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

Calif. dentists can now perform Botox

2011-11-15

California dentists can now perform Botox and dermal filler procedures, the American Academy of Facial Esthetics announced. The process began in earnest when Louis Malcmacher,

Colgate donates $100K to Stop Diabetes campaign

2011-11-14

Colgate Total is donating $100,000 to the American Diabetes Association to support Stop Diabetes, a movement created to help educate and increase awareness of the

Mouthwash eliminates caries-causing bacteria

2011-11-14

A mouthwash developed by a microbiologist at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry has been shown to be highly successful in targeting

Researchers ID virus that causes salivary gland cancer

2011-11-14

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been confirmed as a cause of the most common salivary gland cancers (Experimental and Molecular Pathology, November 10, 2011). CMV joins a

Chemoradiation aids laryngeal cancer patients

2011-11-13

Chemoradiation for patients with stage-four (T4) laryngeal cancer appears to be an effective and reasonable treatment option, according to a study in Head & Neck

Prophies help reduce risk of heart attack, stroke

2011-11-13

Professional tooth scaling appears to reduce inflammation-causing bacterial growth that can lead to heart disease or stroke, according to a study to be presented November

Xylitol helps prevent ear infections

2011-11-10

There is “fair evidence” to support the use of xylitol to prevent inner ear infections in healthy children, according to a meta-analysis in the Cochrane

$2M grant to fund tumor drug study

2011-11-10

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Oncology Research Program has been awarded a $2 million grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals to develop a program to

U.K. oral cancer survival rates not improving

2011-11-10

A professor of oral medicine at King’s College London has expressed concern about the lack of improvement in U.K. oral cancer survival rates compared with

Perio disease resistance linked to fat cells

2011-11-08

The human body is better at fighting periodontal disease when fat cells — which trigger inflammation — disappear, according to a study in the Journal