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Cancer patients suffer unique oral complications
By Donna Domino
With more than 1.4 million new cases of cancer diagnosed each year, dental practitioners are more likely than ever to see these patients in their practices. A literature review in Oral Diseases offers advice on how to manage the oral side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
January 20, 2011
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Corrective surgery allows boy with fused jaw to speak
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A 6-year old Cambodian boy born with his jaw fused shut uttered his first word after a medical team assembled in Singapore by the charity Rose performed five hours of corrective surgery on him, according to a news story in the Vancouver Sun.
January 19, 2011
Biolase launches new all-tissue laser
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase has launched the Waterlase iPlus System dual-wavelength all-tissue laser.
January 19, 2011
Hygienist ranks among top 10 U.S. jobs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Career website Careercast has ranked "dental hygienist" as the 10th best job in the U.S. in its annual list of 200 best jobs -- the second year in a row dental hygienist has landed in the No. 10 spot in the Careercast list.
January 19, 2011
Hoarseness rare in kids with cleft palate: study
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids born with cleft palate were no more likely than kids in the general population to suffer from hoarseness in a new study of almost 500 children who had undergone palate-repair surgery.
January 18, 2011
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Radiation therapy helps HIV-positive head/neck cancer patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
HIV-positive head and neck cancer patients respond well to radiation therapy treatments and experience toxicity rates similar to HIV-negative patients, according to a study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
January 18, 2011
FDA warns Dentsply about advertising violations
By Rob Goszkowski
In what is being characterized as "serious" violations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to Dentsply for misbranding its localized anesthetic Oraqix in a journal ad and professional mailers.
January 18, 2011
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Do oxalates ease dentin hypersensitivity?
By Rob Goszkowski
A systematic review of oxalate treatments for dentin hypersensitivity suggests that oxalates were no more effective than a placebo, and the review authors take much of the previous research to task for "lax methods" used in assessing efficacy.
January 18, 2011
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Former patients sue Allcare for breach of contract
By Kathy Kincade
Two former patients of Allcare Dental & Dentures filed a class-action lawsuit against the company January 18, claiming Allcare knowingly took money from them and thousands of other patients for services it never intended to deliver.
January 18, 2011
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Teeth-whitening firm expands in China
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Beyond Dental & Health, a manufacturer of teeth-whitening systems and aesthetic dentistry products, announced it has opened a new regional office in Tianjin -- the first part of a multiphase plan to further expand its distribution base in China.
January 17, 2011
Clinical drug trial addresses xerostomia in cancer patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Acacia Pharma has initiated a phase I clinical study of APD515, an oromucosal formulation of an existing drug, for use in the treatment of xerostomia in advanced cancer patients.
January 17, 2011
Oasis Diagnostics to market dry mouth product
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Amarillo Biosciences and Oasis Diagnostics have entered into an agreement for Oasis to exclusively market Maxisal, Amarillo Biosciences' dietary supplement for enhancing salivary function, promoting oral comfort, and relieving dry mouth, in North, Central, and South America; China; and Taiwan.
January 17, 2011
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