 The School of Dentistry's research faculty has pioneered discoveries in cancer pain research, fluoride, the link between bacteria in dental plaque and heart disease, and is making promising advancements in knowledge about molecular motors and how DNA is packaged into viruses.
In 1990, a $2.5 million National Institutes of Health grant helped launch the Oral Health Clinical Research Center, one of only four U.S. centers funded to transfer research and technology advances into clinical areas to enhance diagnosis, prevention and treatment of oral disease.
The Minnesota Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics (MDRCBB), which works closely with manufacturers to create and test new dental products and materials, has contributed major innovations to the field, including the Virtual Dental Patient and the "artificial mouth" - an invention unique enough to earn display rights at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
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