Children in regional areas enduring months in pain while waiting for urgent dental care


Children in regional areas are waiting for months in pain and in some cases travelling thousands of kilometres to access urgent dental care as fewer private hospitals offer the procedures and public waitlists blow out.



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Shedding light on how oral bacteria can aggravate rheumatoid arthritis


Clinical studies have shown that periodontal disease with Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans can exacerbate symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the molecular mechanisms behind this remain unclear. Researchers conducted several experiments in a mouse model of arthritis to shed light on this topic. Their findings reveal the crucial role of macrophages and the protein caspase-11 in this context, hinting at promising therapeutic targets for RA and other periodontal infection-related diseases.


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Altered blood markers detected in individuals with periodontitis


Individuals with periodontitis have altered concentrations of various proteins in their blood, according to a new study. These findings pave the way for research into biomarkers for periodontitis and the underlying causes of the disease. Severe periodontitis affects about one in ten Swedes and, in addition to tooth loss, can also be linked to other diseases.


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