Expert offers tips to battle patients’ sugar obsession

2011-09-22

SAN FRANCISCO – Frustrated with patients who have rampant caries but won’t give up their three cans of soda a day? Unfortunately, the sugar problem

SWIFT MRI aids oral cancer diagnostics

2011-09-19

A preliminary study suggests that a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique called SWIFT (sweep imaging with Fourier transform) can provide a 3Dl assessment that may

Report: More testing needed for Ohio VA patients

2011-09-18

A new report states more testing is needed for dental patients and their families who may be at risk due to violations of infection-control policies

What accounts for racial differences in head/neck cancer?

2011-09-15

Why are African-Americans more likely than Caucasians not only to be diagnosed with head and neck cancer, but also to die from the disease? While

VA official in Ohio dental clinic scandal gets new post

2011-09-14

Guy Richardson, the former director of the Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in Dayton, OH, who was reassigned to Cincinnati after an infection control scandal

Study IDs 23 microRNAs linked to laryngeal cancer

2011-09-13

A Henry Ford Hospital study has identified 23 microRNAs for laryngeal cancer, a discovery that could yield new insight into what causes certain cells to

More research shows spice inhibits head/neck cancer

2011-09-12

Curcumin, the main component in the spice turmeric, suppresses a cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of head and neck cancer, according to a

Nanotechnology targets head/neck cancer

2011-09-08

Preclinical studies have shown that the NanoSmart drug-delivery system from Aura Biosciences can enable earlier detection of head and neck and other cancers, and provide

OSAP launches infection-control contest based on movie

2011-09-08

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is marking the September 9 release of the new movie “Contagion” by launching a contest to get

General dentists, specialists often misdiagnose oral lesions

2011-09-07

Endodontists and periodontists were slightly more accurate than general practitioners and oral and maxillofacial surgeons in evaluating suspicious oral lesions, according to a study in

ViziLite helps dental practitioners see leukoplakias

2011-09-05

Chemical luminescence can aid in the visualization of oral leukoplakias, according to a study in the Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine (August 2011, Vol.

Medicated patch shows promise in oral cancer prevention

2011-09-01

Researchers at the Ohio State University (OSU) and the University of Michigan have developed a medicated oral patch that allows a chemoprevention drug to release