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Dental Hygiene: Page 398
Study: Mouthwash use not linked to oral cancer risk
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DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The medical and scientific communities have been debating the potential relationship between mouthwash and oral cancer for decades. Now a new meta-analysis has found no statistically significant association between mouthwash use and risk of oral cancer.
July 5, 2012
Nobel Biocare CFO resigns
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dirk Kirsten, chief financial officer (CFO) of dental implant provider Nobel Biocare, will resign, effective January 31, 2013.
July 5, 2012
TotalCare offers free infection-control white paper
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DrBicuspid.com staff writers
TotalCare has released a white paper that provides insights into infection prevention challenges and protocols facing dental professionals today.
July 5, 2012
Seaweed enzyme could end up in toothpaste
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of dentists and scientists from Newcastle University is developing a new product from a marine microbe to protect dentures, teeth, and periodontal tissue from oral bacteria.
July 4, 2012
3Shape's Dental System offers Dentsply CAD design
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3Shape's Dental System is now able to design two-piece customized abutments using Dentsply Friadent premanufactured titanium bases.
July 4, 2012
Canadian city diverts $750K from fluoridation to kids' care
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The city of Calgary, Alberta, has earmarked $750,000 saved from discontinuing its water fluoridation program for oral health programs targeting children from poor families, according to a story in the
Calgary Herald
.
July 4, 2012
Anti-inflammatory drug reduces esophageal tumors
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new study by researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando finds that tolfenamic acid, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, can reduce esophageal tumors.
July 4, 2012
Protein could be new head/neck cancer target
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A protein that is overactive in oral and head and neck cancers and encourages tumors to grow could be a target for new treatments for the disease, according to a new study out of the U.K.
July 2, 2012
IADR studies address antibiotic use for perio treatment
By
Rabia Mughal
What are the effects of different dosages and duration of adjunctive antibiotic therapy in the treatment of periodontal disease, and how does this therapy impact final outcomes? These questions were the focus of multiple oral sessions at the recent International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meeting in Brazil.
July 2, 2012
Nanosensors power oral cancer detection system
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Using a sensor made of densely packed carbon nanotubes coated with gold nanoparticles, a researcher team at the University of Connecticut has developed a low-cost microfluidic device for detecting oral cancer.
July 2, 2012
Do whitening toothpastes really work?
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Australians are paying extra for so-called whitening toothpastes that contain no bleaching agents, according to Choice, a consumer watchdog group.
July 2, 2012
UCLA gets $5M for dental research program
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry has received a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create a research training program for oral health.
July 1, 2012
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