Dental Hygiene: Page 321

Bitter melon extract shows promise for treating HNSCC

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Bitter melon extract may have therapeutic potential to treat head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), according to a new study in PLOS One.

November 19, 2013

Cost-effectiveness: FDPs versus anterior implants

By Rob Goszkowski

When restoring a single missing tooth, which treatment is more cost-effective: fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) or an implant-supported single crown? Swiss researchers have found cost advantages of one option over the other in the long term.

November 19, 2013

Simon Cancer Center gets $3M for head/neck cancer institute

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Atlantic Health's Carol G. Simon Cancer Center has received a $3 million donation from a cattle dealer from Randolph, NJ, to establish the Leonard B. Kahn Head and Neck Cancer Institute.

November 18, 2013

ADA offers antibiotics brochure

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA is selling a patient education brochure to clarify who should take antibiotics before dental treatment and who should not.

November 17, 2013

Columbia, Mo. votes to continue fluoridation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Officials in Columbia, MO, have voted to continue fluoridating the city's water supply.

November 17, 2013

The LAPIP protocol: Time to add it to your toolkit?

By Rob Goszkowski

When peri-implantitis threatens the success of a dental implant, clinicians often turn to a surgical approach to treat it. However, the laser-assisted peri-implantitis procedure (LAPIP) can enable the patient and practitioner to skip the surgery. Is LAPIP right for you?

November 17, 2013