The Daily Routine that Could Give You a Heart Attack
Certain mouthwashes may spell disaster for overall health, according to a recent study. The research, published in Free Radical Biology & Medicine shows that daily…
Category Archives: Biofilm
Gum Disease Bacteria Increase HIV Cancer
Does oral cancer have a bacterial origin? A new study in the Journal of Virology suggest there might be a connection. The periodontal pathogens Porphyromonas…
Healthy Gums, Healthy Heart
Research is once again showing that oral care is good for the heart. A study recently released in the Journal of the American Heart Association…
Bacteria Genes Offer New Look at Disease
Researchers from Ohio State University have sequenced the genome of a bacterium closely related to periodontal pathogen Tannerella forsythia in order to better assess the role…
Oral Bacteria Linked with Alzheimer’s Teams Up with Oral Biofilm
It’s quickly becoming apparent that periodontal disease is a complex genetic disease caused by oral biofilm. One of the most deadly components of oral biofilm…
Health Innovators: Garth Ehrlich, PhD
Dr. Dan Sindelar took a few moments at the AAOSH Scientific Session to sit down with Dr. Garth Ehrlich, director of the Center for Genomic Science, to discuss the…
Health Innovators: Judith Miklossy, MD, PhD
Dr. Dan Sindelar recently sat down with Judith Miklossy, MD, PhD at the AAOSH Scientific Session to discuss her research on the role of oral…