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Biodegradable Rods Directly Deliver Antibiotics to Halt Periodontal Disease

Researchers at the Institute of Pharmacy at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed...

Study to Examine Outcomes of Root Canal Therapy on Children

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has awarded a five-year grant...

Overcoming Endodontic Procedural Failures

INTRODUCTION Endodontic treatment involves many dependent procedures that are done in a consecutive manner....

Electrochemical Therapy Enhances Antibiotic Treatment for Dental Implants

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering are using electrochemical therapy...

The Silent Killer Only Dentists Can Stop

It’s a bacterial infection that affects 47.2% of adults age 30 and older and...

Pre-Dental Visit Antibiotics May Have Serious Side Effects

Not only are antibiotics vastly overprescribed before most dental visits, using them for even...

Adopted Children With Cleft Lip and Palate See Later Treatment

In a group of internationally adopted children with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P), speech...

PerioProtect2019 to Meet in St. Louis

PerioProtect will hold its annual meeting, PerioProtect2019, in St. Louis on October 4 and...

NJ Dental Practice May Be Site of Measles Exposure

The New Jersey Department of Health is warning people who visited the Center for...

CDC Offers Measles Outbreak Guidelines for Dental Practices

As measles continues to spread across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and...