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New Research to Study Long-Term Effects of Vaping

Researchers from the Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport in the U.K. are investigating the long-term health effects of smoking e-cigarettes. Vaping has become increasingly popular in the last decade due to its reputation as being a “healthier” alternative to traditional cigarettes. However, there is a lack of data on the long-term effects of its

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Gum Disease May Cause Brain Damage

Gum disease and tooth loss may be linked to brain shrinkage in the hippocampus, a region that has significant ties to memory and Alzheimer’s disease, a group in Japan has reported. Researchers led by Dr. Satoshi Yamaguchi, PhD, of Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, studied longitudinal associations between the number of teeth present and hippocampal

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Some Interesting Dental History

Dr. Paul Carrington and the king’s teeth Just after the turn of the 20th century, American dentist Dr. Paul T. Carrington ventured into Cambodia to ease a king’s suffering. His successful ministrations included two sets of false molars, one white and one black. Daniel Demers In 1901, Dr. Paul T. Carrington traveled 1,200 miles by steamboat

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Survey: Dentists are embracing AI

About 35% of dentists have implemented artificial intelligence (AI) in their dental practice, according to a recent survey. Dentaly.org, an oral care information portal, surveyed 1,015 patients and 250 dentists in the U.S. in July to assess how AI is transforming dentistry and impacting patient care.  “In recent years, the dental industry has experienced incredible advancements

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Metformin May Help Manage Periodontal Disease

New research in mice has revealed a potential role for metformin in managing periodontitis, according to a study published in Genes & Diseases. A group at Chongqing Medical University in China studied cellular interactions to elucidate metformin’s potential role in relation to HMGB1, a proinflammatory protein involved in the progression of periodontitis. They observed that metformin

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Surgery-free widom tooth treatment expected in 2024

Oral health and development firm TriAgenics hopes to bring its 3D-guided microwave third-molar tooth bud ablation treatment to market in 2024. DrBicuspid.com staff writers Jul 7th, 2023 Oral health and development firm TriAgenics hopes to bring its 3D-guided microwave third-molar tooth bud ablation treatment to market in 2024. Zero3 is a surgery-free procedure, which has

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Gum Disease and Brain Health

What you and your patients need to know about gum disease and brain health June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. Hygienist Jo-Anne Jones discusses the link between gum disease and inflammation. Jo-Anne Jones, RDH Jun 8th, 2023 June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. To mark the occasion, dental hygienist-turned-educator Jo-Anne Jones explains how

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