In a recent study, Associate Professor Makoto Ikeya (Department of Clinical Application) and his team of researchers successfully established a method to generate jawbone-like organoids (mini-organs) from iPS cells. Their ...
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Every face is unique. Genetics helps to determine our features, but sometimes genes have errors which, in early fetal development, can result in babies with facial differences such as a cleft lip or cleft palate. If not treated, ...
Dec 10, 2025
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White teeth are highly valued by young adults. But an even tooth color is considered to be of even higher importance. A study from the University of Gothenburg, one of the first of its kind, shows that many people with a ...
Sep 17, 2025
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Tooth development is a dynamic process that involves the stages of the bud, the cap, and the bell, followed by root development and subsequent tooth formation. Processes such as the bud-to-cap transition are mediated by epithelial-mesenchymal ...
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It's well established that gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are strongly linked. But what wasn't known, until a recent study, was that the two churn through a vicious cycle, feeding off each other and triggering ...
Jan 20, 2026
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Dental fear is an intense emotional reaction that can be characterized by anxiety, palpitations, sweating, dizziness, a feeling of unreality or nausea. It may cause some people to avoid going to the dentist, while others ...
Sep 23, 2025
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Real progress in oral health doesn't come from expensive gadgets, but from better daily habits. That is the conclusion of dentist-periodontist Tim Thomassen in his dissertation Oral Disease Prevention, which he will defend ...
Dec 4, 2025
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A study conducted by the general and teaching hospital ("Hospital das Clínicas") of the Ribeirão Preto Medical School of the University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP) in Brazil followed 99 patients who underwent hip and knee replacement ...
Nov 11, 2025
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A new, free, online support package aims to empower parents of young autistic children to look after their dental health—and reduce levels of tooth decay and surgery.
Jul 10, 2025
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Between Halloween candy, Thanksgiving pies and holiday cookies, the end of the year is often packed with opportunities to consume sugar. But what happens in your mouth during those first minutes and hours after eating those ...
Dec 2, 2025
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