Dental Hygiene: Page 347

All-on-four implants yield short-term success
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The all-on-four dental implant treatment concept appears to be successful in the short term, according to a new systematic review in Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research.
April 8, 2013
Oragenics gets common stock listing on NYSE
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oragenics has had its common stock approved for listing on the NYSE Euronext's NYSE MKT.
April 8, 2013
U.S. panel finds lack of evidence for oral cancer screening
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A U.S. government-backed task force issued a statement this week saying that there is not enough published evidence to recommend for or against screening for oral cancer by primary care professionals. The new recommendations are available for public comment through May 6.
April 8, 2013
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Study: Regular scaling can reduce atrial fibrillation risk
By Erin Archer, RN
Patients who undergo dental scaling at least once a year have a lower risk of developing atrial fibrillation, the most common type of sustained cardiac dysrhythmia, according to a new study in the International Journal of Cardiology.
April 8, 2013
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Genomic analysis may yield targeted head/neck cancer treatments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas with certain distinctive patterns could respond to specific targeted therapies, according to research presented on April 6 at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in Washington, DC.
April 7, 2013
DenMat offers early oral cancer detection advice
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DenMat and the Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF) are acknowledging April as National Oral Cancer Awareness Month by teaming up to offer consumers advice on the importance of oral cancer screening and tips to maintain proper dental hygiene.
April 7, 2013
Are oral cancer screenings necessary? And, IAN blocks affect third-molar buds
By Kathy Kincade
April 7, 2013
Do IAN blocks prevent third-molar buds from maturing?
By Rob Goszkowski
Researchers at Tufts University are exploring an interesting possibility in the development of third molars: Could misplaced inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) blocks that strike third-molar buds prevent them from growing into teeth? Their retrospective study, in the current Journal of the American Dental Association, suggests that it happens.
April 7, 2013
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Researchers find 25 types of bacteria in biofilm
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of researchers led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has published a study outlining the recovery and genomic analysis, using single-cell genomic techniques, of a periodontal pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis, from a hospital sink.
April 4, 2013
Dental groups dispute Consumer Reports cancer screening story
By Donna Domino
The ADA and the Oral Cancer Foundation are questioning a Consumer Reports story that concluded oral cancer screening is one of several medical tests that are overrecommended and unnecessary for all but high-risk patients.
April 4, 2013
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ADHA responds to Okla. infection control scandal
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) has issued a statement reassuring the public that dental hygienists maintain high standards in infection control to optimize patient safety and health.
April 3, 2013
Roger Ebert succumbs to thyroid, salivary cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Renowned film critic Roger Ebert has died following a recurrence of his thyroid and salivary gland cancers.
April 3, 2013
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