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$8.4M NIH grant to fund antismoking study
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have been awarded a five-year, $8.4 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop new compounds to help prevent relapse in smokers who are trying to quit.
May 20, 2012
Does swallowing function return after tongue surgery?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Swallowing function appears to return to acceptable levels in the long-term for patients who undergo surgical removal of tongue cancer lesions, according to a study in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
May 20, 2012
Plastic barriers enhance oral cancer screening device
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
StarDental has introduced plastic barriers for its Identafi oral cancer screening device to improve infection control.
May 15, 2012
Study: Tax increases stem youth tobacco use
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
>The large U.S. tobacco tax increase implemented in April 2009 reduced the number of youth smokers by at least 220,000 and the number of youth smokeless tobacco users by at least 135,000 in the first two months alone, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
May 15, 2012
Painkillers prescribed by dentists, ER doctors often abused
By Donna Domino
Recent reports about the growing number of people who are resorting to emergency rooms (ERs) for relief from painful dental problems has put a spotlight on the issue of prescription painkiller abuse. Are dentists overprescribing them too?
May 15, 2012
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Drugmaker discontinues pediatric oral sedative
By Rob Goszkowski
Dentists who use chloral hydrate oral solution to sedate pediatric patients will have to find another means of getting them to cooperate. The only manufacturer of the palatable, oral solution version of the drug has ceased production.
May 15, 2012
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VELscope maker releases latest financials
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
LED Medical Diagnostics, the Canadian manufacturer of the VELscope oral-cancer detection device, reported revenues of $1.8 million (US$1.78 million) for the first quarter of 2012 (end-March 31), down from $3.1 million (US$3.07 million) for the same quarter a year ago.
May 14, 2012
Dental chairs developed for large patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The dental school at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio is using a new line of dental chairs for large patients who have difficulty fitting into conventional dental chairs.
May 13, 2012
Heraeus, Benco partner on dental scrap metal
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Heraeus Kulzer is joining Benco Dental to make it more profitable and convenient for Benco customers to trade in their dental scrap metals for cash.
May 13, 2012
Actor lends support to oral cancer campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Actor Michael Douglas has helped create a television public service announcement (PSA) on behalf of the Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF).
May 13, 2012
HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers respond well to radiotherapy
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New findings from a large Danish database of cancer patients suggest that, although human papillomavirus can trigger oropharyngeal cancer, patients who are HPV-positive and are light smokers or don't smoke at all respond well to treatment using radiotherapy without chemotherapy.
May 10, 2012
Antitobacco slogan contest targets Little Leaguers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oral Health America's National Spit Tobacco Education Program (NSTEP) is teaming with Little League International again this year for its annual antitobacco slogan contest.
May 10, 2012
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