Oral-Systemic Link: Page 86

Smokeless tobacco sales in Calif. nearly triple
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sales of smokeless tobacco products have risen dramatically in California over the last decade, according to a report by the California Department of Public Health.
December 17, 2012
Dentist: Coffee's dental benefits need more research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A recent study from the American Cancer Society that associates heavy coffee drinking with a reduced risk of death from oral cancer is being questioned by a dentist who specializes in oncology.
December 17, 2012
CDA journal spotlights work of young researchers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The December issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association spotlights the research work of up and coming investigators in the state's dental schools, the California Dental Association (CDA) announced.
December 13, 2012
HNC treatment location affects patient morbidity
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) receiving radiation treatment at an academic center have a higher survival rate than those receiving treatment at a community center, according to a new study in Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery.
December 11, 2012
Dose study disputes bitewing-meningioma link
By Kathy Kincade
A study published in Cancer earlier this year prompted outcry in the dental community because it claimed to have found a link between exposure to dental bitewings and increased risk of developing a certain type of brain tumor. But a new study that provides in-depth organ dose data following exposure to bitewing x-rays calls those findings into question.
December 11, 2012
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Caffeinated coffee may reduce oral cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new American Cancer Society study finds a strong inverse association between caffeinated coffee intake and oral/pharyngeal cancer mortality.
December 9, 2012
U.K. 'falls short' in awareness of HPV-oral cancer link
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The results of a new survey have suggested that Brits are poorly educated when it comes to sexually transmitted diseases such as human papillomavirus (HPV) and its link to oral cancer.
December 9, 2012
Study yields strategy to prevent, halt perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated the ability to both prevent periodontitis from developing and halt the progression of the disease once it has developed, according to study in the Journal of Immunology.
December 6, 2012
Study: Oral exams poor predictors of oral cancer
By Donna Domino
Clinical oral exams remain the most common technique for detecting abnormal oral mucosal changes. However, they are poor predictors of dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) diagnoses, according to a meta-analysis in the December Journal of the American Dental Association.
December 6, 2012
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Grant extends oral cancer biomarker research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences has awarded nearly half a million dollars to the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of California, San Francisco for a collaborative research project that includes New York University, Oregon Health and Science University, and Providence Cancer Center.
December 3, 2012
10-year trial yields insight into larynx preservation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sequential and concurrent chemoradiotherapy produce similar survival rates for locally advanced laryngeal cancer, but the concurrent approach more often allows the larynx to be preserved, according to a 10-year study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
December 2, 2012
Perio groups collaborate on oral-systemic link
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A joint workshop organized by the European Federation of Periodontology and the American Academy of Periodontology, held November 11-14 in Segovia, Spain, aimed to establish a consensus knowledge base of the scientific evidence on the association between periodontitis and systemic diseases, specifically cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and adverse pregnancy complications.
November 29, 2012
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