout the mouth.
March 27, 2012
Crest Oral-B honors RDH's work in nursing homes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ann Benson Ross, RDH, BS, of Phoenix, AZ, is the recipient of the first Pros in the Profession grant for "Advancing Oral Health in the Community," sponsored by Crest Oral-B.
March 26, 2012
Survey: Canadian oral health habits could improve
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
According to the third annual Crest and Oral-B Great Canadian Smile Survey, Canadians rank the smile as the most important attribute when determining attractiveness in others -- more than twice as important as physical fitness.
March 26, 2012
'Massage method' yields caries protection
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Massaging teeth with high-fluoride toothpaste after eating offers strong protection against caries, according to recent study in Acta Odontologica Scandinavia.
March 25, 2012
Oral bacteria may trigger blood clots
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oral bacteria that escape into the bloodstream can cause blood clots and trigger life-threatening growths on heart valves, according to a team of U.K. researchers.
March 25, 2012
Small molecule plays key role in preventing periodontitis
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
Scientists are discovering that a small protein named developmental endothelial locus 1 can arrest the processes that lead to runaway oral inflammation and periodontitis, particularly in the elderly.
March 25, 2012
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CPC mouth rinse reduces periodontitis in pregnant women
By Rabia Mughal
TAMPA, Fla. - An alcohol-free mouthwash containing Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) decreased gingival inflammation and periodontal disease in pregnant women, according to a poster presentation at the American Association for Dental Research annual meeting.
March 22, 2012
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Perio therapy reduces medical costs for diabetes patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Medical costs are lower for people with diabetes who receive treatment for periodontal disease, according to a study presented today at the American Association for Dental Research annual meeting.
March 22, 2012
More U.S. states consider expanding hygienists' duties
By Donna Domino, Kathy Kincade
What hygienists are allowed to do and where they are allowed to do it would change in a number of ways under proposed bills being considered by states across the U.S. The debate heated up last week in Connecticut during a hearing before the state Public Health Committee.
March 21, 2012
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Survey: Most U.K. adults neglect oral hygiene
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New figures from the U.K.'s Adult Dental Health survey find that only 31% of respondents use mouthwash, 22% regularly floss, and only 42% use a toothbrush and toothpaste.
March 20, 2012
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