UAB clinical trial looking at diabetes/gum disease connection
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Dentistry is one of three sites recruiting patients for a clinical trial to test whether the treatment of chronic periodontitis, or gum disease, improves control of Type 2 diabetes.
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For Most, Implants Beat Dentures, but at a Price
Prosthetic teeth attached to the jaw with titanium screws are preferred for replacing lost teeth, but theyre expensive, and insurance coverage is usually minimal.
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How teeth go to the dogs
HOW teeth go to the dogs.
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First Aspen Dental Office in Tennessee to Open in Johnson City
New Practice to Provide Affordable, Full-Service Dental Care
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Limerick to announce new results from LIM-0705 human trials at 23rd Transplantation Society congress
Limerick BioPharma, Inc., a developer of innovative therapies that help cells pump out unwanted or toxic substances, will announce new results from human trials of its lead compound, LIM-0705, at the 23rd International Congress of the Transplantation Society in Vancouver, Canada, in an oral presentation on August 19, 2010.
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Dentist offers program for domestic abuse survivors
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Merck Grants License to LabCorp for Development of Test To Potentially Identify Patients Likely to Respond to ...
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.----Merck today announced a non-exclusive license agreement with Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings for the commercialization of a genetic test that may help predict the response of patients with Hepatitis C virus infection to peginterferon alpha-based therapy.
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What causes periodontal disease?
Home > Topics > What Causes Periodontal Disease? What causes periodontal disease?
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Quitting smoking may minimize harmful bacteria and replenish healthy bacteria
Patients with chronic gum disease who quit smoking in addition to undergoing nonsurgical therapy not only demonstrated a lower abundance of harmful oral pathogens, but also an increase in health-associated bacteria.
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