Optical coherence tomography (OCT) offers a noninvasive approach for localizing the most representative site to biopsy in a suspicious oral lesion, according to a study
DentalEZ will conduct free training seminars for customers who have purchased the Identafi oral screening device or are interested in finding out more about the
Four major U.S. tobacco companies have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), challenging the agency’s new graphic cigarette warnings as
Curis, a drug company developing next-generation targeted small-molecule drug candidates for cancer treatment, announced that the first patient has been treated in a phase I
Medicare’s refusal to cover extensive dental treatment that is often needed to treat patients with diseases such as oral cancer and Sjögren’s syndrome is unreasonable
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a five-year, $3.2 million grant to the
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed into law a bill that will allow the Oregon Health Authority to establish pilot projects for dental therapists and
Location-specific dental erosion is not associated with gastroesophageal reflux (GER), salivary flow, or bacterial load, according to a new study in Gastroenterology (August 5, 2011).
People who smoke menthol cigarettes may find it harder to quit, especially blacks and Puerto Ricans, according to researchers at the Cancer Institute of New
When San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy decided it was time to quit using chewing tobacco, he turned to a solution that worked for fellow
A research project studying the impact of oral cancer on cancer survivors has secured a prestigious fellowship and funding of 281,000 pounds ($453,000 U.S.). The
When used together, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and polarimetry offer a power diagnostic tool for the dysplasia that typically precedes squamous cell carcinoma of the