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Fad diets and oral health
By Dr. Alvin Danenberg
Periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg was forwarded an email about fad diets and their effects on oral health, including bad breath and dehydration. The practical issues for Dr. Danenberg, however, are what is a fad diet and what do you tell your patients about these diets and their side effects.
March 20, 2018
2016 08 22 14 15 49 958 Danenberg Alvin 400
The domino effect of disease: The mouth and bowel disease
By Dr. Alvin Danenberg
Periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg tells his patients that onset and progression of disease are like dominoes, lined up in a pattern and falling one by one once put in motion. One example may be the cause of, and relief from, inflammatory bowel disease.
December 26, 2017
2016 08 22 14 15 49 958 Danenberg Alvin 400
What is myth and what is reality?
By Dr. Alvin Danenberg
Periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg notes that sometimes we can all take certain teachings about health for granted. However, the battle is figuring out what is myth and what is reality when it comes to your patient's care. He advocates asking questions to come to practical conclusions.
August 29, 2017
2016 08 22 14 15 49 958 Danenberg Alvin 400
Let's stop with the labels and get to the causes of dental disease
By Dr. Alvin Danenberg
Dental disease is a label, writes periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg. Just as cardiovascular disease and other diseases are a label. However, the label says nothing about what really has caused this specific disease. Let's stop with the labels and get to the causes.
January 3, 2017
2016 08 22 14 15 49 958 Danenberg Alvin 400
New review highlights periodontitis link with heart disease
By Tony Edwards
The role dentists and hygienists can play in helping patients reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease is highlighted in a new literature review in Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. The review further links periodontitis and the risk of heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and peripheral artery disease.
April 15, 2015
2013 07 13 09 29 53 961 Periodontal Disease Teeth 200
Researchers find promising biomarker for esophageal cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new biomarker for esophageal cancer may improve screening for the disease and its precursor, Barrett's esophagus (BE), according to a study to be presented at the Digestive Disease Week meeting in Chicago.
May 4, 2014
Oral bacteria linked with pancreatic cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new study in the journal Gut has found significant associations between antibodies for multiple oral bacteria and the risk of pancreatic cancer. The authors speculate that the underlying mechanisms that link Porphyromonas gingivalis to pancreatic cancer could be causal but that more research is needed.
September 17, 2012
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Scientists define bacteria that live in oral cavity
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
For the first time, scientists have defined the bacteria that inhabit multiple sites along the healthy human digestive tract in a large number of individuals.
June 13, 2012
Patient claims dentist dropped screwdriver down her throat
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Kentucky dentist is facing a lawsuit after allegedly dropping an implant screwdriver down a patient's throat that had to be surgically removed from her digestive tract, according to an article in the Lexington Herald-Leader.
April 26, 2012
Study finds elevated macromolecular degradation in periodontitis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Periodontal disease can induce metabolites associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, tissue degradation, and bacterial metabolism, according to a study in the Journal of Dental Research.
October 19, 2011
Oral bacteria may signal pancreatic cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Changes in the bacteria in a person's mouth may be an early indication of the onset of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study in Gut (October 12, 2011).
October 12, 2011
New oral health products supports 'good' bacteria
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Impact Fusion International has expanded its Intact Nutrition product line with Intact Oral, which uses Nutri-Mastic -- a combination of magnesium, calcium, ionic trace minerals, and mastic gum -- to support oral bacteria that are beneficial to oral health and the digestive system.
November 15, 2010
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