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DentLight launches oral cancer exam device
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DentLight has launched the DOE, a rechargeable battery-powered cordless dental oral health examination system, the company announced.
December 5, 2010
Oral cancer screenings questioned; dental students help the homeless
By Kathy Kincade
December 5, 2010
Cochrane review questions routine oral cancer screening
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
The scientific literature does not conclusively prove that routine visual screening for oral cancer increases detection and prevention, according to a new Cochrane review. Even so, the authors advise assessing high-risk individuals, and experts say it is still warranted.
December 1, 2010
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Colgate offers new oral-systemic health textbook
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new textbook, Periodontal Disease and Overall Health: A Clinician's Guide, was released during the recent American Academy of Periodontology annual meeting in Honolulu, Colgate-Palmolive announced.
November 21, 2010
New oral health products supports 'good' bacteria
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Impact Fusion International has expanded its Intact Nutrition product line with Intact Oral, which uses Nutri-Mastic -- a combination of magnesium, calcium, ionic trace minerals, and mastic gum -- to support oral bacteria that are beneficial to oral health and the digestive system.
November 15, 2010
BDA publishes oral cancer guide
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The British Dental Association (BDA) has published a practical guide to help dental professionals combat the growing problem of oral cancer, the organization announced.
November 11, 2010
FDA to require graphic warnings on cigarette packs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Starting in 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require tobacco companies to include stronger warnings and graphic images on cigarette packages depicting the negative health consequences of smoking, including oral cancer.
November 9, 2010
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Study to ID bacteria associated with oral cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a two-year, $245,000 grant to a New York University dental research team to identify bacteria in the oral cavity that may be associated with oral cancer.
November 7, 2010
HPV predicts survival in tonsil and tongue cancers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
When the human papillomavirus (HPV) is found in cancer tumors of the tonsil and base of the tongue, patients are more likely to survive following treatment, according to a study in the British Journal of Cancer.
November 2, 2010
Women's alcohol, folate intake affect oral cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Women who consume large amounts of alcoholic beverages and have low consumption of folates have a three times greater risk of developing oral cancers than women who also drink a lot but have high folate intake, according to researchers from Columbia University Medical Center and Harvard School of Public Health.
October 28, 2010
Retinal, gingival bleeding linked by abnormal glucose metabolism
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gingival and retinal hemorrhaging are predictive of each other and most often reflect an underlying disorder in glucose metabolism, researchers report in an October 11 online paper in Diabetes Care.
October 28, 2010
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Survey: 'Staggering' lack of oral cancer awareness in U.K.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A survey conducted by the British Dental Health Foundation has revealed an alarming lack of awareness about the causes and symptoms of oral cancer, one of the U.K.'s fastest-growing cancers, the organization announced.
October 26, 2010
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