Today's Dental News

A new, recessively inherited syndrome features extra teeth and delayed tooth eruption, among other problems like craniosynostosis and maxillary hyperplasia. A causative mutation was also pointed out in this gene, IL11RA.

The appearance of extra teeth is one of the most common things seen with this condition. Dental surgery is necessary to combat the problem in almost all cases.

Four children from a Pakistani family living in Denmark displayed the condition. The teeth developed in a manner that indicated a third set of teeth was on the way, something that is rare for humans.

Read more: Newly Discovered Condition Adversely Impacts Teeth

Summer habits and a person’s diet may have an adverse impact on one’s dental health.

Consuming certain foods and drinks, like the food at barbeques, may be problematic for one’s oral health. The summer schedule could wreak havoc on a child’s teeth because he or she isn’t a on a strict schedule like during the school year.

Also, with a higher number of outdoor activities during the summer, there’s more snacking and less meals eaten in some cases. The problem is that many snacks are more acidic than the kind of food you would eat during a meal, resulting in more damage to your teeth.

Read more: Dental Health May Suffer During Summer

Gum disease may have the same effect on pregnancy as obesity, according a professor at the University of Western Australia.

Roger Hart, professor of reproductive medicine at the University of Western Australia, announced this discovery at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.

Periodontal disease is a chronic problem that results in inflammation of the gums. Periodontal disease is associated with other issues, like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, respiratory issues, kidney problems and pregnancy problems.

Read more: Gum Disease Prolongs Length of Time to Get Pregnant

The condition of the tissue in the area around a dental implant affects the possible success or failure of the implant.

The risk factors have to be identified and limited as a result. There’s also a specific combination of genes that dictates the possibility of tissue destruction, which ultimately leads to implants not being as successful as they should.

This study appears in the current issue of the Journal of Oral Implantology.

Peri-implantitis, which can result from poor implants, is similar to periodontal disease. The research team wanted to correlate the specific genotypes they found with peri-implantitis and how the combination would impact treatment results.

Read more: Combination of Genes May Impact Success of Implants