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Case Western dental school wins $9.5 million grant
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant from the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research to study oral health as one of the human body's frontline defenses against infections.
June 14, 2009
HPV patients at risk for head and neck cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new study presented at the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting confirmed the link between human papillomavirus (HPV) and head and neck squamous cell cancer.
June 11, 2009
Study links rheumatoid arthritis and perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A study presented Friday at the 2009 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, found that more than half the subjects with rheumatoid arthritis also had periodontitis.
June 11, 2009
Dental education needs more focus on pain, experts say
By Kathy Kincade
The complexities of orofacial pain, combined with a lack of adequate pain education, makes diagnosing and treating chronic conditions such as temporomandibular disorder a challenge. And the situation isn't likely to change any time soon unless dental schools alter their curricula, according to some pain experts.
June 11, 2009
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Ga. dental student wins research competition
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A senior at the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, who has found that blue curing light used to harden dental fillings can stunt tumor growth, recently won top honors for his work.
June 10, 2009
Periodontal therapy can relieve arthritis pain
By Rabia Mughal
People who suffer from both gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis can reduce their pain, number of swollen joints, and the degree of morning stiffness with nonsurgical periodontal therapy, according to a new study.
June 9, 2009
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Ameritas offers oral cancer screening
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ameritas Group has announced that it now offers type 2 coverage on oral cancer screening for patients 35 years and older.
June 4, 2009
Guidelines released for periodontitis, atherosclerosis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) this week released guidelines calling on doctors and dentists to pay more attention to the relationship between periodontitis and atherosclerosis.
June 2, 2009
Genetic link found between periodontitis and heart attacks
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Scientists have discovered a genetic relationship between periodontitis and coronary heart disease (CHD), according to research presented at the recent European Society of Human Genetics meeting in Vienna, Austria.
May 31, 2009
Dentists may need to treat pediatric reflux disease
By Erin Archer, RN
Have you ever wondered why a patient's teeth seem to dissolve before your eyes? The answer may lie farther down the esophagus. Children with chronic acid reflux are much more likely to have dental erosion than those without it, according to research presented at the recent Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting.
May 27, 2009
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Gum disease can lead to gestational diabetes
By Rabia Mughal
Pregnant women with periodontal disease may be at increased risk of developing gestational diabetes even if they don't smoke or drink, according to a study at New York University.
May 19, 2009
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Master protein could change perio, osteoporosis treatments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry have identified a potential new focus of treatments for osteoporosis, periodontitis, and similar diseases: a master protein that controls genes associated with inflammation and immunity.
May 18, 2009
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