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Guardian expands dental HMO coverage

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has announced enhancements to its dental HMO (DHMO) plans that include coverage for oral cancer screenings, adult fluoride treatments, and teeth whitening.

December 3, 2008

Michigan dentists tapped to test blood pressure

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Some Michigan dentists are testing patients' blood pressure in a pilot program to study the health effects on patients.

December 2, 2008

Periodontal disease linked to metabolic syndrome

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 2 - In middle-aged adults, gum disease goes hand in hand with the metabolic syndrome, U.K. researchers report.

December 1, 2008

Gum disease tied to worse mental function

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 1 - People with gingivitis (gum disease) have worse mental function than their peers whose gums are in better shape, a new analysis of U.S. data shows.

November 30, 2008

Gum disease an indicator of cardiovascular disease risk

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Individuals reporting a history of periodontal disease were more likely to have increased levels of inflammation, a risk factor for heart disease, compared to those who reported no history of periodontal disease, according to a new study.

November 24, 2008

Study links herpesvirus with endodontic disease

By Rabia Mughal

Herpesviruses have long been considered the culprits behind many oral diseases. Now a new study has found a link between endodontic disease and the Epstein-Barr virus, a form of herpesvirus that is also a human pathogen.

November 23, 2008

Probiotic may help prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 14 - As prophylaxis against ventilator-associated pneumonia, the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum 299 (Lp299) is as effective as the antiseptic chlorhexidine in reducing the pathogenic bacterial load in the oropharynx of tracheally intubated, mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients, results of a pilot study indicate.

November 13, 2008

Study links smoking during pregnancy to cleft palate

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Women who smoke during pregnancy run a higher risk of having a baby with a cleft palate or lip, and babies born to smokers are twice as likely to be born with the conditions as opposed to babies of nonsmokers, according to a new study.

November 9, 2008

Essex Dental to cover ViziLite Plus screenings

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Essex Dental Benefits is now covering ViziLite Plus with TBlue, Zila's screening device for the early detection of oral cancer, according to the company.

November 9, 2008

Managing the oral side effects of cancer treatment

By Rabia Mughal

Dentists can play a key role in helping cancer patients endure the oral side effects of cancer treatments, according to Sol Silverman, D.D.S., M.A., professor of oral medicine at the UCSF School of Dentistry. The goal is to make them as comfortable as possible following radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and surgery.

October 8, 2008

VELscope sales better than expected

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

LED Dental says that sales of its recently introduced VELscope Vantage Oral Cancer are exceeding expectations and helped drive company revenues well above prior year levels for the May-September period.

October 5, 2008

Sun Life now covers oral cancer screening

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial announced that its group insurance division has added oral cancer screening as a covered procedure on most new dental cases.

October 5, 2008

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