School of Dentistry

OHSU School of Dentistry students learn evidence-based dentistry as early as the fall term in their first year. The course, Clinical Scientific Inquiry, or CDEN 701, p [...]

Currently, it is not possible to accurately predict the prognosis of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). The objective of this study was to test two hypotheses concerning [...]

This was a retrospective study looking at CBCTs of patients with orofacial clefts that aimed to determine if bony fill of alveolar clefts after alveolar bone grafting (AB [...]

An examination of joint loads and muscle forces for bilateral and unilateral temporomandibular joint alloplastic implants. A numerical modeling program was used for diffe [...]

In January 2023, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) expanded coverage for the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) to include severe handicapping malocclusion for beneficiaries under 21 y [...]

Innovation is a crucial mindset for dental students to cultivate and apply. The dental curriculum is often highly structured, creating barriers to innovative thinking. [...]

Microcosms in dentistry mimic the original environment's complexity, allowing variable manipulation and bacterial dynamics replication, diverging from single-species inoc [...]

The theory that, in positively charged molecules, longer side chains act as a lancet leading to bacterial disruption remains unproved. Given the flexibility and size of t [...]

The acquired salivary pellicle (AP) modulates the composition of the oral biofilm adhered to oral structures. The aim of this study was to investigate how the surface che [...]

PGRP3 is a protein that helps the body recognize and respond to bacteria based on the essential structures of the bacteria. They are believed to act by helping to maintai [...]