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ScienceDaily: Dentistry News
Latest research on periodontal diseases. Information on a broad range of dental health topics, including dental implants, cosmetic dentistry, and general dental health.

  • Tray bleaching may improve oral health of elderly, special-needs patients
    A tooth-bleaching agent may improve the oral health of elderly and special-needs patients, say dentists.

  • Fluoride in water prevents adult tooth loss, study suggests
    Children drinking water with added fluoride helps dental health in adulthood decades later, a new study finds.

  • Gene brings teeth in shape
    No healthy teeth will form without this gene: if during tooth formation (odontogenesis) the so-called Jagged2 gene is inactivated, and hence the Notch signaling pathway interrupted, tooth crowns will be malformed and enamel will be lacking. This signaling pathway is involved in the formation of all tissues and organs.

  • Novel cause for genetic tooth decay
    New research implicates a novel peptide in impaired dentin mineralization in rickets. Rickets, the softening of bones in children, is often caused by vitamin D deficiency due to severe malnutrition. Rickets is one of the most frequent childhood diseases in developing countries and is associated with severe bone deformities, including dental ailments due to impaired dentin mineralization.

  • Chew on this: Six dental myths debunked
    Your teeth need more than daily brushing and flossing. Researchers debunk six dental myths and discuss the role nutrition plays in oral health.