ScienceDaily An innovative device which cancels out the noise of the dental drill could spell the end of people's anxiety about trips to the dentist, according to experts at King's College London, Brunel University and London South Bank Un ...
Continue Reading...The identification of the protein that allows Streptococcus mutans to gain a foothold in heart tissue is reported in the June issue of Infection and Immunity by microbiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. S. mutans i ...
Continue Reading...PRNewswire Wet, used towels left in the gym. Dirty tissues discarded by someone suffering from a nasty cold. You wouldn’t think of touching these items. But unknowingly, you may be sharing something that could be just as filthy a ...
Continue Reading...An Australian dentist survived an attack by a large saltwater crocodile after it leapt into his boat and clamped its teeth around his shoulder today. Bruce Rudeforth was fishing at Secure Bay in Western Australia when the croc pounced, th ...
Continue Reading...By Stephen G. Baum, MD The long-standing practice of antibiotic prophylaxis before dental procedures in patients at risk for infective endocarditis (IE) was recently challenged. Consequently, in March 2008, the National Institute fo ...
Continue Reading...ScienceDaily — Children across Britain are being asked to donate their milk teeth to create "Palaces" -- a spectacular glittering sculpture made from crystal resin and decorated with retired pearly whites. The project is a part of an art-sc ...
Continue Reading...Contact Information: EPA Press Office press@epa.gov WASHINGTON – During detailed filter analyses from 12 RadNet air monitor locations across the nation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified trace amounts of radioacti ...
Continue Reading...Using a bone-creating protein to augment the maxillary sinus could improve dental implant success, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers. Dental implants, screws that anchor permanent prosthetic teeth, won't ...
Continue Reading...From: www.medicalnewstoday.com The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the authority on children's oral health, announced the creation of their Pediatric Oral Health Research and Policy Center. The goal of the Center is to inf ...
Continue Reading...Scientists are trying to open a new front in the battle against gum disease, the leading cause of tooth loss in adults and sometimes termed the most serious oral health problem of the 21st century. They described another treatment approach ...
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