Dr. Jonathan B. Levine is the first to admit that expectations aren’t particularly high when people visit the dentist. “This ...

Tooth loss and bone degeneration are problems that modern medicine still struggles to fix. Data from the National Bone Health Policy Institute shows that 10 million Americans over the age of 50 have ...

Researchers have shown that a naturally occurring peptide (small protein) holds promise as a new therapeutic for osteoporosis and other disorders that feature bone loss, with distinct advantages over ...

This week's clinical tip from CDOCS comes from Dr. Shalin Shah and focuses on the periodontal portion of dentistry. If you're looking for other clinical tips from CDOCS, head to the search engine at ...

A fresh approach to dental care may soon have you looking at hair clippings in a whole new way. Researchers at King’s College London have discovered that keratin—a protein found in hair, skin, and ...

Researchers have shown that innate immune training, also known as trained immunity (TRIM), leads to aggravated bone loss in experimental models of periodontitis and inflammatory arthritis. Clinical ...

A 29-year-old healthy man experienced a rare case of losing six teeth followed by upper jaw osteonecrosis due to an infection with shingles, a rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. The ...