Oral Cancer: Page 77

Shedding light on the link between periodontitis, diabetes, CVD, and more
By Mary Otto
Periodontal disease is synergistically bound together with a set of other afflictions, including diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to some researchers. Much is still unknown, but systemic inflammation may become the tie that also finally binds oral health professionals to physicians, nurses, and pharmacists.
February 14, 2012
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The pros and cons of oral bacteria
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
A significant body of knowledge is now available on how to maintain a healthy ecology of microbiota and keep diseases at bay. There is also a growing number of oral health products designed to optimize the balance of bacteria in the mouth, retain their beneficial characteristics, and suppress their potentially harmful impact.
February 14, 2012
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Baseball great blames smokeless tobacco for cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn underwent surgery today in San Diego to remove a cancerous lesion in his mouth, according to an article on ESPN.com.
February 13, 2012
Separating oral bacteria could help prevent perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Stripping some oral bacteria of their access to other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent periodontal disease and tooth loss, according to a new study in Microbiology.
February 9, 2012
CDC report: More smokers avoid the dentist
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Adult tobacco smokers are four times more likely to develop oral health problems but much less likely than nonsmokers to go to the dentist regularly, according to a report released February 7 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
February 7, 2012
U.K. antidrinking campaign warns of oral cancer risks
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new government advertising campaign in the U.K. is warning that consuming two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples the risk of developing oral cancer.
February 6, 2012
Oral temp can predict head/neck cancer side effects
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Slight temperature increases of a head and neck cancer patient's oral mucous membranes during early chemotherapy and radiation therapy treatment are a predictor of severe mucositis later in treatment, according to a study presented at the recent Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium in Phoenix.
February 2, 2012
NYU offers tobacco treatment tool kit for dental providers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Program at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine has developed a tool kit for dental practitioners who want to help their patients stop smoking.
January 31, 2012
Smoking doubles cancer risk for Barrett's esophagus patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Smoking doubles the risk of developing esophageal cancer in people with Barrett's esophagus, according to a new study in Gastroenterology.
January 30, 2012
Radiation dose linked to periodontitis after radiotherapy
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Radiation dose can influence the development of apical periodontitis in patients undergoing radiotherapy for cancer, according to a study in Clinical Oral Investigations.
January 29, 2012
Grape seed extract kills head/neck cancer cells
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Grape seed extract can kill head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells in both cell lines and mouse models while leaving healthy cells unharmed, according to a study in Carcinogenesis.
January 29, 2012
IMRT offers better outcome for head/neck cancer patients
By Cynthia Keen
Patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for head and neck cancer reported increasingly better quality of life after treatment than patients receiving other forms of radiotherapy, according to a study presented at the recent Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium in Phoenix.
January 29, 2012
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