Oral-Systemic Link: Page 139

Consumer-grade camera detects oral cancer in real-time
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Using an off-the-shelf digital camera, Rice University biomedical engineers and researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have created an inexpensive device that is powerful enough to distinguish oral cancer cells from healthy cells simply by viewing the LCD monitor on the back of the camera.
June 28, 2010
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Zila adds angled mirror to ViziLite
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Zila has added an angled exam mirror to its ViziLite Plus oral lesion identification and marking system to enhance dental professionals' ability to see oral lesions during a comprehensive oral cancer screening procedure.
June 27, 2010
Evidence-based dentistry not just for dentists
By Kathy Kincade
With the advent of lightning-quick access to information and the growing emphasis on preventive care and the oral-systemic link, hygienists and dental assistants are being called upon to adopt evidence-based decision-making into their daily clinical practice.
June 21, 2010
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Hundreds show up for Tenn. oral cancer walk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Jeanna Richelson, an engineer and oral cancer survivor, recently organized the first Chattanooga Oral Cancer Awareness Walk in Tennessee to raise donations for the Oral Cancer Foundation and create awareness about the disease. The event drew hundreds of participants.
June 20, 2010
Time-resolved fluorescence offers new way to 'see' oral cancer
By Kathy Kincade
Although still in the prototype stage, a laser-based spectroscopic device developed at the University of California, Davis is showing promise in the early detection of oral cancer and as a tool to distinguish between healthy and diseased tissue during surgery.
June 14, 2010
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HPV status improves oropharyngeal cancer survival
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in tumors is the most important predictor of survival for people diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine and reported this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago.
June 7, 2010
Perio disease bacteria provide clues to Alzheimer's
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A defective, mutant strain of the bacterium that causes periodontal disease could provide a clue to potential treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and a number of other diseases, according to researchers from the University of Florida College of Dentistry who reported their findings at the American Society for Microbiology meeting in San Diego.
May 24, 2010
Perio treatment may help patients with type 2 diabetes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The treatment of periodontal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes may lower their blood sugar levels, according to a new study.
May 11, 2010
Optical screening device addresses global oral cancer needs
By Kathy Kincade
Determined to improve cancer survival rates in developing countries, Rice University researchers have developed a low-cost, portable imaging system for oral cancer screening that could also aid general dentists in the U.S. and other industrialized countries.
May 11, 2010
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New research model will aid study of tobacco-oral cancer link
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A powerful carcinogen found in tobacco smoke -- dibenzo[a,l]pyrene -- can be used for oral cancer research in experimental animals, providing a new model for studying the tobacco-oral cancer link, according to researchers from New York University and Penn State University.
May 9, 2010
Tooth loss, periodontitis linked with cognitive decline
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Tooth loss and periodontal disease are predictors for poor cognitive function in older men, according to a study by researchers from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine.
May 2, 2010
Study could help head/neck cancer patients with HPV
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Levels of a key type of immune cell are higher in head and neck cancer patients whose tumors are linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Their findings suggest a way to predict which tumors are most likely to respond to chemotherapy and radiation.
April 29, 2010
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