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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
Aetna exploring new ways to reduce tobacco use
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aetna is piloting a program to support dentists in adopting the U.S. Public Health Service's five A's tobacco cessation guidelines: Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange.
January 25, 2012
Oral HPV infection increasing in young men
By Cynthia Keen
The incidence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, the principal cause of a form of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, is increasing in young men in the U.S., according to a study presented at the recent Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium in Phoenix.
January 25, 2012
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Treatments for head/neck cancer less effective in HIV patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy is less effective for patients with HIV when compared with the recurrence and overall survival rates in patients who do not have HIV, according to research presented this week at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium in Phoenix.
January 25, 2012
Saliva HIV test passes the grade
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A saliva self-test used to diagnose human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is comparable in accuracy to the traditional blood test, according to a new study in Lancet Infectious Diseases.
January 23, 2012
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