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Fusobacterium nucleatum bacteria (purple) in a human colorectal cancer tumor.

Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body

NIDCR illuminates the oral-systemic connection

A colorized scanning electron micrograph of a human oral squamous carcinoma cell, the most common form of head and neck cancer.

Facing Cancer Head-On

Research aims to bring better solutions for head and neck cancer

Pink cells under a fluorescent microscope.

Gum Cells May Trigger Periodontal Disease

Mechanism may recur in other diseases

NIDCR News

May 8

Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body

Research Brief

Apr 29

Facing Cancer Head-On

Research Brief

Apr 5

Gum Cells Detect Shift in Mouth Microbes That May Trigger Inflammation, Gum Disease

Research Brief

NIDCR’s Newsletter: Headlines

Spring 2024

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Grantee News

Apr 10

UM Research Discovers New Way to Generate Human Cartilage

University of Montana

Apr 3

Scientists Identify Key Step in How Teeth Develop in the Womb

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Feb 26

Overcoming Dental Fear with the Tap of an App

New York University

Upcoming NIDCR Events

May 16

NIDCR-NHLBI Joint Symposium: Celebrating the Science That Unites Us

Virtual

May 22

236th National Advisory Dental & Craniofacial Research Council Meeting

Building 31C, 6th Floor, Room A & B

Jun 5

David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture 2024 | Global HIV/AIDS Response: Then, Now, Future

Ruth Kirchstein Auditorium, Natcher Conference Center (Bldg. 45), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland

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Last Reviewed

May 2024