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Fluoride disks target interproximal caries
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Colldent's new Phocal fluoride disks provide dentists with new ammunition in the battle against incipient interproximal caries.
June 11, 2013
Advaxis drug targets HPV-associated head/neck cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Advaxis, a developer of immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases, has submitted an application for orphan drug designation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for ADXS-HPV for the treatment of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated head and neck cancer.
June 11, 2013
1st AAPD Dental Home Day a success
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Forty American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) members and affiliated volunteers from across the U.S. helped provide free dental care to 91 homeless children during the first annual Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children Dental Home Day.
June 11, 2013
Sleep apnea increases risk of sudden cardiac death
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A moderate case of obstructive sleep apnea can significantly increase a person's risk for sudden cardiac death, an often fatal condition in which the heart stops beating and must be immediately treated with CPR or an automated external defibrillator, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
June 11, 2013
U-M researchers identify periodontitis bacterium
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) Medical School and School of Dentistry researchers have discovered a bacterium that they say is responsible for causing periodontitis.
June 11, 2013
Which lubricant optimizes handpiece performance?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The best performing lubricants for medical and dental handpieces consist of polyurea-thickened greases using a base of mineral oil or polyalphaolefin, according to research conducted by GRW High Precision Bearings.
June 10, 2013
Pharma firm licenses oral mucositis product for $3.3M
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Access Pharmaceuticals, maker of the MuGard oral mucositis treatment, has licensed the U.S. commercial rights to the product to AMAG Pharmaceuticals.
June 10, 2013
Early BPA exposure may damage tooth enamel
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Are teeth the latest potential victims of bisphenol A (BPA)? Yes, according to a new study by French researchers in the American Journal of Pathology.
June 9, 2013
ADA ends relationship with Dr. Oz website
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA has ended its affiliation with Sharecare, the consumer website co-founded by Mehmet Oz, MD -- "Dr. Oz."
June 9, 2013
Michael Douglas again puts spotlight on oropharyngeal cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Michael Douglas never expected to become a poster boy for head and neck cancer.
June 9, 2013
2 Calif. cities consider fluoridation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Two Northern California cities -- Davis and Woodland -- are considering adding fluoride to their drinking water.
June 9, 2013
VELscope study focuses on decreasing oral cancer recurrence
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The VELscope Vx from LED Medical Diagnostics, parent company of LED Dental, is currently involved in a phase III study designed to determine if fluorescence visualization-guided surgery can increase recurrence-free survival in oral cancer patients.
June 9, 2013
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