Diabetes: Page 7

Shedding light on the link between periodontitis, diabetes, CVD, and more
By Mary Otto
Periodontal disease is synergistically bound together with a set of other afflictions, including diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to some researchers. Much is still unknown, but systemic inflammation may become the tie that also finally binds oral health professionals to physicians, nurses, and pharmacists.
February 14, 2012
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Colgate donates $100K to Stop Diabetes campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Colgate Total is donating $100,000 to the American Diabetes Association to support Stop Diabetes, a movement created to help educate and increase awareness of the link between oral health and diabetes.
November 14, 2011
Sunstar offers 8-week weight loss challenge
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, Sunstar Americas has partnered with celebrity nutritionist Robert Ferguson to create the Gumline to Waistline Challenge, an eight-week initiative focusing on the correlation between oral health and diabetes management.
November 2, 2011
U.K. patients with diabetes lack awareness of good oral health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Many adults with diabetes have poor awareness of oral care and health complications associated with condition, and are receiving limited advice from healthcare professionals, according to a new U.K. study.
September 29, 2011
Should dentists do diabetes screening? And, fluoride/cancer debate heats up
By Kathy Kincade
July 31, 2011
Should dentists screen for diabetes?
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
Dentists can accurately screen patients for diabetes and prediabetes using results from two measures they already routinely assess in clinical work, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Research. But are they willing to do it?
July 27, 2011
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Sunstar relaunches website
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sunstar Americas has relaunched its website with information about oral health concerns for consumers and oral care maintenance for people with diabetes.
June 30, 2011
Dentists can help ID patients with undiagnosed diabetes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentists can help identify patients with diabetes or prediabetes who are unaware of their condition, according to researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine.
June 12, 2011
Study finds link between perio treatment, diabetes costs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Periodontal disease treatment may help reduce medical costs for patients with diabetes, according to the findings of a three-year study conducted by Cigna and presented during the recent International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meeting in San Diego.
March 28, 2011
Study to determine if treating periodontitis helps control diabetes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine is leading a multicenter clinical trial to evaluate whether treatment of chronic periodontitis will help improve diabetes control.
March 13, 2011
NYU researchers use gingival blood to ID diabetes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A nursing-dental research team at New York University is conducting a one-year pilot grant to assess the feasibility of using gingival crevicular blood from periodontal patients to gauge hemoglobin A1C as a means of diagnosing diabetes and identifying prediabetes.
February 27, 2011
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New diabetes research to focus on saliva
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In the face of a dramatic worldwide increase in adolescent obesity and type 2 diabetes, The Forsyth Institute announced a research alliance with the Dasman Diabetes Institute of Kuwait to initiate studies that could lay a scientific basis for prevention.
October 11, 2010
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