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UCLA School of Dentistry receives $1.5M for community-based education

LOS ANGELES, U.S.: The UCLA School of Dentistry has been granted $1.5 million by the state’s largest dental benefits provider, Delta Dental of California,...

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Dry mouth in older adults may be drug-induced

MELBOURNE, Australia/STOCKHOLM, Sweden: For older adults, salivary gland hypofunction can be a common side-effect of prescribed medications. The condition ...

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Tap water good for teeth but may cause higher blood lead levels

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., U.S.: American children and adolescents who drink tap water, which is typically fluoridated, are much less likely to have tooth decay, ...

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Researchers identify primitive fossil bear with a sweet tooth

LOS ANGELES, U.S.: Researchers have identified remains of a 3.5-million-year-old bear from a fossil-rich site in Canada’s High Arctic. Their study showed ...

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First international dental mercury conference held in Rio de Janeiro

The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and the Public Health and Environmental Program of the Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health (ENSP/FIOCRUZ) along with ...

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Henry Schein Orthodontics appoints Dr. John Graham to clinical advisory board

CARLSBAD, Calif.,U.S.: Henry Schein Orthodontics (HSO) has announced that world-renowned orthodontist, inventor and educator Dr. John Graham has been ...

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Interview: “We are growing larger each year”

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: With the third International Dental Exhibition Africa (IDEA) having come to an end in mid-December 2017, organisers and ...

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IDEA 2017 concludes with papers by top speakers

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: With scientific lectures by internationally prominent speakers, including FDI President-elect Dr Gerhard Seeberger, the third ...

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COLTENE acquires polisher company KENDA

ALTSTÄTTEN, Switzerland: COLTENE Holding, an internationally leading developer and producer of dental consumables, is acquiring KENDA, a specialised ...

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New dental material resists plaque and kills microbes

PHILADELPHIA, U.S.: Dentists rely on composite materials to perform restorative procedures, such as filling cavities. However, these materials, just like ...

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Interview: “For me, IDEA is like a dream come true”

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: The International Dental Exhibition Africa (IDEA) has grown significantly within the last year. In Dakar, 1,500 attendees were ...

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Research team aims to develop periodontal disease-fighting membrane

LINCOLN, Neb., U.S.: Dr. Ali Tamayol, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), has led a ...

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Study finds almost all Myanmar mouth cancer patients chew betel quid

TOUNGOO, Myanmar: A study has found that almost all of the mouth cancer patients investigated used smokeless tobacco in the form of betel quid, researchers ...

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Treating periodontitis may help lower blood pressure

ANAHEIM, Calif., U.S./GUANGZHOU, China: Treatment of periodontitis significantly lowered blood pressure among Chinese patients at risk of developing high ...

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Peers influence can reduce tobacco use among younger smokers

OAKLAND, Calif., U.S.: Participating in a brief intervention delivered by their peers in community settings can help reduce smoking among youth and young ...

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Study suggests school food environments strongly influence caries in kids

QUEBEC CITY, Canada: The occurrence of dental caries may depend in part on school-based environmental or policy-related factors, but few researchers have ...

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NYU College of Dentistry awarded $3.6 million for cavity prevention research

NEW YORK, U.S.: The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a research ...

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Researchers investigate how chewing affects teeth on the nanoscale

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., U.S.: Food leaves permanent traces on teeth. Examining these marks—or microwear—a team of researchers has documented the effects of ...

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Intake of caffeine may trigger sugar cravings

ITHACA, N.Y., USA: Caffeine is a powerful antagonist of adenosine receptors, which promote relaxation and sleepiness. Depressing the effect of the receptors...

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Vienna to host EAO congress in 2018

VIENNA, Austria: While attendees of the 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) are still reflecting on the ...

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Study suggests link between verbal bullying and bruxism in adolescents

ITABIRA, Brazil: Verbal bullying at school can negatively impact an adolescent’s mental health, causing distress and anxiety. A Brazilian study has shown ...

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Fotona puts spotlight on peri-implantitis at LA&HA Symposium

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia: This year’s dental session of the LA&HA (Laser and Health Academy) Symposium featured several presentations on effective laser ...

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Nobel Biocare at EAO 2017: A world beyond products

MADRID, Spain: True science, original solutions and real innovations await visitors to the Nobel Biocare booth (hall 9, section D3) at the 2017 annual ...

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Interview: “Research on PEEK implants is both challenging and motivating”

MADRID, Spain: In 2010, Dr Pär Johansson received his dentistry degree at Malmö University in Sweden, where he submitted a master thesis on implant ...

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ROOTS SUMMIT announces programme for 2018 event

BERLIN, Germany: The programme for the next ROOTS SUMMIT, the premier global discussion forum dedicated to endodontic dentistry, has just been released and ...

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Young scientists develop improved dental operating light

MARBURG, Germany: Jugend forscht is a German youth competition that encourages and supports talented achievers in the areas of science, technology, ...

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Dentist under crossfire after “Prosecco smile” warning

LONDON, UK/ROME, Italy: That the consumption of sweet, carbonated and alcoholic drinks—which are all main characteristics of Prosecco—lead to tooth ...

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AADR reviews Advancing Dental Education: Gies in the 21st Century project

ALEXANDRIA, Va., USA: In 1926, Dr. William Gies published his seminal report “Dental education in the United States and Canada,” which has had a ...

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First hard evidence for outside-in theory of origin of teeth

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada: Researchers studying a 400-million-year-old bony fish from Estonia believe that they have found evidence for the origin of teeth. ...

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Researchers test new means of Zika diagnosis

LONDON, Ontario, Canada: Researchers have used proteomics to examine proteins and peptides in saliva in order to accurately detect exposure to the Zika ...

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