Oral-Systemic Link: Page 145

Australia to establish 'first of its kind' oral health center
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Australia's premier research center for all aspects of oral health will be established at the University of Adelaide thanks to a Australian federal government grant, university officials announced.
June 29, 2009
OkayToKiss test targets bacterial source of bad breath
By Rabia Mughal
Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a pocket-sized breath test they say can detect malodorous bacteria in the mouth and alert people when their breath is less than socially desirable.
June 29, 2009
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Selenium could help create new antibiotics for gum disease
By Rabia Mughal
The trace mineral selenium could be the key to developing a new line of antibiotics for bacteria that cause periodontal disease, according to researchers from the University of Central Florida.
June 25, 2009
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Florida dental professor receives NIH Merit Award
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Richard Lamont, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Florida College of Dentistry Department of Oral Biology, has received the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Merit Award for his work on the molecular dialogue between oral bacteria and host cells.
June 23, 2009
ActoGeniX to study mucositis treatment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
ActoGeniX has gained U.S. FDA clearance to conduct a phase IB clinical trial of a new treatment for oral mucositis in cancer patients, the company announced.
June 22, 2009
Probiotic suppresses periodontitis bacterium
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A probiotic tablet containing a strain of Lactobacillus salivarius suppressed at least one of the bacteria responsible for periodontitis in a randomized controlled study, according to researchers from Wakamoto Pharmaceutical, which markets the tablets.
June 22, 2009
Website to emphasize oral and systemic health link
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Manitoba is preparing to launch a new online resource to bridge what it has identified as a major gap in oral health information among Canadian healthcare professionals.
June 22, 2009
Researchers study link between gum disease and memory loss
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1.3 million grant to a group of researchers who have found a link between gum disease and memory loss.
June 18, 2009
Case Western dental school wins $9.5 million grant
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant from the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research to study oral health as one of the human body's frontline defenses against infections.
June 14, 2009
HPV patients at risk for head and neck cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new study presented at the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting confirmed the link between human papillomavirus (HPV) and head and neck squamous cell cancer.
June 11, 2009
Study links rheumatoid arthritis and perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A study presented Friday at the 2009 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, found that more than half the subjects with rheumatoid arthritis also had periodontitis.
June 11, 2009
Dental education needs more focus on pain, experts say
By Kathy Kincade
The complexities of orofacial pain, combined with a lack of adequate pain education, makes diagnosing and treating chronic conditions such as temporomandibular disorder a challenge. And the situation isn't likely to change any time soon unless dental schools alter their curricula, according to some pain experts.
June 11, 2009
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