Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: Page 74

Marine sponge bacteria shed light on biofilm formation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new study of marine sponges could lead to an understanding of how to break up harmful bacterial biofilms, even on teeth.
September 9, 2012
Novel surgery rebuilds osteosarcoma patient's mandible
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new surgical technique can rebuild a functional lower mandible and mouth while preserving a patient's ability to eat and speak after removing an invasive facial tumor, according to researchers from the Henry Ford Hospital.
September 9, 2012
Genetic disease offers insight into head/neck cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Resveratrol, which is found in red wine, could prevent a variety of cancers in patients with Fanconi anemia, a rare genetic disorder, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.
September 9, 2012
HIV/AIDS patients offer unique oral health challenges
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
With the large number of existing and new cases of HIV infection worldwide, there is a parallel need for dental practitioners and other healthcare practitioners to carefully treat oral and periodontal conditions unique to HIV/AIDS, according to an article in Periodontology 2000.
September 5, 2012
Researchers explain link between alcohol, cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Almost 30 years after discovery of a link between alcohol consumption and certain forms of cancer, scientists are reporting the first evidence from research on people explaining how the popular beverage may be carcinogenic.
September 3, 2012
U.S. court rejects cigarette warning labels
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's effort to require warning labels with images of the harmful effects of tobacco on cigarette packs was rejected August 24 by a federal appeals court, according to an article in MedPageToday.
August 28, 2012
Study helps quantify HPV-head/neck cancer link
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Immunohistochemistry can help classify a head and neck cancer tumor as being truly associated with the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a new study in Oncology Reports.
August 28, 2012
Light alcohol consumption increases cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Light consumption of alcohol increases the likelihood of cancer of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, and breast, and is responsible for 34,000 deaths a year worldwide, according to a new study in Annals of Oncology.
August 26, 2012
Researchers ID oral carcinogen in smokeless tobacco
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. scientists have identified the first substance in smokeless tobacco that is a strong oral carcinogen, and are calling upon the federal government to regulate or ban the substance.
August 22, 2012
Leaders in Dentistry: Dr. John. S. Greenspan
By Donna Domino
John S. Greenspan, BDS, PhD, is a professor of oral pathology and the associate dean for global oral health at the University of California, San Francisco. But he is perhaps best known for his role in the discovery of AIDS and hairy leukoplakia. Here he talks about the challenges then and now of working with AIDS and HIV patients and improving oral health on a global basis.
August 21, 2012
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Molecular markers help predict oral cancer progression
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A group of molecular markers has been identified that can help clinicians determine which patients with low-grade oral premalignant lesions are at high risk for progression to oral cancer, according to data from the Oral Cancer Prediction Longitudinal Study published in Cancer Prevention Research.
August 20, 2012
Pa. boy wins antitobacco slogan contest
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy won a trip to the Little League Baseball World Series for submitting the winning slogan in the Oral Health America's National Spit Tobacco Education Program contest.
August 20, 2012
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