Oral-Systemic Link: Page 106

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

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

Inflammation key to understanding periodontal disease

By Nancy A. Melville

In the quest to better understand the causes of periodontal disease, researchers are making big strides on two key fronts: understanding the nature of the bacteria that stimulate gingival inflammation, and the genetic and physiologic foundations that can determine the body's response to that stimulus.

February 14, 2012

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

Midlevel providers only part of the solution

By Lynn Stedman, RDH

The future of dentistry and dental hygiene must evolve to remain viable and free from government mandates. Midlevel providers are a step in the right direction, but so is a collaboration between dental and medical professionals to address the oral-systemic health link, according to the president of the Washington State Dental Hygienists' Association.

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

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