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Fruits and vegetables can help prevent oral cancer
By Donna Domino
Oral healthcare professionals can play an important role in helping to prevent oral cancer by educating patients about proper nutrition, with a particular emphasis on eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables per day.
March 2, 2011
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Can Diagnodent provide reliable caries-removal end points?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The usefulness of the Diagnodent in determining caries-removal end points is "doubtful," according to researchers from Catholic University of Leuven.
February 28, 2011
Glidewell R&D targets transparent zirconia
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Glidewell Laboratories has moved closer to producing transparent nanozirconia by successfully synthesizing 3-nm zirconia nanocrystals produced by "bottom-up" nanotechnology.
February 28, 2011
Head/neck cancer research targets specific cells
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Saint Louis University Cancer Center has received a $50,000 grant from the Lottie Caroline Hardy Charitable Trust to study a therapy that targets head and neck cancer cells while sparing those that are healthy, the university announced.
February 28, 2011
Dental groups concerned about global mercury discussions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA is one of seven dental organizations voicing concerns about the direction current international mercury treaty negotiations are taking, according to a story in the ADA News.
February 28, 2011
New HPV test shows promise for head/neck cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In a clinical study designed to detect human papillomavirus (HPV) E6/E7 mRNA in routine clinical specimens of head and neck cancer, HPV status determined by the RNAscope HPV test was highly predictive of patient outcome and highly concordant with that determined by existing methods, according to Advanced Cell Diagnostics, manufacturer of the RNAscope.
February 28, 2011
3M ESPE expands Protemp shade choices
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3M ESPE is gearing up to introduce broader and optimized shade offerings of Protemp Plus temporization material in response to the needs of dental professionals.
February 28, 2011
3Shape, Astra Tech form lab-based scanning alliance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
CAD/CAM equipment and software provider 3Shape and Astra Tech, which develops CAD/CAM abutments, have formed a new alliance.
February 28, 2011
Forsyth team IDs new dental caries pathogen
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the Forsyth Institute have identified a new pathogen connected to severe early childhood caries. This research may offer the potential to intervene and halt the progression of the disease, according to the researchers.
February 28, 2011
Wash. dental therapist bill dies in committee
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Proposed legislation that was designed to establish a licensed midlevel provider model in Washington state will not move forward.
February 27, 2011
Study IDs dysphagia risk after head/neck cancer treatment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of Danish researchers has developed a predictive model for determining which head and neck cancer patients are at risk of developing dysphagia following intensity-modulated radiotherapy.
February 27, 2011
U.K. team details method for evaluating HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Defining the minimum requirements for assigning a diagnosis of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is increasingly important for the head-and-neck oncology community, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Pathology.
February 27, 2011
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