Research Summary Dialysis patients: Safer dental implants New clinical guidelines aim to ensure safer dental implant procedures for patients on dialysis for kidney failure. Chronic kidney disease is becoming more common, and 90% of patients experience oral symptoms that lead to early tooth loss. Dental implants can greatly improve quality of life, but carry increased...Read More

Summary Oral hygiene is an essential part of public health and affects the quality ofindividuals’ life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between parents’information literacy on oral hygiene and oral hygiene of public elementary schoolchildren inEducation of Kerman, District 2.Read More

Summary Dental caries as the most common childhood disease can cause pain and difficulty eating.The aim of this study was to determine the association between gross dental caries and body mass index )BMI( among children attending kindergartens in Rasht, IranRead More

Research Summary Tooth development: Enamelin secretion essential in enamel formation Research in mice has provided new insight into the mechanisms through which the protein enamelin contributes to formation of tooth enamel. Enamelin is one of several proteins that make up the enamel matrix and is secreted from ameloblasts, the cells responsible for enamel formation. Previous...Read More

Research Summary Tooth decay: Salivary proteins could help predict risk in children Tests for proteins in saliva that control cavity-causing microbes could help predict a young child’s risk of dental caries. In a review article, Jing Zou and colleagues from Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, outline the roles of oral microorganisms and salivary proteins in...Read More

Research Summary Early childhood caries: Disease-associated bacteria prefer carbs over protein Bacteria in dental plaque from children with early childhood caries metabolize carbon from different sources than bacteria from healthy individuals. Early childhood caries (ECC) is the most common chronic disease in children. Scientists from the Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology led by...Read More