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Leukoplakia. Most common precancerous lesion (89%: 618/695)

Detection of Early-Stage Oral Cancer Lesions: A Survey of California Dental Hygienists
Oral manifestations in the advanced states of methamphetamine abuse include A) teeth broken off at the gingival margin; and B) grayish-brown dentition with enamel that is reduced to a soft leathery texture, along with gingivitis and acute periodontitis.

Caring for Patients Who Abuse Methamphetamine
Figure 4. Transfection efficiency observed by florescence microscopy of HeLa cells following transfection by 4 μl TransfeX complexed to 1 μg plasmid DNA (Monster Green® Fluorescent Protein) or green uorescent protein expressing adenovirus in 48-well plates. (A) Untreated control cells. (B) DNA-treated cells. (C) Cells transfected with TransfeX. (D) Adenovirus-transduced cells. Left panels: Phase contrast images; Right panels: Fluorescence images.

A Nonviral Vector with Transfection Activity Comparable with Adenoviral Transduction
Regular dental care can prevent the development of conditions that require expensive care in operating rooms.

Potentially Preventable Dental Care in Operating Rooms for Children Enrolled in Medicaid
Intracellular localization of Fusobacterium nucleatum in GECs. Immunofluorescence confocal micrograph GECs infected with F. nucleatum (MOI of 100) for 1 h. The single optical section through the middle of the host cell confirms the intracellular localization of the bacteria. Fixed GECs were stained with phalloidin-tetramethylrhodamine B isothiocyanate (red) to show actin filaments, and anti-F. nucleatum antibody (green). Bar represents 20 µm.

Fusobacterium Nucleatum Infection of Gingival Epithelial Cells Leads to NLRP3 Inflammasome-Dependent Secretion of IL-1β and the Danger Signals ASC and HMGB1
Students Robin Lambert and Riddhima Suri, members of the DDS Class of 2017, along with their faculty advisor Dr. Gary D. Richards, pose with the poster for their project, "A New Insertion Landmark and Modification of the 'Standard Technique' for Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Injections".

Anesthesia Injection Research Garners Awards
Dark toxicity of 1 µM free and liposomal ZnPc (A) and AlPc (B) on the viability of HeLa and HSC-3 cells. The metabolic activity was measured by the Alamar Blue assay and expressed as a percentage of the control (control cells). Each value is a mean ± standard deviation (SD) of 2 or 3 independent experiments performed in triplicate.

Phototoxicity of Liposomal Zn- and Al-phthalocyanine Against Cervical and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells In Vitro
Radiograph of distal D3 approximal lesion on tooth #25. The technique known as SMART could help repair tooth damage and prevent caries without requiring multiple appointments.

Silver Modified Atraumatic Restorative Technique (SMART): An Alternative Caries Prevention Tool