Dental Hygiene: Page 436

MRI shows promise for oral cancer staging
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could play an important role in the diagnosis of oral cancer, according to a study in Brazilian Oral Researcher.
December 7, 2011
FDA to determine safety of BPA
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will decide whether to ban bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic chemical with estrogenic properties that has been used for more than four decades in various products, including dental sealants.
December 7, 2011
Laser-plus-drug therapy safe for oral leukoplakia
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A single session of photodynamic therapy using 5-aminolevulinic acid and a pulsed dye laser shrank oral leukoplakia lesions in a substantial majority of patients in a small phase I/II study, researchers report in Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
December 7, 2011
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Short dental implants a good short-term option
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Short implants are a successful short-term treatment option for reconstructive procedures in clinical situations of limited vertical bone height, according to a study in the Journal of Dental Research.
December 5, 2011
La. Medicaid reimburses physicians for fluoride varnish
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Effective December 1, the Louisiana Medicaid program is now reimbursing physicians for applying fluoride varnish twice each year to the teeth of Medicaid recipients between the ages of 6 months and 5 years.
December 5, 2011
Dental x-rays can predict fractures
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental x-rays can be used to predict a person's risk of bone fractures, according to a study in Bone.
December 5, 2011
DrBicuspid.com Restoratives Insider
By Rob Goszkowski
December 5, 2011
OralDNA adds patient page to MyPerioPath
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
OralDNA Labs has enhanced its MyPerioPath patient lab report with the addition of an expanded section called MyPerioProgress.
December 5, 2011
Henry Schein to distribute VELscope globally
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
LED Dental has signed a contract to have its VELscope Vx oral cancer screening system distributed by Henry Schein on an exclusive basis in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands.
December 5, 2011
Chloral hydrate 'unpredictable' for pediatric use
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Florida has decided to discontinue the use of chloral hydrate following the 2010 death of a 5-year-old Florida boy who was sedated with the drug prior to dental work.
December 4, 2011
OCT firm raises $4.7M, targets dental implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
MedLumics, a medical imaging diagnostics company specializing in advanced optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology, has closed a 3.5 million euro ($4.7 million U.S.) round of Series A financing.
December 4, 2011
Tobacco company sues Australian government
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
British American Tobacco has filed a lawsuit against the Australian government, arguing that a new law that bans logos from cigarette packs is unconstitutional and violates intellectual property rights.
December 4, 2011
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