Hu-Friedy launches color-coded scalers
2011-11-28
Hu-Friedy unveiled a new addition to its hand scaling line called Resin 8 Colors at the Greater New York Dental Meeting this week in New
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Hu-Friedy expands ultrasonic thin insert line
2011-11-27
Hu-Friedy has introduced a 25K version of its Swivel XT ultrasonic insert line, designed to reach and remove debris from interproximal and subgingival areas. The
U.S. researchers gain patent for HPV research
2011-11-27
A research team from the University of Rochester has been awarded a U.S. patent for research essential to both human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines on the
Oral cancer complications boost treatment costs
2011-11-24
Among patients who are hospitalized for oral cancer, those with medical complications have higher mortality rates and longer hospital stays and incur significantly higher hospital
Case Western gets $3.8M for sleep apnea, heart study
2011-11-22
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a $3.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study sleep apnea
U.S. oral cancer deaths decline; education a factor
2011-11-21
Mortality rates for U.S. patients with oral and pharyngeal cancer decreased from 1993 to 2007, according to a study in the Archives of Otolaryngology —
Major League Baseball limits smokeless tobacco use
2011-11-21
Limits on smokeless tobacco use included in the new Major League Baseball (MLB) contract represent a historic first step to protect the health of big
Modern diet has prompted many orthodontic issues
2011-11-21
Many of the common orthodontic problems experienced by people in industrialized nations are due to their soft modern diet causing the mandible to grow too
Dental antismoking campaign deemed a success
2011-11-20
A joint campaign by the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) and the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME) showed that dental professionals helped
Researchers use NIH grant to study Sjögren’s causes
2011-11-20
Researchers at the Georgia Health Sciences University (GHSU) are using a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify what causes Sjögren’s
Oral bacteria linked with pneumonia risk
2011-11-17
Oral microbiota could play a role in identifying patients at risk for healthcare-associated pneumonia, according to a study presented October 22 at the Infectious Diseases
Global oral cancer rates to rise 63% by 2030
2011-11-17
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization (WHO), predicts that more than 790,000 people worldwide will be diagnosed with
