COVID-19 and the Oral-Systemic Connection: An interview with Dr. Shervin Molayem
Dental Products Report Editorial Director talks with Dr. Shervin Molayem, who will be publishing a paper along with Dr. Carla Pontes to point out the likely connection between severe cases of COVID-19 and periodontal disease.
The discussion includes an overview of the paper and the additional research it calls for. The way severe cases of COVID-19 are associated with inflammatory responses and cytokine storms, and how periodontists have been working to reduce inflammation while seeing connections to other systemic inflammatory-associated diseases for years. Dr. Molayem shares his thoughts on how dental professionals could be in a unique position to help keep patients off ventilators while reducing the number of COVID-19 patients who experience life-threatening symptoms.
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio to Launch Center for Regenerative Sciences
June 17th 2024The center aims to translate preclinical discoveries into therapies for dental and craniofacial diseases, leveraging the school’s expertise in stem cell-based treatments and 3D printing technologies.
