The Food and Drug Administration recently cleared silver diamine fluoride for reducing tooth
sensitivity. Clinical trials document arrest and prevention of dental caries by silver diamine …

This article focuses on strategies to reduce the burden of dental caries across the population,
using fluorides and some other dental caries preventive agents. It is imperative to be …

Background Immunologic responses of the tooth to caries begin with odontoblasts recognizing
carious bacteria. Inflammatory propagation eventually leads to tooth pulp necrosis and …

An established paradigm in current drug development is (i) to identify a single protein target
whose inhibition is likely to result in the successful treatment of a disease of interest; (ii) to …

Objectives The Stopping Cavities Trial investigated effectiveness and safety of 38% silver
diamine fluoride in arresting caries lesions. Materials and methods The study was a double-…

Enamel, the outermost layer of teeth, is an acellular mineralized tissue that cannot regenerate;
the mature tissue is composed of high aspect ratio apatite nanocrystals organized into …

BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from frequently
touched dental school clinic surfaces were compared with MRSA isolated nasal cultures of …

Auriculocondylar syndrome (ACS) is a rare, autosomal-dominant craniofacial malformation
syndrome characterized by variable micrognathia, temporomandibular joint ankylosis, cleft …

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in severe limitation and closure of dental practices in
many countries. Outside of the acute (peak) phases of the disease, dentistry has begun to be …

Cementum is the outer-, mineralized-tissue covering the tooth root and an essential part of
the system of periodontal tissue that anchors the tooth to the bone. Periodontal disease …