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NASA technology helps patients with oral mucositis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A light-based technology originally developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions can help reduce the painful side effects -- including oral mucositis -- that can occur following chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
March 31, 2011
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Novel microscopy technique reveals precancerous lesions
By Kathy Kincade
While several next-generation optical techniques have shown promise as noninvasive tools for early cancer detection, a team of researchers from Taiwan contends that harmonic generation microscopy offers unique advantages for diagnosing oral and head/neck cancers.
March 31, 2011
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DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider
By Donna Domino
March 30, 2011
Aspen Dental spotlights Oral Cancer Awareness Month
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In recognition of April as Oral Cancer Awareness Month, more than 285 Aspen Dental practices in 22 states will donate $5 from every Vizilite Plus screening conducted during Oral Cancer Awareness Screening Week, April 11-15, to the Oral Cancer Foundation.
March 30, 2011
Keystone launches soft-tissue regeneration product
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Keystone Dental has introduced DynaMatri Plus, a soft-tissue regeneration product specifically designed to serve as an alternative to a patient's own tissue for root coverage and tissue bulking procedures.
March 30, 2011
'Dissolvable' tobacco products have oral risks
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dissolvable tobacco products developed as "pop-into-the-mouth" replacements for cigarettes have the potential to cause oral diseases and other problems, according to a study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
March 29, 2011
3M ESPE makes sensitivity guarantee on Adper adhesive
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3M ESPE is offering a "no postoperative sensitivity" guarantee on its 3M ESPE Adper Easy Bond self-etch adhesive, when used according to manufacturers' instructions.
March 28, 2011
Study finds link between perio treatment, diabetes costs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Periodontal disease treatment may help reduce medical costs for patients with diabetes, according to the findings of a three-year study conducted by Cigna and presented during the recent International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meeting in San Diego.
March 28, 2011
Health officials call on baseball groups to ban tobacco
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
With opening day of the 2011 Major League Baseball season set for March 24, public health officials in 15 U.S. cities are calling on Commissioner Bud Selig and the Major League Baseball Players Association to ban tobacco use by players, managers, coaches, and other staff at major league ballparks.
March 28, 2011
DrBicuspid.com Restoratives Insider
By Rob Goszkowski
March 28, 2011
Vt. dentists fight proposed tax; is oral pain a cancer clue?
By Kathy Kincade
March 27, 2011
Mouth pain may herald oral cancer onset
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In comparison with other patients, those with oral cancer report significant levels of spontaneous pain and functional restriction from pain, researchers report in a March 9 online paper in Pain.
March 27, 2011
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