Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: Page 110

Colgate offers new oral-systemic health textbook
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new textbook, Periodontal Disease and Overall Health: A Clinician's Guide, was released during the recent American Academy of Periodontology annual meeting in Honolulu, Colgate-Palmolive announced.
November 21, 2010
FDA to require graphic warnings on cigarette packs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Starting in 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require tobacco companies to include stronger warnings and graphic images on cigarette packages depicting the negative health consequences of smoking, including oral cancer.
November 9, 2010
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Study to ID bacteria associated with oral cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a two-year, $245,000 grant to a New York University dental research team to identify bacteria in the oral cavity that may be associated with oral cancer.
November 7, 2010
HPV predicts survival in tonsil and tongue cancers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
When the human papillomavirus (HPV) is found in cancer tumors of the tonsil and base of the tongue, patients are more likely to survive following treatment, according to a study in the British Journal of Cancer.
November 2, 2010
Women's alcohol, folate intake affect oral cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Women who consume large amounts of alcoholic beverages and have low consumption of folates have a three times greater risk of developing oral cancers than women who also drink a lot but have high folate intake, according to researchers from Columbia University Medical Center and Harvard School of Public Health.
October 28, 2010
Raman spectroscopy provides oral bacteria insights
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of University of Rochester scientists is using the technique of Raman spectroscopy to study two common dental plaque bacteria: Streptococcus sanguis and mutans. The relative balance of the two may be an indicator of a patient's oral health and risk for tooth decay.
October 26, 2010
Common spice can enhance head/neck cancer treatment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Curcumin, the major component in the spice turmeric, when combined with the drug cisplatin, enhances the chemotherapy's suppression of head and neck cancer cell growth, according to researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
October 18, 2010
CDC study links HPV to oral cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has established the human papillomavirus (HPV) as a risk factor for oral cancer in a new study. It is now counted among other risk factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and chewing tobacco and betel nuts.
October 13, 2010
NIDCR funds $102M in research over 2 years
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) used $101.8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds over the last two years to fund numerous dental, oral, and craniofacial research projects.
October 6, 2010
Smoking, drinking still key triggers for oral cancers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Despite a growing body of research pointing to the role of sexually transmitted diseases in increasing rates of oral cancers, young adults who smoke, drink, and eat low levels of fruit and vegetables are at higher risk of contracting cancers of the mouth, esophagus, and larynx, according to researchers from the University of Aberdeen.
October 5, 2010
Gene's role in cleft palate established
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A key link between the human ephrin-B1 gene and cleft palate and other craniofacial anomalies associated with craniofrontonasal syndrome has been demonstrated by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
September 15, 2010
Gender plays a role in risk for certain oral diseases
By Erin Archer, RN
For women, it's caries. For men, periodontal disease. Two recent studies attempt to explain the genetic differences that account for gender-specific predispositions to certain oral diseases.
August 29, 2010
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