Oral-Systemic Link: Page 92

India issues treatment guidelines for buccal mucosa cancers

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Indian Council of Medical Research has issued a consensus document for the management of buccal mucosa cancers, according to a story on Pharmabiz.com.

September 16, 2012

Leaders in Dentistry: Dr. Pamela McClain, AAP president

By Kathy Kincade

In a candid interview with DrBicuspid.com, Dr. Pamela McClain -- outgoing president of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) -- shares her thoughts on the oral-systemic health link, the need for dental practitioners to spend more time on patient education, and how her background as a hygienist has benefited her as a dentist and periodontist.

September 16, 2012

CDx Diagnostics launches new version of OralCDx

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

CDx Diagnostics is launching an enhanced, second-generation version of its OralCDx test for detecting oral precancer and cancer.

September 12, 2012

UBC gets $8M for Vietnamese oral research center

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia (UBC) has received an in-kind gift of $8 million from the Ho Chi Minh City National Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology to create an oral health research center.

September 11, 2012

Blocking enzyme reduces perio inflammation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry have found a way to prevent inflammation and bone loss surrounding the teeth by blocking a natural signaling pathway of the enzyme GSK3b.

September 11, 2012

Oral cancers added to 9/11 illness list

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

First responders at the World Trade Center (WTC) after the 9/11 attacks will now be able to receive treatment for more than 50 types of cancer through the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.

September 11, 2012

Rapamycin may prevent radiation-induced mucositis

By Cynthia Keen

Research scientists from the U.S. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research have discovered a drug that protects stem cells and could prevent cancer patients from developing radiation-induced oral mucositis.

September 10, 2012

Marine sponge bacteria shed light on biofilm formation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new study of marine sponges could lead to an understanding of how to break up harmful bacterial biofilms, even on teeth.

September 9, 2012

Novel surgery rebuilds osteosarcoma patient's mandible

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new surgical technique can rebuild a functional lower mandible and mouth while preserving a patient's ability to eat and speak after removing an invasive facial tumor, according to researchers from the Henry Ford Hospital.

September 9, 2012

Genetic disease offers insight into head/neck cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Resveratrol, which is found in red wine, could prevent a variety of cancers in patients with Fanconi anemia, a rare genetic disorder, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

September 9, 2012

HIV/AIDS patients offer unique oral health challenges

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

With the large number of existing and new cases of HIV infection worldwide, there is a parallel need for dental practitioners and other healthcare practitioners to carefully treat oral and periodontal conditions unique to HIV/AIDS, according to an article in Periodontology 2000.

September 5, 2012

Researchers explain link between alcohol, cancer risk

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Almost 30 years after discovery of a link between alcohol consumption and certain forms of cancer, scientists are reporting the first evidence from research on people explaining how the popular beverage may be carcinogenic.

September 3, 2012

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