A study has found that people with poor oral hygiene or gum disease could be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s compared with those who have healthy teeth. Researchers from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in the UK, discovered the presence of a bacterium called Porphyromonas gingivalis in the brains of patients who had dementia when they were alive…
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Alzheimer’s disease linked to poor dental health
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– August 1, 2013
Dental assistants groups seek applicants for new scholarships
The American Dental Assistants Association and the Dental Assisting National Board have launched a new scholarship program to help dental assistants turn their professional development plans into reality.
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– July 31, 2013
Urine used to create teeth – stem cell success
Stem cell research is opening up the way for new teeth “grown” from an unlikely source – human urine. Chinese researchers describe how stem cells derived from urine could be used to generate solid organs and tissues, including teeth. Their study is published this week in the open-access journal Cell Regeneration…
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– July 31, 2013
ADA tax reform priorities
Washington—The Association offered a statement of priorities for a reformed tax system to Congress’ tax writing committees as talks continue toward the first major rewrite of the code since 1986.
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– July 30, 2013
Comparison of Saliva?Check Mutans and Saliva?Check IgA Mutans with the Cariogram for caries risk assessment
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the combined use of two rapid, semiquantitative detection kits (Saliva?Check Mutans and Saliva?Check IgA Mutans) to assess caries risk using the Cariogram computer?based program as a reference method. Stimulated saliva samples were collected from 71 subjects, 20–73 yr of age, and the number of Streptococcus mutans per ml of saliva was measured using Saliva?Check Mutans. After 15 min, a red line in the test detection window indicated >5 × 105 colony?forming units (CFU) of S. mutans per ml of saliva. The concentration of salivary IgA in relation to the number of mutans streptococci was examined using the Saliva?Check IgA Mutans test kit. The presence or absence of a red line after 15 min indicated a high or a low concentration …
MedWorm: Dentistry
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– July 30, 2013
Local dentist changing name, location
A local dentist office will soon expand its services, with plans for a new location, a new name and improved technology to provide care.
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– July 30, 2013
NIH awards oral health research training grant
Buffalo, N.Y.—The University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine Department of Oral Biology received a five-year $ 1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to train future oral health researchers, the school said.
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– July 29, 2013
Peter Ustinov
“The point of living and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come.”
Quotes of the Day
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– July 29, 2013
