Oral-Systemic Link: Page 21

Study finds new type of inflammatory response to plaque

By Kate Madden Yee

A study published July 6 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America found a new type of inflammatory response to dental plaque buildup. It also may answer why some people are more prone than others to tooth loss and other inflammation-related complications.

July 18, 2021

Alcohol use increases oral cancer risk

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Alcohol use leads to an increased risk of some cancers, including oral cancer, according to a study conducted by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France. Study results were published July 13 in Lancet Oncology.

July 15, 2021

Week in Review: Dental hacks | Dentures to prevent dementia | Mouth locking device

By Theresa Pablos

July 9, 2021

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

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