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Saliva can predict risk of preterm births
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Women going into early preterm labor have low levels of progesterone in their saliva as early as 24 weeks of gestation, according to a new study.
July 30, 2009
Periodontal disease a risk marker for stroke
By Rabia Mughal
Men with a history of bone loss due to periodontitis run a higher risk of having a stroke, according to a study in the Annals of Neurology.
July 30, 2009
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Smokeless tobacco doesn't increase cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Smokeless tobacco products do not appear to increase cancer risk, including oral cancer, according to a new study.
July 28, 2009
Study: VELscope helps reduce oral cancer recurrence rates
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The VELscope screening system from LED Dental can help surgeons reduce the recurrence rate for oral cancer following surgery, according to a recent study.
July 26, 2009
Tissue developed from stem cells mimics oral mucosa
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences have developed complex, multilayer tissues that mimic human skin and the oral mucosa from human embryonic stem cells.
July 20, 2009
Oral cancer foundation launches Web site
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Fight Oral Cancer Foundation has launched a new Web site to increase public awareness of oral cancer.
July 20, 2009
Trimira offers free clinical image library
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Trimira, manufacturer of the Identafi 3000 oral cancer screening device, has developed the Trimira Clinical Image Library, a free online catalog of clinical photographs taken by leading scientists and researchers.
July 15, 2009
Case Western research targets oral bacteria that can harm fetus
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Yiping Han, Ph.D., an associate professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, plans to use a five-year, $1.85 million grant to better understand how to stop a common bacterium that's harmless in a mother's mouth but can turn deadly when it reaches an unborn child.
July 13, 2009
AGD panel to discuss perio, heart disease link
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The connection between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease will be the topic of a panel discussion on the growing need for dentists and physicians to collaborate at this week's Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) annual meeting.
July 9, 2009
Diets bad for teeth are also bad for the body
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental pain may be a warning that the high-glycemic diet that can cause dental problems in the short term may, in the long term, lead to potentially serious chronic diseases, according to researchers from the University of Washington School of Dentistry.
July 8, 2009
Survey: Prescription meds cause most dry mouth complaints
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
More than 90% of dentists say patients complaining about dry mouth are taking multiple medications, according to a U.S. member survey conducted by the Academy of General Dentistry.
July 8, 2009
Links found between obesity and oral bacteria
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A scientific team from the Forsyth Institute says it has discovered new links between certain oral bacteria and obesity. In a recent study, the researchers demonstrated that the salivary bacterial composition of overweight women differs from that of nonoverweight women.
July 8, 2009
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