Gerodontology in the NHS system: strategic reorientation of care for elderly patients toward functional status

The rapid growth of the elderly population is redefining approaches to organizing dental care. The National Health Service of England has published a new concept that significantly reorients the planning and organization of oral hygiene services for patients in older age groups. The document reflects a fundamental shift in methodology: instead of planning services based […]
Realtime Intelligence in the Medit System: Automated Scan Verification and Transformation of Clinical Quality Control

Medit, a developer of digital solutions for dentistry, has presented a global launch of the Realtime Intelligence feature for intraoral scanners. The innovation addresses the main problem of digital workflows: the quality and completeness of scanned data often reveal issues only after the patient leaves the clinic. The Problem the Innovation Solves In traditional digital […]
Pilus Mfa1 as a therapeutic target: three vulnerable sites in the structure of Porphyromonas gingivalis and prospects for periodontitis treatment

“`html Japanese researchers have identified vulnerable sites in the structure of a bacterial filament that allows Porphyromonas gingivalis to colonize the oral cavity and cause periodontitis. These findings may open the way to fundamentally new approaches in the treatment of inflammatory periodontal diseases and their associated systemic complications. The role of Mfa pilus in the […]
The protein target Mfa1 in periodontics: molecular mechanism and antibacterial intervention strategy

Research has shown that blocking a key bacterial appendage can prevent plaque formation, gum inflammation, and associated complications. The ability of Porphyromonas gingivalis to colonize the oral cavity largely depends on a short surface filament that helps the pathogen attach to other bacteria, establish itself within biofilms, and evade recognition by the host immune system. […]