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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
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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
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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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