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Oragenics touts positive study results for EvoraKids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oragenics has announced the successful completion of an independently conducted, randomized, double-blind clinical trial of EvoraKids oral probiotic.
February 22, 2012
Oral-B offers new plaque control products
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Crest Oral-B has introduced a new line of products, Pro-Health Clinical Plaque Control.
February 21, 2012
NCOHF teams up with Hollywood for PSA
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Children's Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) has teamed up with the cast of the new movie "Tooth Fairy 2" to create a public service announcement (PSA) about the importance of oral care.
February 21, 2012
Leaders in Dentistry: Pamela Quinones, RDH
By Rabia Mughal
Will the introduction of midlevel providers improve access to care? Are there too many dental hygienists and not enough jobs? Pamela Quinones, RDH, president of the American Dental Hygienists' Association, shares her thoughts on these and other issues in oral healthcare.
February 19, 2012
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Wash. MLP proposal dies; Calif. measure still pending
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Measures that would have allowed midlevel providers (MLP) to do irreversible procedures were defeated this week by the Washington state legislators, but a bill that would allow California to study the benefits of alternative dental care providers is still being considered by state lawmakers.
February 16, 2012
Woman contracts deadly disease from dental water line
By Kathy Kincade
Bacteria in a water line at a dental office in Italy is being blamed for the death of an 82-year-old woman who contracted Legionnaires' disease just days after undergoing dental treatment, according to a new case report in Lancet.
February 16, 2012
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FDA issues warning about battery-powered toothbrushes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers that certain electric toothbrushes can break during use and cause serious injuries, including chipped or broken teeth, cuts to the mouth and gums, and injuries to the face and eyes.
February 15, 2012
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Start-up uses visible light to balance biofilm bacteria
By Rob Goszkowski
The average individual already counts a toothbrush and floss among their tools for maintaining a healthy mouth. PhotOral, a new company based in Lexington, MA, is hoping that its light-based intraoral device, which targets pathogenic oral bacteria, will be added to that list.
February 14, 2012
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Salivary diagnostics moves into the mainstream
By Rod Franklin
Will oral health providers one day be able to scout for evidence of systemic disease in the time it takes to clean a patient's teeth? It's an ever-likely scenario, according to those at the forefront of salivary diagnostics research.
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Shedding light on the link between periodontitis, diabetes, CVD, and more
By Mary Otto
Periodontal disease is synergistically bound together with a set of other afflictions, including diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to some researchers. Much is still unknown, but systemic inflammation may become the tie that also finally binds oral health professionals to physicians, nurses, and pharmacists.
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The pros and cons of oral bacteria
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
A significant body of knowledge is now available on how to maintain a healthy ecology of microbiota and keep diseases at bay. There is also a growing number of oral health products designed to optimize the balance of bacteria in the mouth, retain their beneficial characteristics, and suppress their potentially harmful impact.
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Inflammation key to understanding periodontal disease
By Nancy A. Melville
In the quest to better understand the causes of periodontal disease, researchers are making big strides on two key fronts: understanding the nature of the bacteria that stimulate gingival inflammation, and the genetic and physiologic foundations that can determine the body's response to that stimulus.
February 14, 2012
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