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Healthy mouth for a healthy heart
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Here's an argument that will have your wayward patients back in the chair in a heartbeat. According to an article in the latest Journal of Periodontology, patients with a high level of systemic bacterial exposure -- due to periodontal disease -- are at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
January 21, 2008
Meeting on the oral-systemic link
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Looking for an informative session on the link between oral and overall (systemic) health? Head to the program at the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) on January 18, where physicians and dentists will delve into the topic in detail.
January 10, 2008
Do-it-yourself diabetes testing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
If, like all noble dentists, you want to protect your patients from periodontal disease, Biosafe has a new useful tool -- a take-home diabetes risk assessment screening kit.
December 10, 2007
Is your culture giving you oral cancer?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cultural habits, such as smoking, and chewing tobacco or areca nuts, may put different ethnic groups at a higher risk for developing invasive squamous cell carcinoma according to an epidemiologic study of oral cancer in ethnic subpopulations in California.
November 25, 2007
Tooth loss may predict later-life dementia
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct. 17 To keep dementia at bay, take care of your teeth. That seems to be the message of a new study in which researchers found a possible link between tooth loss or having very few teeth -- one to nine, to be exact -- and the development of dementia later in life.
October 17, 2007
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Mouth rinse spots early head and neck cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) April 4 Detecting head and neck cancer early, when the odds of successful treatment are best, may be as simple as gargling with saline and spitting in a cup, according to a study conducted by a Miami, Florida-based research team.
September 4, 2007
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Sleep apnea linked to metabolic syndrome in teens
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Sep 5 A new study suggests that teenagers with the breathing disorder sleep apnea may be at increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome--a collection of risk factors for diabetes and heart disease.
September 4, 2007
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Periodontitis predicts kidney damage in type 2 diabetes sufferers
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Feb 14 Periodontal disease is associated with the development of overt nephropathy and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the February issue of Diabetes Care.
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