Dental Hygiene: Page 372

$1.8M grant supports stem cell root canal research

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research has awarded a three-year, $1.8 million in funding to George Huang, DDS, director of bioscience research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, extending a grant originally received in 2008 to study a stem cell root canal treatment.

December 12, 2012

HNC treatment location affects patient morbidity

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) receiving radiation treatment at an academic center have a higher survival rate than those receiving treatment at a community center, according to a new study in Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery.

December 11, 2012

Dose study disputes bitewing-meningioma link

By Kathy Kincade

A study published in Cancer earlier this year prompted outcry in the dental community because it claimed to have found a link between exposure to dental bitewings and increased risk of developing a certain type of brain tumor. But a new study that provides in-depth organ dose data following exposure to bitewing x-rays calls those findings into question.

December 11, 2012

Merchant Data Systems offers range of dental lab support

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Merchant Data Systems has teamed up with Karma Snack, an Internet marketing company, and is offering a number of new online services to dental labs.

December 10, 2012

Study: Nerve blocks for kids virtually risk-free

By Rob Goszkowski

Pediatric nerve blocks are overwhelmingly safe, according to a large-cohort review that examined data from nearly 15,000 nerve block procedures. However, catheter-related procedures were slightly more risky than single-injection blocks, the researchers found.

December 10, 2012

Which CBCT scan settings impact root canal visibility?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Some scan setting selections impact the visibility of a root canal when using cone-beam CT, while others are less relevant, according to a study in Dentomaxillofacial Radiology.

December 9, 2012

Caffeinated coffee may reduce oral cancer risk

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new American Cancer Society study finds a strong inverse association between caffeinated coffee intake and oral/pharyngeal cancer mortality.

December 9, 2012

Resin infiltration receives CDT classification

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Resin infiltration of incipient smooth surface lesions is now covered by a 2013 Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT) classification, according to DMG America, makers of the Icon resin infiltration system.

December 9, 2012

U.K. 'falls short' in awareness of HPV-oral cancer link

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The results of a new survey have suggested that Brits are poorly educated when it comes to sexually transmitted diseases such as human papillomavirus (HPV) and its link to oral cancer.

December 9, 2012

Study: Diode laser treatment improves SRP results

By Rabia Mughal

A new study that looked at the clinical and biochemical efficacy of diode lasers as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) found that the diode laser provided significant improvements in clinical parameters.

December 9, 2012

Study yields strategy to prevent, halt perio disease

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated the ability to both prevent periodontitis from developing and halt the progression of the disease once it has developed, according to study in the Journal of Immunology.

December 6, 2012

Study: Oral exams poor predictors of oral cancer

By Donna Domino

Clinical oral exams remain the most common technique for detecting abnormal oral mucosal changes. However, they are poor predictors of dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) diagnoses, according to a meta-analysis in the December Journal of the American Dental Association.

December 6, 2012

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