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OMICS Group acquires Oral Health and Dental Management journal

OMICS Group is proud to announce the acquisition of the journal: Oral Health and Dental Management, a dentistry research based quality journal. With this acquisition, the glory heads high and both the organizations join hands together for fulfillment of making healthcare information Open Access.

11 Apr 2019

Living transplant donors also need long-term monitoring to prevent adverse events

While organ transplant recipients receive continual care as the end-stage treatment to their condition, attention also should be given to living donors, who can suffer from hypertension, diabetes and other disorders after donation, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

11 Apr 2019

Large-scale screen efficiently identifies drugs that are potent cancer-killers

UC San Francisco scientists have designed a large-scale screen that efficiently identifies drugs that are potent cancer-killers when combined, but only weakly effective when used alone.

10 Apr 2019

New technology provides clearer picture to clinicians treating gynecological cancer

New technology developed at Western University is providing an improved way for radiation oncologists to deliver treatment to women with gynecological cancers, including vaginal, cervical and uterine cancer.

9 Apr 2019

Gum disease bacterium releases toxins that may cause Alzheimer's

Researchers have provided the strongest evidence to date that a bacterium involved in periodontitis contributes to the development of Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and aspiration pneumonia.

8 Apr 2019

Dentists' diagnostic performance deteriorates when put under time pressure

Dentists can miss important details on x-rays when put under time pressure, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth.

5 Apr 2019

NHS dental budget must be better allocated to meet patients' needs

Routine scaling and polishing of teeth should be stopped as the NHS dental budget would be better spent elsewhere, experts warn.

3 Apr 2019

Women exposed to deepwater horizon oil spill continue to experience PTSD symptoms

A study led by LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health reports that women exposed to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill continue to experience symptoms of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. The results are published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, now available online.

26 Mar 2019

Research shows financial and quality-of-life toll of intravenous therapy on parents, caregivers

When treating patients, doctors sometimes overlook how their decisions impact a world they never see: a patient's home life. In the case of some serious infections in children, oral antimicrobial drugs are just as good at treating these ailments at home as the standard, intravenous medications.

26 Mar 2019

Innovative membrane offers a viable solution for periodontitis

Periodontitis affects nearly half of Americans ages 30 and older, and in its advanced stages, it could lead to early tooth loss or worse.

22 Mar 2019

Study provides new understanding of how the brain recovers from damage caused by stroke

Each year, approximately 265,000 Americans have a stroke that causes visual impairment. New research, which appears in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, sheds light on how the damage in the brain caused by a stroke can lead to permanent vision impairment.

21 Mar 2019

New study examines smarter automatic defibrillator

Thousands of patients with congestive heart failure benefit from automatic implantable cardiac defibrillators that deliver shocks to the heart to correct abnormal heart rhythms. These defibrillators improve survival in patients who are at risk for sudden cardiac death.

19 Mar 2019

Taking painkillers during pregnancy is not responsible for asthma risk in children, study shows

A study of almost 500,000 women indicates that taking paracetamol or other painkillers during pregnancy is not responsible for increasing the risk of asthma in children.

18 Mar 2019

New Planmeca ProScanner 2.0 offers fast and dependable intraoral imaging

The new Planmeca ProScanner 2.0 imaging plate scanner is a high-quality option for fast and dependable intraoral imaging.

12 Mar 2019

Image Navigation announces world’s most advanced image-guided implant dentistry system

Image Navigation is announcing, at the 2019 IDS in Cologne, the world’s most advanced image-guided implant dentistry system.

11 Mar 2019

UCSF scientists develop new strategy for targeting key Parkinson's molecule

UC San Francisco researchers have for the first time developed a strategy for targeting a key molecule implicated in Parkinson's disease, opening up a potential new treatment strategy for the currently incurable movement disorder.

8 Mar 2019

Study suggests close link between cognitive function and oral health in older adults

In a Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology study, poor cognitive function in older adults was associated with poorer oral health and higher risk of tooth loss in later life.

6 Mar 2019

Researchers find how common oral bacteria accelerates growth of colon cancer

Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have determined how F. nucleatum -- a common oral bacteria often implicated in tooth decay -- accelerates the growth of colon cancer. The study was published online in the journal EMBO Reports.

4 Mar 2019

Western Dental offers tips to prevent bad breath

Western Dental & Orthodontics has some advice for those who strive to maintain fresh breath.

4 Mar 2019

Study: Using steroids during cardic bypass surgery did not reduce acute kidney injury risk

Using steroids during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery did not reduce the risk of acute kidney injury in people at increased risk of death, according to a study conducted in 18 countries published in CMAJ.

4 Mar 2019

Dentistry News and Research

Latest Dentistry News and Research

OMICS Group acquires Oral Health and Dental Management journal

Living transplant donors also need long-term monitoring to prevent adverse events

Large-scale screen efficiently identifies drugs that are potent cancer-killers

New technology provides clearer picture to clinicians treating gynecological cancer

Gum disease bacterium releases toxins that may cause Alzheimer's

Dentists' diagnostic performance deteriorates when put under time pressure

NHS dental budget must be better allocated to meet patients' needs

Women exposed to deepwater horizon oil spill continue to experience PTSD symptoms

Research shows financial and quality-of-life toll of intravenous therapy on parents, caregivers

Innovative membrane offers a viable solution for periodontitis

Study provides new understanding of how the brain recovers from damage caused by stroke

New study examines smarter automatic defibrillator

Taking painkillers during pregnancy is not responsible for asthma risk in children, study shows

New Planmeca ProScanner 2.0 offers fast and dependable intraoral imaging

Image Navigation announces world’s most advanced image-guided implant dentistry system

UCSF scientists develop new strategy for targeting key Parkinson's molecule

Study suggests close link between cognitive function and oral health in older adults

Researchers find how common oral bacteria accelerates growth of colon cancer

Western Dental offers tips to prevent bad breath

Study: Using steroids during cardic bypass surgery did not reduce acute kidney injury risk

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