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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

Study questions effectiveness of oral cancer detection devices

By Rabia Mughal

A recent Journal of the American Dental Association study concluded that clinicians should rely on oral exams and tissue biopsies because there isn't enough data to prove that adjunctive cancer detection devices are effective. The manufacturers of these devices contend that the study was too limited in scope.

September 29, 2008

Cardio issues are changing dentistry, expert says

By Laird Harrison

Blood pressure cuffs? Yes. Amoxicillin? Not so much. Dentists must change the way they attend to their patients' cardiovascular health, according to oral medicine specialist Michael Siegel, D.D.S., M.S. The good news is that you can bill for your medical advice.

September 21, 2008

Delta Dental accepting applications for $25,000 grant

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Delta Dental Foundation is accepting applications for a $25,000 grant for education or research focused on oral cancer.

September 18, 2008

Plastics chemical tied to heart disease, diabetes

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Sep 16 - A study has for the first time linked bisphenol A (BPA), which is used in everyday products such as plastic drink containers, baby bottles, and medical devices, to health problems like heart disease and diabetes.

September 15, 2008

Excess use of denture cream tied to nerve damage

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 5 - Loading up on denture cream can be hazardous to your health, new research suggests. In the journal Neurology, researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas report on four denture-wearing patients who developed neurological problems.

September 4, 2008

Zila adds 4 European markets for ViziLite Plus

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Zila has selected Dentaid to be the exclusive distributor of ViziLite Plus with TBlue, Zila's proprietary oral cancer screening product, in Spain, France, Germany, and Portugal.

August 26, 2008

New bacteria could help battle tooth decay

By Rabia Mughal

British researchers have discovered a new species of bacteria that could aid in the development of better prevention methods and treatment of oral diseases.

August 18, 2008

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