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Multimodality approach aids oral neoplasia detection
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
When used together, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and polarimetry offer a power diagnostic tool for the dysplasia that typically precedes squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, according to a study in the Journal of Biomedical Optics.
August 8, 2011
Music reduces cancer patients' anxiety
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cancer patients may benefit from sessions with trained music therapists or from listening to music. A new Cochrane systematic review shows using music can reduce anxiety in cancer patients, and may also have positive effects on mood, pain, and quality of life.
August 8, 2011
Researchers ID enamel biomineralization process
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine are piecing together the process of tooth enamel biomineralization, which could lead to novel nanoscale approaches to developing biomaterials.
August 7, 2011
Early morning smoking ups head/neck cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Smokers who tend to smoke their first cigarette soon after they wake up in the morning may have a higher risk of developing lung and head and neck cancers than smokers who refrain from lighting up right away, according to two new studies in the journal Cancer.
August 7, 2011
Sentinel node biopsy safe for head/neck cancer patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A common technique for determining whether melanoma has spread can be used safely and effectively even in tumors from the head and neck area, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
August 4, 2011
Are oral diseases a cancer risk? And, Aussie kids brushing less
By Kathy Kincade
August 2, 2011
Photon microscopy visualizes tongue tumor progression
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Two-photon microscopy is effective in visualizing the spread of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, according to a study in the Journal of Visualized Experiments.
August 2, 2011
Study questions link between oral diseases and cancer
By Donna Domino
Oral infections may trigger malignant transformations in oral tissue. But a lit review in Oral Diseases found inadequate evidence to determine if oral diseases are a risk factor for developing most malignancies.
August 2, 2011
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Should dentists do diabetes screening? And, fluoride/cancer debate heats up
By Kathy Kincade
July 31, 2011
Gene mutation plays role in head and neck cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers from several major U.S. biomedical centers recently collaborated to shine a light on head and neck squamous cell cancer. Their large-scale analyses, published in Science, reveal a surprising new set of mutations involved in this disease.
July 28, 2011
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Study finds no link between fluoride and osteosarcoma
By Kathy Kincade
There is no significant association between bone fluoride levels and osteosarcoma risk, according to a new case-control study in the Journal of Dental Research. Fluoridation proponents say this should put to rest any fears of a correlation between fluoride and cancer.
July 27, 2011
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Should dentists screen for diabetes?
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
Dentists can accurately screen patients for diabetes and prediabetes using results from two measures they already routinely assess in clinical work, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Research. But are they willing to do it?
July 27, 2011
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