Dental News August 3, 2014

• Only 1 in 10 smokers who visited a dentist received advice to quit
  Not all smokers receive tobacco cessation advice from health care providers (HCPs), according to a study from Ohio State University.
• Stem cells from nerves form teeth
  Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that stem cells inside the soft tissues of the tooth come from an unexpected source, namely nerves.
• Genetic mutations linked to salivary gland tumors
  Research conducted at the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has discovered links between a set of genes known to promote tumor growth and mucoepidermoid carcinoma, an oral…

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