Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recurring mouth infection from a failed ceramic dental implant caused actress Jenny McCarthy's teeth to fall out and led to ...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the most widely used drugs for the treatment of depression, have been reported to reduce bone formation and increase the risk of bone fracture. Since ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Antidepressants, commonly used to treat anxiety, pain and other disorders, may play a role in dental implant failure, according to a new pilot study by University at Buffalo ...

A patient's dental implant failed twice due to a cystic lining growing around it, in a rare case that was detected without signs of periapical radiolucency on an x-ray, according to a case report.

The retrospective study included patients who received dental implants from January 2007 to January 2013. A total of 916 dental implants in 490 patients (94 implants on 51 patients using SSRIs) were ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Dental implants are marketed with the promise to change your smile and provide a new sense of self-confidence, but as implants surge in popularity, so do injuries. Last year ...

Washington D.C.: A team of researchers has come up with a new method to reduce dental implant failure.Dental implants are a successful form of treatment for patients, yet according to a study ...

While the vast majority of dental implant procedures go smoothly, related infections can up the risk for implant failure. Antibiotics can keep that risk at bay, with penicillin the typical go-to ...

Scientists are evaluating the effectiveness of a new nanocoating for dental implants to reduce the risk of peri-implantitis. According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID), 15 million ...