To find out if rapamycin might slowperiodontal disease, An and his colleagues added the drug to the food of middle-aged mice for eight weeks and compared theiroral healthwith untreated mice of the same age. Similar to humans, mice also experience bone loss, inflammation and shifts in oral ba...
Blocking function of a blood-clotting protein prevented bone loss from periodontal (gum) disease in mice, according to research led by scientists at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health. Drawing on animal and human data, the...
gum disease is the most common chronic inflammatory disease in humans. If the body is continuously fighting a periodontal infection, the persistent immune response that is designed to promote healing can instead become an agent of tissue damage and systemic...
The finding indicates that GSK3尾 enzyme inhibition in humans may be a method of protecting against the chronic, systemic sequelae associated with periodontal diseases, they add in Molecular Medicine . "The traditional approach to dealing with periodontal disease is to prevent plaque from forming at...
'This gum offers an opportunity to neutralize the virus in the saliva, giving us a simple way to possibly cut down on a source of disease transmission,' Henry Daniell, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and leader of the research, told Penn Today.宾大口腔...
Periodontal inflammation is one of the most common chronic inflammatory conditions in humans. Despite recent advances in identifying and characterizing oral microbiota dysbiosis in the pathogenesis of gum disease, just how host factors m... G Urszula,B Piotr,S Aneta,... - 《Frontiers in Immunology...
The first humans who settled in Scandinavia more than 10,000 years ago left their DNA behind in ancient chewing gum, masticated lumps made from birch bark pitch. This is shown in a new study conducted at Stockholm University and published in Communicatio
摘要: Discusses gum disease and how to prevent it. Plaque and tartar build up; Gingivitis and periodontitis; Symptoms; Depth of gingival sulcus; Factors that increase risk; Treatment options; Good oral hygiene. INSET: Daily tooth care is important.. 年份: 1992 收藏...
Acacia gum has been used in pharmaceuticals as a demulcent. It has been used topically in wound-healing preparations. Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial (ie, in periodontal disease), and lipidemic effects have been studied; however, robust clinical trials are lacking to support a ...
linked cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death in postmenopausal women, with persistent infection of the gums. "This study goes further and looks at the effect of reducing inflammation caused by infection on both oral and systemic consequences such as heart disease," said ...