Analysis of East Asian genetic data found a modest inverse association between rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility and periodontitis risk, though researchers said the findings require confirmation in independent cohorts.
National survey data found lower per-capita representation across 23 occupations in nonmetropolitan communities, with the largest workforce differences observed among psychologists, physicians, and surgeons.
A machine-learning model distinguished samples collected following 1 night of total sleep deprivation from control and sleep-restriction conditions in a randomized crossover study of healthy young men.
Study found species-specific differences in biofilm -forming capacity and antimicrobial susceptibility among supragingival bacterial isolates from patients with active dental caries.
Pregnant patients with type 1 diabetes had higher bleeding-on-probing and plaque levels than healthy controls in a small pilot study, though most other periodontal measures did not differ significantly between groups.
Researchers identified endogenous mutational and immune-response patterns in oral cancers arising without exposure to tobacco, alcohol, or human papillomavirus infections.