Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: Page 89

A new treatment option for throat cancer patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new technique detailed in Laryngoscope offers an alternative treatment option for throat cancer patients that allows them to keep their voice.
December 15, 2011
Multispectral LEDs shed light on oral cancer
By Kathy Kincade
Using advanced imaging technology licensed from the British Columbia Cancer Agency, a Canadian medical device firm is developing an oral cancer detection instrument for general dentists that should yield fewer false positives and will sell for less than $5,000.
December 14, 2011
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U.S. tonsil, tongue cancer rates decline
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Survival rates among U.S. patients with cancer of the tonsils and base of the tongue have improved dramatically in the last 20 years, according to a study in Cancer Causes and Control.
December 12, 2011
DentalEZ offers free marketing tools for Identafi
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DentalEZ Group has updated its Identafi website to include a section that provides marketing tools to help clinicians increase oral cancer awareness and promote the benefits of the Identafi oral cancer screening device.
December 8, 2011
MRI shows promise for oral cancer staging
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could play an important role in the diagnosis of oral cancer, according to a study in Brazilian Oral Researcher.
December 7, 2011
Laser-plus-drug therapy safe for oral leukoplakia
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A single session of photodynamic therapy using 5-aminolevulinic acid and a pulsed dye laser shrank oral leukoplakia lesions in a substantial majority of patients in a small phase I/II study, researchers report in Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
December 7, 2011
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Dental x-rays can predict fractures
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental x-rays can be used to predict a person's risk of bone fractures, according to a study in Bone.
December 5, 2011
OralDNA adds patient page to MyPerioPath
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
OralDNA Labs has enhanced its MyPerioPath patient lab report with the addition of an expanded section called MyPerioProgress.
December 5, 2011
Tobacco company sues Australian government
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
British American Tobacco has filed a lawsuit against the Australian government, arguing that a new law that bans logos from cigarette packs is unconstitutional and violates intellectual property rights.
December 4, 2011
NephRx licenses patent for oral mucositis treatment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
NephRx has gained rights to a U.S. patent related to the company's novel peptide NX002, which is being developed for the treatment of oral mucositis and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
November 29, 2011
U.S. states cut tobacco prevention funding by 36%
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
States across the U.S. have slashed funding for programs to reduce tobacco use by 12% in the past year and 36% over the past four years, threatening the nation's progress against tobacco, according to a report released Wednesday by a coalition of public health organizations.
November 29, 2011
Researchers find new way to repair cleft lip
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College used genetic methods to successfully repair cleft lips in mice embryos specially engineered for the study of cleft lip and cleft palate.
November 28, 2011
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