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Study offers tips for managing ONJ in cancer patients

By Kathy Kincade

The increasing use of bisphosphonates to treat osteoporosis and the role these drugs can play in the development of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in cancer patients are a growing concern. Dentists need to be aware of ONJ risks and complications, and work to actively detect, prevent, and treat this condition, according to a new study in Oral Oncology.

September 30, 2013

Proton therapy helps oropharyngeal patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Oropharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with intensity-modulated proton therapy were half as likely to need feeding tubes compared to patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy.

September 26, 2013

Proton therapy cuts side effects for young HNC patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The precise targeting and limited dosing of radiation via proton therapy can reduce treatment side effects among head and neck cancer (HNC) patients, according to a new study of pediatric patients presented this week at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting in Atlanta.

September 24, 2013

Study: MuGard eases oral mucositis symptoms

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

MuGard has been shown to reduce mouth and throat soreness associated with oral mucositis, according to a poster presented by Access Pharmaceuticals at the American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in Atlanta this week.

September 24, 2013

HPV-related oropharyngeal cancers up 60% in young adults

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have discovered troubling statistics about the rise in rates of oropharyngeal cancer in Americans younger than age 45 for the last three decades. The increase appears to be linked to the sexual transmission of the human papillomavirus (HPV).

September 24, 2013

Eating, exercising help pharyngeal patients who undergo radiotherapy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patients with pharyngeal cancer who eat regularly and consistently perform swallowing exercises throughout radiotherapy have much better long-term eating outcomes, according to a new study in Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery.

September 19, 2013

DentalEZ updates Identafi website

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentalEZ Group has updated its Identafi website to create a more productive and user-friendly experience.

September 19, 2013

FDA, NIH partner to enhance tobacco-related research

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are working together to support tobacco-related research by funding more than a dozen new Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science.

September 18, 2013

Start-up firm offers lower-cost oral cancer screening device

By Donna Domino

A new oral cancer screening device, OralID, uses blue-light autofluorescence and reflectance imaging to detect tissue abnormalities in the oral mucosa. So what sets it apart from similar competitors? Price and ease of use, according to its developers.

September 17, 2013

Dental caries linked to lower risk of HNSCC

By Donna Domino

Patients with more dental caries are less likely to be diagnosed with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) than patients with fewer or no caries, according to a new study published in JAMA Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery.

September 15, 2013

Teen e-cigarette use on the rise in U.S.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The percentage of U.S. middle and high school students who use electronic cigarettes more than doubled from 2011 to 2012, according to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

September 12, 2013

Perio disease bacterium facilitates rheumatoid arthritis

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

While researchers and clinicians have long known about an association between two prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases, periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis, the microbiological mechanisms remain unclear.

September 12, 2013

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