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‘Artificial tongue’ developed to target oral bacteria
Researchers have designed a chemical sensor array or ‘artificial tongue’ which identifies and deactivates bacteria in the mouth. Published in…
Health & research
Finnish study proves the presence of oral bacteria in cerebral emboli of stroke patients
Researchers at Tampere University in Finland have established that the cerebral emboli of stroke patients contain DNA from oral pathogens Thrombus…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dentists support move…
Dentistry
Oral bacteria in pancreas linked to more aggressive tumours
Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institutet have found that the presence of oral bacteria in so-called cystic pancreatic tumours is associated with…
Dentistry
Common oral bacteria can make colon cancer more deadly
American researchers have determined F. nucleatum, a common oral bacteria often implicated in tooth decay, accelerates the growth of colon cancer Researchers…
Dentistry