Oral-Systemic Link: Page 63

Researchers reverse bone loss in immune disorder
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Treating a rare, but life-threatening immune disorder required a group of researchers to abandon what they thought they knew about periodontitis. Now they've found a way to reverse bone loss for patients with leukocyte adhesion deficiency.
March 27, 2014
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New device repairs bone damaged by cancer, periodontitis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new device by Norwegian researchers can help rebuild the faces of patients who have been disfigured by mandibular cancer and help patients with loose teeth caused by periodontitis. The process uses artificial bone scaffolding that determines where new bone tissue will grow.
March 23, 2014
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Football legend Jim Kelly's oral cancer returns
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly has had a recurrence of oral cancer.
March 16, 2014
DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider
By Donna Domino
March 12, 2014
5 ways to get patients on board with home care
By Carrie Ibbetson, RDH
With the oral-systemic health link now well recognized, this is the time to help patients understand what they need to do to control bacteria at home. Carrie Ibbetson, RDH, presents five practical techniques to help your patients improve their oral healthcare at home.
March 10, 2014
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Dentist climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro in honor of his wife and diabetes
By Donna Domino
A Kentucky dentist climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and money for diabetes on behalf of his wife who has type 1 diabetes. Louisville dentist Dr. David Shorten said scaling the 19,341-foot peak was challenging but not as hard as the daily hurdles that his wife must overcome.
March 2, 2014
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Forward Science launches liquid cytology test
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Forward Science Technologies, manufacturer of the oral cancer screening device OralID, has released CytID, a liquid-based cytology method for sampling tissue highlighted by OralID.
February 27, 2014
Byproducts of gum disease bacteria can incite oral cancer growth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Byproducts from two bacteria prevalent in periodontal disease incite the growth of deadly Kaposi's sarcoma-related lesions and tumors in the mouth, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University.
February 27, 2014
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Study: Limited radiation to salivary glands is safe for HNC
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Avoiding the contralateral submandibular gland during radiation therapy is feasible and safe with advanced stage, node-positive head and neck cancers and base of tongue lesions, and can decrease the side effect of dry mouth for patients, according to a study presented February 20 at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium.
February 19, 2014
FDA's antismoking campaign shows graphic oral health 'costs'
By Rabia Mughal
The FDA's first-ever public health education campaign to prevent and reduce tobacco use among at-risk young people ages 12 to 17 graphically depicts the oral health consequences of smoking.
February 12, 2014
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Millennium Medical set to distribute OralCDx
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Millennium Medical Devices is set to begin its rollout and distribution of the OralCDx brush biopsy test kit.
February 11, 2014
Health coaching helps diabetes patients improve oral health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have helped a large group of patients with diabetes improve their oral health by using health coaching.
February 10, 2014
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