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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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Dentistry: Our Sustainable Future
The #climate crisis is caused by rising atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases, in particular carbon dioxide, methane and nitric oxide....
David Ojcius
Jan 113 min read
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The Role of Medicine and 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...
David Ojcius
Dec 15, 20241 min read
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OKU-Sutro Excellence Day Showcases Outstanding Work at the Dental School
Examples of excellence at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of #Dentistry across clinical care, #research and community service were on full...
David Ojcius
May 25, 20241 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
Apr 14, 20243 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
Feb 11, 20244 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
Dec 17, 20212 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
Sep 1, 20213 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
May 31, 20212 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
May 23, 20211 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
May 23, 20212 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
May 22, 20211 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
May 15, 20212 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
May 15, 20211 min read
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Is there an association between oral health and severity of COVID-19 complications?
#COVID19 #coronavirus #oralhealth #dentistry Most patients with severe complications from COVID-19 have underlying conditions such as...
David Ojcius
May 7, 20211 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
Apr 19, 20211 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
Apr 13, 20212 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
Apr 4, 20211 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
Mar 27, 20211 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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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...
David Ojcius
Feb 13, 20211 min read
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