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Agile Sciences awarded NIH grant

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Agile Sciences has been awarded a $252,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant to study the effectiveness of its proprietary compounds to inhibit and disperse the oral biofilms of pathogenic bacteria associated with dental caries.

August 25, 2010

A better way to diagnose burning mouth syndrome?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A biopsy-based approach can improve the diagnosis of burning mouth syndrome, according to a study in the Clinical Journal of Pain.

August 18, 2010

Dentists can play key role in screening for HIV

By Erin Archer, RN

With more people visiting their dentist than their physician each year, dental practitioners can help identify patients who may have HIV or AIDS and not know it. And the earlier the diagnosis, the better the treatment outcomes.

August 15, 2010

Biochip analyzer may improve oral cancer diagnostics

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new test for oral cancer that a dentist could perform by simply using a brush to collect cells from a patient's mouth, then analyzing the cells using an LED-based device is being tested by researchers at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

August 8, 2010

Gene may hold key to reducing spread of oral cancers

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The spread of cancer cells in the tongue may be reduced if a gene that regulates cancer cell migration can be controlled, according to a new study in the International Journal of Cancer.

July 22, 2010

Researchers pinpoint oral cancer biomarker

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers have discovered a biomarker, human beta defensin-3 (hBD-3), that may serve as an early warning sign for oral cancer.

July 13, 2010

Study identifies possible cause of ONJ

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) could be caused by an interaction between nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates and compromised vitamin D function, according to a new animal study.

July 6, 2010

Consumer-grade camera detects oral cancer in real-time

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Using an off-the-shelf digital camera, Rice University biomedical engineers and researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have created an inexpensive device that is powerful enough to distinguish oral cancer cells from healthy cells simply by viewing the LCD monitor on the back of the camera.

June 28, 2010

HPV status improves oropharyngeal cancer survival

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in tumors is the most important predictor of survival for people diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine and reported this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago.

June 7, 2010

Perio disease bacteria provide clues to Alzheimer's

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A defective, mutant strain of the bacterium that causes periodontal disease could provide a clue to potential treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and a number of other diseases, according to researchers from the University of Florida College of Dentistry who reported their findings at the American Society for Microbiology meeting in San Diego.

May 24, 2010

Perio treatment may help patients with type 2 diabetes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The treatment of periodontal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes may lower their blood sugar levels, according to a new study.

May 11, 2010

New research model will aid study of tobacco-oral cancer link

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A powerful carcinogen found in tobacco smoke -- dibenzo[a,l]pyrene -- can be used for oral cancer research in experimental animals, providing a new model for studying the tobacco-oral cancer link, according to researchers from New York University and Penn State University.

May 9, 2010

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