Love chewing ice? It could damage your teeth and jaw
Chewing on ice may seem harmless, perhaps even refreshing, but dental experts warn it can actually wreak havoc on your teeth.
Oct 6, 2025
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Teens who lose teeth to decay and injury nearly twice as likely to be bullied, study reveals
Adolescents who lose teeth due to decay or trauma are 42% more likely to be bullied, according to new collaborative research from the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne.
Sep 2, 2025
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Dental guidelines call for more judicious use of X-rays
Everyone who's had regular dental care knows the heavy lead apron that's draped across your body before taking X-rays of your teeth.
Feb 20, 2026
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AI speech tools could revolutionize dental record-keeping—but caution is needed
A new study from King's College London has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) automatic speech recognition (ASR) tools could dramatically improve how dental professionals record patient information—saving time and ...
Nov 6, 2025
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How studying oral inflammatory diseases can help researchers understand other human diseases
A team of researchers from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, the VCU School of Dentistry and the University of Pennsylvania recently published a study in Nature Communications examining why some oral inflammatory diseases ...
Jul 11, 2026
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Children with sickle cell disease face higher risk of dental issues, yet many don't receive needed care
Children with sickle cell disease are more likely to have dental problems—but fewer than half of those covered by Michigan Medicaid got dental care in 2022, according to a new study.
Sep 3, 2025
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Intralesional nivolumab may be effective against precancerous oral lesions, Phase I trial results indicate
Injecting nivolumab (Opdivo) directly into precancerous oral lesions led to a reduction in lesion size and allowed some patients to avoid surgery, according to research from a Phase I clinical trial presented at the American ...
Apr 21, 2026
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In a small Alabama town, a dentist weighs whether to stop treating kids on Medicaid
Sometimes, in a quiet moment between appointments, Dr. Carson Cruise runs the financial numbers through his head. They make a cold but compelling case: If he dropped all of the Medicaid patients from his small-town pediatric ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Antidepressants show promise for alleviating jaw pain
Certain antidepressants can help alleviate chronic jaw pain caused by temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), according to a research review by a team of researchers with expertise in dentistry and pharmacy published in the Journal ...
Oct 23, 2025
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Community water fluoridation works: Experts debunk myths, highlight lifelong benefits
Experts from the University of Rochester's Eastman Institute for Oral Health underscore the safety, effectiveness, and enduring public health benefits of community water fluoridation in a commentary published in The Journal ...
Oct 14, 2025
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