School of Dental Medicine
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Less pain, same results? Researchers explore drill-free treatments for cavities in older adults
A trip to the dentist isn’t something people usually look forward to. “Because of all the drilling and injections, it’s not fun,” acknowledged Suchitra Nelson, an associate dean and professor at the ӰƵ School of Dental Medicine. While discomfort can’t be…
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May 11, 2015
It will be an unforgettable few days for Dante Luis Amelotti. On Sunday, May 17, he will receive a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree during commencement ceremonies at ӰƵ. And, shortly after that, Amelotti expects to become a commissioned U.S. Army captain before…
May 01, 2015
Tania Markarian, a senior instructor at ӰƵ School of Dental Medicine, watched as a friend waited desperately for months for the phone call that a donor’s liver was finally available. He had the transplant, and lived for a year. But his death brought new meaning to…
April 21, 2015
Andres Pinto, an orofacial pain and oral medicine specialist at ӰƵ School of Dental Medicine, often feels like the doctor in the television series House, solving medical mysteries each week. Pinto is among about 700 facial pain and oral medicine specialists nationally…
March 11, 2015
ӰƵ dental researcher Pushpa Pandiyan discovered a new way to model how infection-fighting T cells cause inflammation in mice. The hope is that the discovery can lead to new therapies or drugs that jump-start weakened or poorly functioning immune systems, said Pandiyan,…
March 09, 2015
The Department of Orthodontics at the School of Dental Medicine offers low-cost orthodontic treatment for teens. Special discounts are available for children of ӰƵ employees. To make an appointment for a free teen orthodontic screening, call 216.368.8665 or…
March 06, 2015
It was 12:30 a.m. on July 5, 2013, when Andre K. Mickel, distraught over his recent divorce, began writing his feelings in a catharsis of positive thoughts that eventually became a book, It’s PROOF TIME…There is Hope! (Xulon, 2015). “People often think I have this perfect life. But I’m a normal…
February 24, 2015
Postmenopausal women susceptible to bone fractures may also be a higher risk for gum disease, according to researchers at ӰƵ School of Dental Medicine and Case/Cleveland Clinic Postmenopausal Health Collaboration (CCCPOHC). Researchers found a link between…
January 28, 2015
Modern Europeans have inherited about 4 percent of their genes from Neanderthals, meaning the two groups mated at some point in the past. But the question is, where and when? Characteristics of a partial skull recently discovered in Manot Cave in Israel’s West Galilee provide the earliest evidence…
January 22, 2015
$1.6 million dental study aims to correct parent/caregiver misperceptions to improve dental attention to children’s teeth Dental researchers hope to vastly improve oral health in children by countering a common misperception that dental care for baby teeth isn’t important because they just fall…
January 12, 2015
Dental and medical researchers from ӰƵ found another reason to treat periodontal disease as soon as possible. They discovered that byproducts of bacteria in gum disease, called metabolic small chain fatty acid (SCFA), can work together to wake up HIV in dormant T-cells…