Clinical Update

Laser Treatment and Shear Bond Strength of Resin

An in vitro study evaluated the effect of laser treatment on shear bond strength...

Smear Layer Removal Methods Compared

Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), a study evaluated the efficacy of smear layer removal...

Coronectomy Versus Total Removal for Third Molar Extraction

A systematic review by H. Long et al compared the outcomes between coronectomy and...

Treatment of Chronic Severe Periodontitis Studied

A study by Dr. Dong-Yeol Jung et al published in the Journal of Clinical...

Why Some Cancers Spread to Bones

Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) School of Dentistry have found that administering...

Report Finds Continuing Declines in Cancer Death Rates

Death rates from all cancers combined for men, women, and children continued to decline...

Study Links Gum Disease and HPV-Status of Head and Neck Cancer Tumors

Human papillomavirus (HPV), once almost exclusively asso­ciated with cancer of the cer­vix, is now...

Potential Benefits of Sugar-Free Chewing Gum

A study by Dr. M. Al-Ha­boubi et al, published in Commun­ity Dentistry and Oral...

Biomaterial Enhances Healing After Dental Implants

Restoring the anterior teeth after a traumatic injury poses a particular challenge biologically, functionally,...

Promising Therapeutic Approach for Periodontal Disease

Donald Demuth, PhD, associate dean for research and enterprise, Uni­ver­sity of Louisville (UofL) School...