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Milwaukee to continue fluoridating water supply
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Milwaukee's Common Council on July 24 agreed to direct the Milwaukee Water Works to continue fluoridating the city's drinking water but with a lower concentration of fluoride.
July 24, 2012
New York City's proposed ban on big sugary sodas draws heated debate
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on large sodas is expected to pass in September, but that didn't deter hundreds who showed up on Tuesday either to praise the measure as a way to battle obesity or oppose it as pointless and unfair.
July 23, 2012
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Electrochemotherapy fares well in SCCHN study
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Electrochemotherapy appears to be safe and comparable to surgery in achieving control in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), according to data presented this week at the International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer in Toronto.
July 23, 2012
Will Europe ban dental mercury by 2018?
By Kathy Kincade
A new European Commission report recommends phasing out dental amalgam use in the next five years and improving enforcement of existing European Union (EU) waste legislation to reduce the environmental impact of mercury across the EU.
July 23, 2012
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Biolase unveils technology and training center
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase has opened a technology and training center at its corporate headquarters in Irvine, CA.
July 23, 2012
Study to compare oropharyngeal cancer treatments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Canadian researchers will conduct a study to compare robotic surgery to radiation therapy for the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer.
July 22, 2012
ECC assessment tools compared; what if a patient breaks your chair?
By Kathy Kincade
July 22, 2012
Study IDs 'best' technique for ECC risk assessment
By Rob Goszkowski
After comparing four different screening tools for assessing early childhood caries (ECC) risk, a Journal of the American Dental Association study has found that salivary culture of mutans streptococci was the most effective.
July 22, 2012
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Researchers move closer to growing teeth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the Institute of Biotechnology in Helsinki have found a marker for dental stem cells. They showed that the transcription factor Sox2 is specifically expressed in stem cells of the mouse incisor.
July 19, 2012
Does racial bias exist in laryngeal cancer treatment?
By Donna Domino
Although the use of nonsurgical larynx preservation therapy for laryngeal cancer seems to be increasing, racial disparities remain, most notably among black patients with stage IV disease, according to a study in the Archives of Otolaryngology.
July 19, 2012
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Race, HPV influence oropharyngeal cancer survival
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Although the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a risk factor for certain head and neck cancers, its presence could make all the difference in terms of survival, especially for African Americans with oropharyngeal cancer, according to a study to be presented July 22 at the 8th International Conference on Head & Neck Cancer in Toronto.
July 19, 2012
Ivoclar Vivadent, 3M settle patent litigation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ivoclar Vivadent and 3M have settled their respective patent lawsuits in Germany and the U.S. involving polymer-based restoratives materials.
July 19, 2012
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