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Sikka launches life insurance risk indicators
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sikka Software said it has launched Sikka Insights, a business unit that will leverage consent-based oral care data to facilitate life insurance underwriting.
June 16, 2021
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Higher doses of radiotherapy in kids linked to oral complications
By Melissa Busch
Childhood head and neck cancer survivors who undergo higher doses of radiation therapy face greater risks of developing salivary and dental complications, according to a review published on May 29 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
June 3, 2021
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Trial to test oral bacteria protein against cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given a Rutgers School of Dental Medicine researcher the green light to treat cancer patients with a new kind of therapy based on a protein produced by an oral bacterium.
May 25, 2021
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Researchers find potential target for oral cancer therapy
By Amerigo Allegretto
Researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health believe they have identified for the first time how an environmental chemical receptor suppresses immune response in patients with oral cancer.
May 9, 2021
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Consider pulling wisdom teeth before bone disease therapy
By Melissa Busch
Oral surgeons should consider prematurely extracting the third molars of children before they start bone disease therapy to prevent jawbone destruction, according to an article published on April 20 in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
May 4, 2021
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Secondhand smoke exposure raises risk of oral cancer by 50%
By Melissa Busch
Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke may increase a person's risk of developing lip, mouth, and throat cancers by more than 50%, according to a systematic review published on April 26 in Tobacco Control.
May 3, 2021
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Hygiene Insider: Secondhand smoke exposure raises risk of oral cancer by 50%
By Melissa Busch
April 28, 2021
Penn Dental to launch new oral healthcare center
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Penn Dental Medicine) and the university's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have launched a new oral health initiative called the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry.
April 18, 2021
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CDC seeks former smokers for education campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reaching out to the oral health community for help in finding former smokers to be featured in its Tips From Former Smokers education campaign.
April 12, 2021
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DentalPlans.com touts importance of dental care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Online dental marketplace DentalPlans.com is urging people in the U.S. to get preventive dental care and oral cancer screenings.
April 7, 2021
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University at Buffalo secures $1.5M grant for oral cancer research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded the University at Buffalo in New York a $1.5 million grant to use toward oral cancer research.
March 28, 2021
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Drugs for other diseases show promise for oral cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University found that two established drugs used for other diseases showed promise for treating oral and esophageal cancers in a study published in Molecular Cancer Research.
March 17, 2021
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