Oral Cancer: Page 109

Trimira unveils the Identafi 3000 Ultra

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Trimira has introduced the Identafi 3000 Ultra, an upgraded version of the small, cordless, handheld oral cancer screening device the company introduced earlier this year.

September 15, 2009

Electric toothbrushing does not prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 11 - Electric toothbrushing as part of standard oral care does not reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), results of a study indicate.

September 10, 2009

Periodontitis a risk factor for head and neck cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Chronic periodontitis is an independent risk factor for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, according to a study to be published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

September 8, 2009

MicroRNA in saliva could help diagnose oral cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

MicroRNAs in human saliva could aid in detecting oral cancer, according to researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles.

August 24, 2009

Alcohol fuels dramatic rise in U.K. oral cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.K. doctors are calling for tobacco-style warnings on alcohol after new figures show that rates of cancer of the lip, tongue, mouth, and throat have risen by 24% among women and 28% among men in their 40s in the past decade.

August 9, 2009

Saliva can predict risk of preterm births

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Women going into early preterm labor have low levels of progesterone in their saliva as early as 24 weeks of gestation, according to a new study.

July 30, 2009