Oral Cancer: Page 107

AADR honors UCSF professor for HIV work

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

John Greenspan, B.D.S., a professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is the recipient of the 2010 American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Distinguished Scientist Award.

March 1, 2010

Proper perio treatment can reduce preterm birth risk

By Rabia Mughal

Women who have successful nonsurgical periodontal treatment during their pregnancy are less likely to have premature babies, according to a study being presented at the 2010 American Association for Dental Research annual meeting.

February 24, 2010

Certain proteins may predict oral cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The presence of certain proteins in premalignant oral lesions may predict oral cancer development, according to Medical College of Georgia (MCG) researchers.

February 22, 2010

Gene sequencing could improve oral cancer treatment

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sequencing RNA to study oral cancer tumors could help better characterize the molecular basis of cancer development and define improved therapeutic strategies for treating an individual's specific cancer, according to a proof-of-principle study on oral carcinomas in the current issue of PLoS One.

February 22, 2010

Oral Cancer Foundation donates VELscopes to free clinics

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In 2009 the Oral Cancer Foundation initiated a program of donating LED Dental's VELscope oral cancer screening systems to free clinics. The most recent recipients of this program are two West Virginia clinics: West Virginia Health Right in Charleston and the Susan Dew Hoff Memorial Clinic in West Milford.

February 22, 2010

Study links periodontal disease and prostatitis

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers may have found a correlation between inflammation from periodontal disease and inflammation from prostatitis, according to a study in the Journal of Periodontology.

February 17, 2010

Olympic dentists screen athletes for oral cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) plans to screen a record number of athletes for oral cancer during the 2010 Winter Olympics, according to a story in the Vancouver Sun.

February 17, 2010

Growth factor gene a key to cleft palate

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Cleft palate has been linked to dozens of genes. While studying one of these genes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine were surprised to find that cleft palate occurs both when the gene is more active and when it is less active than normal.

February 3, 2010

Photodynamic therapy effective on oral cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) appears to be a useful modality for treating early-stage cancer of the mouth or oropharynx, according to a study published in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. Researchers from the Henry Ford Health System conducted a retrospective study of 30 patients with squamous cell carcinoma in the mouth or oropharynx.

January 28, 2010

Baby's death linked to pregnancy-related gingivitis

By Rabia Mughal

While gum disease has long been associated with possible adverse outcomes of pregnancy, the first documented case linking pregnancy-associated gingivitis with the death of an unborn child has elevated the importance of this connection.

January 25, 2010

Dentists eye noninvasive diagnostic tools for Sjögren's

By Kathy Kincade

Salivary gland biopsies and sialograms may be the most common techniques for confirming a Sjögren's diagnosis, but they can also be painful and, in the case of sialograms, costly. A new Japanese study finds merit in a noninvasive and less expensive alternative.

January 21, 2010

Black raspberries fuel new oral cancer drug

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Regulatory Affairs Associates (RAA) has signed a contract with Ohio State University to manufacture clinical supplies for a new drug designed to prevent oral cancer. The topical gel formulation uses anthocyanins obtained from black raspberries as the active component. Anthocyanins are promising cancer-preventing agents due to their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

January 19, 2010

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