Oral Cancer

ADA seeks feedback on salivary tests for oral cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental professionals have until May 1 to comment on draft recommendations for using salivary tests to guide biopsy decisions in oral cancer detection.
April 29, 2026
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Busting oral cancer with gum? Maybe?
By Melissa Busch
Researchers have engineered a chewing gum that may reduce cancer-causing bacteria linked to oral cancer.
April 27, 2026
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Oral cancer screening must become dentistry’s daily discipline
By Michael Ventriello
Michael Ventriello and Debra Zafiropoulos explore why oral cancer screening must become a daily practice in dentistry.
April 6, 2026
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Dentists, stop guessing and start biopsying
By Kevin Henry
Dr. Ashley Clark, an expert oral pathologist, shares why dentists must always biopsy suspicious lesions rather than guess.
March 17, 2026
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Enriched artificial saliva may protect teeth in cancer patients
By Ava Barros
An artificial saliva mouthwash may safeguard teeth in patients with head and neck cancer by reducing bacteria and aiding disease control.
January 16, 2026
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Give feedback on early detection of oral cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA Living Guideline Program is seeking feedback about its oral cancer early detection recommendations.
November 19, 2025
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Texas dental school to study oral cancer pain management
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
University of Texas at San Antonio School of Dentistry researchers have received three U.S. National Institutes of Health grants totaling $6 million.
November 17, 2025
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SimplyTest launches saliva-based HPV test
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
SimplyTest’s oral HPV test offers an alternative to visual or swab-based tests and can identify multiple high-risk HPV types.
November 4, 2025
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HPV may be linked to oral leukoplakia
By Ava Barros
Oral HPV infection may be linked to oral leukoplakia, a potentially cancerous condition appearing as white patches in the mouth.
November 3, 2025
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Dentulu launches Viome's saliva test
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Teledentistry provider Dentulu and Viome are collaborating to integrate Viome's CancerDetect salivary diagnostic test into Dentulu’s U.S. platform.
September 5, 2025
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OHSU gets $3.5M to study aggressive oral cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) researchers have received $3.5 million in funding to study how oral cancer interacts with bone using a new “tumor-bone interface on a chip.”
August 6, 2025
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What cannabis use may do to your cancer risk
By Ava Barros
A study published in Preventive Medicine Reports potentially links long-term cannabis use with a threefold-plus increase in the risk of oral cancer over five years.
July 29, 2025
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