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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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David Ojcius
Apr 14, 20243 min read
Why isn’t dental health considered primary medical care?
The list of connections between #oralhealth & systemic health is remarkable. For starters, 3 common #dental issues (cavities, tooth loss...
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David Ojcius
Feb 11, 20244 min read
The Role of Medicine and Technology in Shaping the Future of Oral Health
by Namrata Nayyar, David M. Ojcius, Arthur A. Dugoni. #oralhealth #dental #medicine #technology This commentary describes the changes...
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David Ojcius
Aug 4, 20233 min read
Cigarette smoking exposure disrupts the regenerative potential of dental pulp stem cells
Introduction: #Smoking is known to alter the regenerative and immunomodulatory properties of many types of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)....
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David Ojcius
Dec 17, 20212 min read
Making it easier to be a patient in times of a pandemic
by David Chambers, Michelle Brady, David Ojcius, Evelyn Cuny #COVID19 #COVID #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus #dentistry #dental 1 PROBLEM What...
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David Ojcius
Sep 1, 20213 min read
Dental Care is Essential Care: The Importance of Getting Back on Track with Your Oral Healthcare
#dentalcare #oralhealth #dentistry #dental #pandemic #COVID19 Over the past year and a half, many of us have taken “business casual” to...
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David Ojcius
May 31, 20212 min read
Tooth Loss May Affect Ability to Carry Out Everyday Tasks
#oralhealth #teeth #tooth #dental #dentistry #dentist Summary: Older adults with more natural teeth are better able to carry out simple...
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David Ojcius
May 23, 20211 min read
The Role of Medicine and Technology in Shaping the Future of Oral Health
by Namrata Nayyar, David Ojcius, Arthur Dugoni #oralhealth #dental #dentistry #technology #medicine #genomics #robotics...
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David Ojcius
May 23, 20212 min read
Involvement of inflammasomes in immune response against infection by periodontal bacteria
by Kívia Queiroz De Andrade, Cássio Luiz Coutinho Almeida-da-Silva, David Ojcius, Robson Coutinho-Silva #inflammation #immunology...
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David Ojcius
May 22, 20211 min read
Is there an association between oral health and severity of COVID-19 complications?
by Nathalie Botros, Parvati Iyer, David Ojcius #oralhealth #COVID19 #coronavirus #dental #dentistry Most patients with severe...
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David Ojcius
May 15, 20212 min read
Involvement of canonical and noncanonical inflammasomes in immune response against oral pathogens
#immunology #oralhealth #innateimmunity #inflammation #inflammasome #dental #dentistry We examined the involvement of the P2 × 7 receptor...
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David Ojcius
May 15, 20211 min read
Nathalie Botros, Parvati Iyer, David Ojcius: Does oral health affect severity of COVID-19?
#COVID19 #coronavirus #oralhealth #dental #dentistry Most patients with severe complications from COVID-19 have underlying conditions...
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David Ojcius
Apr 19, 20211 min read
Need a New Tooth? Drug Discovered to Regenerate Lost Teeth
#oralhealth #dental #dentistry #dentist Need a New #Tooth? Drug Discovered to Regenerate Lost #Teeth A new study reports that an antibody...
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David Ojcius
Apr 13, 20212 min read
Involvement of inflammasomes in the immune response against infection by the periodontal bacteria
#immunology #inflammation #innateimmunity #oralhealth #dental #dentistry We examined the involvement of the P2 × 7 receptor and the...
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David Ojcius
Apr 4, 20211 min read
Association between periodontal pathogens and systemic disease
#Alzheimers #microbiota #microbiome #oralhealth #dental #dentistry #oral #heart A growing body of literature suggests that there is a...
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David Ojcius
Mar 27, 20211 min read
Making it easier to be a patient in times of a pandemic
What responses are needed when a public health crisis, the #COVID19 #pandemic, disrupts continuity of care in a #dental school clinic? To...
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David Ojcius
Mar 15, 20211 min read
Microbes’ matchmaker helps bacteria to slime your teeth
Scientists studied biofilm formation by Streptococcus mutans, one of the main causes of tooth decay. They found that S. mutans has a...
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David Ojcius
Feb 13, 20211 min read
Less drilling, less germ spray: Dentistry adapts to the Covid era.
Drills & other equipment used by dentists can produce suspended droplets or aerosols, potentially carrying the #coronavirus, which could...
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David Ojcius
Feb 13, 20211 min read
The Role of Medicine & Technology in Shaping the Future of Oral Health.
This commentary describes the changes taking place in #dentistry and speculates on improvements that could happen soon. Advances in...
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David Ojcius
Jan 8, 20211 min read
Association between periodontal pathogens and systemic disease
A growing body of literature suggests that there is a link between periodontitis and systemic diseases. These diseases include...
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David Ojcius
Dec 17, 20201 min read
On Lifelong Learning as a Researcher
About life of university professors: "The industry I’m in is actually two in one: teaching and research. I love teaching and interacting...
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