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Nevada dentist makes cancer patients smile again
By Donna Domino
A Las Vegas dentist is providing free treatment for cancer victims who suffer extensive dental problems related to chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Many cancer patients develop muscositis, impaired salivary function, and dental infections, causing their teeth to break off and impairing their ability to chew and swallow.
November 2, 2011
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UCLA gets $2.8M for Sjögren's trial
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry has received a $2.8 million grant to conduct clinical trials of a new diagnostic test for Sjögren's syndrome.
November 1, 2011
Fruit/vegetable supplement helps fight periodontitis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A diet supplemented with a combination of fruit and vegetable juice powder concentrates may help combat chronic periodontal disease when combined with conventional dental therapy, according to a new study.
October 31, 2011
Esophageal cancer patients find support via Facebook
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In 2008, the Mayo Clinic Florida started an online chat group using a Facebook community for its esophageal cancer patients. The Facebook experiment has proved to be so successful and sustainable that Herbert Wolfsen, MD, will talk about the use of social media for survivors of esophageal cancer this week at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting in Washington, DC.
October 31, 2011
Study to test perio disease risk predictor in Asia
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Interleukin Genetics has initiated two clinical studies to demonstrate the utility of its new PST genetic test in Asian populations.
October 31, 2011
Althera to begin head/neck cancer therapy trial
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Althera Medical will conduct a human study of its alpha radiation treatment for head and neck, colon, pancreatic, sarcoma, brain, melanoma, and lung cancers.
October 30, 2011
Study finds link between obesity, periodontitis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
MicroRNA induced by chronic nutritional stress that leads to obesity may also modulate inflammatory pathways within periodontal tissues and affect disease expression, according to a pilot study in the Journal of Dental Research.
October 30, 2011
Survey: Many in the U.K. unaware of HPV/oral cancer link
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Too many parents and young people in the U.K. are unaware of one of the most common sexually transmitted infections -- human papillomavirus (HPV) -- and its link to oral and other cancers, according to a survey conducted by the British Dental Health Foundation.
October 27, 2011
Healthy oral bacteria provide ideal conditions for perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Normal bacteria present in the oral cavity provide the catalyst for the development of periodontal disease, according to a study in Cell Host and Microbe.
October 26, 2011
DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider
By Donna Domino
October 26, 2011
Study finds higher rate of oral HPV in minorities
By Donna Domino
The low rate of high-risk oral human papillomavirus (HPV) found among adult patients in a study conducted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is comparable to those of other studies of HPV prevalence. But those who tested positive were Hispanic women, reflecting the growing rate of oropharyngeal cancer among U.S. minorities.
October 26, 2011
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Study finds higher rate of oral HPV in minorities
By Donna Domino
The low rate of high-risk oral human papillomavirus (HPV) found among adult patients in a study conducted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is comparable to those of other studies of HPV prevalence. But those who tested positive were Hispanic women, reflecting the growing rate of oropharyngeal cancer among U.S. minorities.
October 26, 2011
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