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DrBicuspid.com Hygiene Insider
By Rabia Mughal
April 1, 2012
Delta Dental supports fluoride in water, toothpaste
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
During National Public Health Week, Delta Dental Plans Association encourages community leaders to support the fluoridation of their local water systems.
March 29, 2012
Quebec group launches teen oral health campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
As it does every year, the Ordre des dentistes du Québec is marking Oral Health Month in April with a province-wide national awareness-building campaign.
March 29, 2012
iPad contest targets cosmetic dental practices
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Rosemont Media has launched an iPad contest, open to all aesthetic healthcare practices, including those specializing in cosmetic dentistry.
March 29, 2012
FDA takes action to address tobacco epidemic
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released two separate draft guidance documents to help fight the tobacco epidemic and prevent children from using tobacco.
March 29, 2012
CadBlu to verify zirconia products with IdentCeram
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
CadBlu Dental has become the latest company to help labs and dentists improve outcomes and patient communications by taking part in the IdentAlloy/IdentCeram Council’s program of material content certification.
March 29, 2012
Study questions TBlue accuracy in detecting oral dysplasia
By Donna Domino
Toluidine blue (TBlue) is a useful adjunct to visual exams for the detection of oral cancers in the dental office. But a new study in Oral Diseases questions whether it is sensitive enough to detect oral epithelial dysplasias that often precede these cancers.
March 29, 2012
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Study to focus on perio disease risk assessment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Interleukin Genetics and the University of Michigan School of Dentistry have completed patient enrollment for a clinical study that may produce risk-assessment tools to guide preventive dental visits and reduce the adverse outcomes of periodontal disease progression.
March 28, 2012
Nanoparticles kill head/neck cancer cells in mice
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Using nanoparticles and alternating magnetic fields, University of Georgia scientists have found that head and neck cancerous tumor cells in mice can be killed in half an hour without harming healthy cells.
March 27, 2012
Drug reduces lymph node surgery in head/neck cancer patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Data from a Phase III clinical trial of 99m-Tc-Tilmanocept, also known as Lymphoseek (Navidea Biopharmaceuticals) in oral and squamous cell cancers (SCC) suggest it may be improve surgical treatment of patients with head and neck SCC (HNSCC).
March 27, 2012
Univ. of Maryland performs extensive full-face transplant
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Maryland has released details of the most extensive full face transplant completed to date, including mandibles, teeth, and tongue.
March 27, 2012
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Univ. of Louisville gets patent for oral bacteria research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
University of Louisville researchers are a step closer to eliminating periodontal disease through their work to develop synthetic molecules that prevent bacteria responsible for the disease from spreading throughout the mouth.
March 27, 2012
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