Oral-Systemic Link: Page 9

Podcast: How dental professionals can help their patients with nicotine addiction

By Kevin Henry

With so many dental patients using nicotine and dental professionals educating their patients on the oral-systemic link, there are opportunities for education and help, says Sherri Warshaw, RDH.

October 13, 2023

Young users of e-cigarettes more likely to report chronic stress

By Amerigo Allegretto

Young people who vape are more than twice as likely to report experiencing chronic stress.

October 3, 2023

Tooth loss tied to mortality, functional disability

By Amerigo Allegretto

Preventing tooth loss may be tied to reduced mortality and functional disability, according to findings published recently in the Journal of Prosthodontic Research.

October 2, 2023

Oral health tied to HNC survival

By Amerigo Allegretto

Better oral health is tied to increased survival from head and neck cancer (HNC).

September 28, 2023

Dentists ignore ADA blood pressure guide, rarely defer treatment

By Melissa Busch

Dentists rarely adhered to ADA recommendations to defer treating patients who presented with elevated blood pressure levels, according to a study.

September 25, 2023

84% of women 50 and older are unaware of menopause link to oral health

By Kate Madden Yee

Eighty-four percent of women age 50 and older are not aware of the connection between menopause and oral health, according to a study conducted by Delta Dental.

September 25, 2023

'Gates of heaven' calcium channel may drive oral cancer growth, pain

By Will Morton

New York University researchers suggest that ORAI1 calcium channel activity in oral cancer cells could be targeted to reduce the growth of oral tumors and reduce pain, according to a study that was recently published in Science Signaling.

September 12, 2023

MUSC researchers developing oral cancer vaccine

By Amerigo Allegretto

Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) are developing a new type of personalized vaccine to prevent recurrences of oral cancer.

September 7, 2023

Researchers awarded grant to study radiation therapy delays

By Amerigo Allegretto

Researchers from South Carolina have been awarded a $3.5 million grant to reduce delays in radiation therapy for head and neck cancers.

August 28, 2023

Raising awareness of oral cancer through patient communication

By Misty Mattingly, RDH

With increasing rates of oral cancer, it’s time to re-examine our approach to informing patients about the risks, writes Misty Mattingly, RDH.

August 24, 2023

Can a simple saliva test ID CVD risk?

By Will Morton

The early warning signs of cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be gleaned from a simple saliva sample.

August 24, 2023

High oral HPV burden puts older men at risk of oropharyngeal cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

Older men carry the highest burden of oral HPV, putting them at the greatest of oropharyngeal cancer.

August 22, 2023

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