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Study: Periodontal disease increases stroke damage

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Chronic periodontitis can increase the damage from an ischemic stroke, according to a small animal study presented this week at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles.

January 24, 2018

Regular dental care linked to reduced stroke incidence

By Theresa Pablos

Regular dental care may be able to significantly lower patients' stroke risk, according to a January 15 study published in the journal Stroke. This research furthers the scientific evidence that cardiovascular health is deeply connected to oral health.

January 22, 2018

Can maintaining good oral health help prevent frailty?

By Lori Roniger

Can preventing tooth loss and dry mouth in older people help to keep them strong? A study examined the relationship between various oral health issues and frailty in the elderly, with the results suggesting a possible role for oral healthcare management in staving off this type of physical deterioration.

January 18, 2018

Certain oral bacteria may help prevent head and neck cancer

By Lori Roniger

Can maintaining a healthy oral microbiome reduce the risk of head and neck cancer? Since research suggests a relationship between oral bacteria and these types of cancer, investigators examined whether pre-existing differences exist between the oral bacteria of people who develop these often fatal cancers and those who don't.

January 16, 2018

Study finds increased cancer risk in periodontitis patients

By Tony Edwards

Patients with severe periodontal disease have a 24% greater risk of developing cancer than patients with no or mild periodontal disease, according to a new study. Researchers also found that even patients who never smoked had an increased risk of cancer if they had severe periodontal disease.

January 15, 2018

Periodontal pathogens linked to esophageal cancer risk

By Lori Roniger

A new study adds to existing evidence that maintaining better oral health can reduce the risk of cancer. Researchers identified links between certain periodontal pathogens and the risk of esophageal cancers, findings which could advance strategies for the early detection and prevention of these malignancies.

January 9, 2018

Interrupting a critical cycle to improve gum health

By Dr. Alvin Danenberg

Here is an account that unfolds like a science fiction tale, writes Dr. Alvin Danenberg. It's the relationship between bacteria and mitochondria, which may eventually lead to gum disease. He writes that this relationship forms a critical cycle that has to be stopped to maintain your patient's health.

January 9, 2018

With lasers, there's hope for peri-implantitis treatment

By Dr. Samuel Low

Much like endosseous titanium implants changed the realm of implant dentistry, advances in technology hold the key to solving one of today's most pressing issues in the management of dental implants -- peri-implantitis, according to Dr. Samuel Low, chief dental officer at Biolase.

December 26, 2017

The domino effect of disease: The mouth and bowel disease

By Dr. Alvin Danenberg

Periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg tells his patients that onset and progression of disease are like dominoes, lined up in a pattern and falling one by one once put in motion. One example may be the cause of, and relief from, inflammatory bowel disease.

December 26, 2017

Top 5 columns from fall 2017

By Tony Edwards

DrBicuspid.com takes a look back at the five most-read columns and practice management articles from fall 2017, as measured by page views. These columns focus on a wide variety of topics, from legal cases to teeth whitening to overprescription of antibiotics.

December 21, 2017

Periodontal treatment could reduce gastric cancer risk

By Lori Roniger

Can failing to floss regularly increase your patients' risk of gastric cancer? A new study investigated the relationship between the presence of precancerous gastric lesions and factors such as oral hygiene habits and periodontal pathogen colonization.

December 20, 2017

Chairman of Penn dental school periodontics dies

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ricardo Teles, DDS, the chairman of the department of periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia, died on December 11. His death has been ruled a suicide.

December 19, 2017

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