COVID-19 Patients With Periodontitis Face Greater Risk of Dying

2020-08-10

Coronavirus patients who have been hospitalized are far more likely to die of respiratory failure if they suffered from periodontitis before contracting COVID-19, according to

Oral Bacteria May Cause Colon and Other Cancers to Spread

2020-07-23

Oral bacteria can migrate elsewhere in the body and cause colon and other cancers to spread, according to researchers at Virginia Tech. These bacteria are

Treatment May Eliminate Oral Cancer’s Resistance to Radiation

2017-01-13

Radiation therapy is effective against many forms of cancer, though some cancer cells can survive this treatment—including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Researchers at Kumamoto