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Oral-Systemic Link: Page 19
Cancer report shows oral, pharyngeal cancers on the rise
By
Amerigo Allegretto
Oral and pharyngeal cancers are on the rise in the U.S., according to a July 8 report from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and prominent cancer societies. Death rates for oropharyngeal cancers are also increasing for some groups.
July 8, 2021
Tooth loss is a risk factor for dementia
By
Hannah Welk
Tooth loss is a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia, according to a meta-analysis published on July 8 in the
Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
. What's worse, the risk of cognitive decline increases with each lost tooth.
July 7, 2021
Modified smartphone lights up plaque-causing oral bacteria
By
Melissa Busch
Could an ordinary smartphone be used to identify the oral bacteria that cause dental plaque? University of Washington researchers have converted a smartphone into a mobile multispectral imaging system that lights up plaque through light-emitting diode (LED) images.
June 28, 2021
Why does this 300,000-year-old jaw have no dental disease?
By
Dr. Alvin Danenberg
In this column, Dr. Alvin Danenberg gets personal with the jaw of one of the oldest discovered remains of
Homo sapiens
. He discusses what he sees when he looks at the dental structures and shares why he believes this ancient ancestor was free of dental disease.
June 23, 2021
Sikka launches life insurance risk indicators
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sikka Software said it has launched Sikka Insights, a business unit that will leverage consent-based oral care data to facilitate life insurance underwriting.
June 16, 2021
Oral-systemic health webinar scheduled
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Procter & Gamble's Crest + Oral-B, the Smile Generation, and dental service organization Pacific Dental Services are hosting a webinar on oral-systemic health.
June 15, 2021
Higher doses of radiotherapy in kids linked to oral complications
By
Melissa Busch
Childhood head and neck cancer survivors who undergo higher doses of radiation therapy face greater risks of developing salivary and dental complications, according to a review published on May 29 in the
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
.
June 3, 2021
Trial to test oral bacteria protein against cancer
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given a Rutgers School of Dental Medicine researcher the green light to treat cancer patients with a new kind of therapy based on a protein produced by an oral bacterium.
May 25, 2021
Dental Dose: The risky combination of vaping and cannabis
By
Theresa Pablos
Cannabis on its own can cause oral and overall health problems. But add in an electronic cigarette dispenser, and those issues can be compounded, according to Tom Viola, RPh, in the latest episode of Dental Dose.
May 20, 2021
Gingivitis tied to increased risk of future depression
By
Hannah Welk
European researchers discovered a link between gingivitis and depression in a study published in the June 2021 edition of the
Journal of Psychiatric Research
. Patients with chronic gingivitis had almost double the risk of developing depression as those with healthy gums.
May 19, 2021
No practice is immune to cyberthreats
By
Theresa Pablos
No patient is immune to cavities, and no dental practice is safe from cybervulnerabilities. To help dental practices understand the landscape, two dental security and IT experts talked about the biggest threats to dental practices and how to avoid them.
May 17, 2021
Researchers find potential target for oral cancer therapy
By
Amerigo Allegretto
Researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health believe they have identified for the first time how an environmental chemical receptor suppresses immune response in patients with oral cancer.
May 9, 2021
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