Clinical management of third molars has remained largely unchanged for the past 100 years. Practitioners’ only choices are to surgically intervene prophylactically or address issues after symptoms become evident. In the presence of pathology, the latter approach is painful and costly. Unfortunately, both approaches pose considerable surgical risk. As a result, general practitioners refer more

An essential protein that acts as a gatekeeper for calcium entering cells promotes the growth of oral cancer and generates pain, according to a new study published in Science Signaling led by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry.  Targeting this protein—the ORAI1 calcium channel—could provide a new approach to treating oral cancer, which causes persistent pain that worsens as

There is ongoing research by the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry to make dental materials last longer. Kfor.com recently reported on this initiative from the Department of Energy, which is providing funding for a team of researchers for “Project Cupiid” or “Complex, Unique, and Powerful Imaging instrument for Dynamics.” One of the researchers, Dr. Fernando

Though oral health issues can affect overall health, the two are considered unrelated and are frequently addressed separately when it comes to treatment. However, existing research shows that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are more likely to have periodontitis and vice-versa, suggesting an “oral-gut axis” linking the two conditions reciprocally. As such, collaborative, holistic

NHS dentistry has failed to bounce back from Covid with less than half of adults in England having seen a dentist within the past two years, official figures show.  Only 43 per cent of over-18s were seen by a dentist in the 24 months to June this year, compared to more than half in the same