Study suggests link between verbal bullying and bruxism
Verbal bullying at school can negatively impact an adolescent’s mental health.
New research uses squid ink to check for gum disease
A new dental imaging method to examine the health of patients’ gums.
Runners more prone to serious dental problems
Runners are more prone to serious dental problems than the rest of the population.
Frequency of dental visits dramatically decreases after dementia diagnosis
Patients with dementia tend to abandon regular dental check-ups, the results of a large-scale longitudinal study have revealed. The utilisation of dental services, as well as the research group’s general oral health status, significantly declined after a diagnosis of dementia, researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden found. The results are especially alarming since studies […]
Orthodontic treatment planning possible without radiation exposure
When a patient requires orthodontic treatment, it is common practice to capture their dental placement with a radiograph.
Biting and chewing trigger tooth growth
Research conducted by the University of Sydney, Australia has found chewing and biting to be the cause of adult teeth breaking through the gums rather than an innate, unknown force.