Study links herpesvirus with endodontic disease

2008-11-23

Herpesviruses have long been considered the culprits behind many oral diseases. Now a new study has found a link between endodontic disease and the Epstein-Barr

Probiotic may help prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia

2008-11-13

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 14 – As prophylaxis against ventilator-associated pneumonia, the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum 299 (Lp299) is as effective as the antiseptic

Study links smoking during pregnancy to cleft palate

2008-11-09

Women who smoke during pregnancy run a higher risk of having a baby with a cleft palate or lip, and babies born to smokers are

Let kids eat Halloween candy

2008-10-09

Editor’s note: Helaine Smith’s column, The Mouth Physician, appears regularly on the HuangshanDental.com advice and opinion page, Second Opinion. Last year I wrote a blog

Managing the oral side effects of cancer treatment

2008-10-08

Dentists can play a key role in helping cancer patients endure the oral side effects of cancer treatments, according to Sol Silverman, D.D.S., M.A., professor

Lack of antibiotics costs dentist $2.6 million

2008-09-28

An Oklahoma dentist’s decision not to pretreat a diabetic patient with antibiotics prior to extracting her abscessed tooth may cost him $2.6 million. That is

Cardio issues are changing dentistry, expert says

2008-09-21

Blood pressure cuffs? Yes. Amoxicillin? Not so much. Dentists must change the way they attend to their patients’ cardiovascular health, according to oral medicine specialist

Delta Dental accepting applications for $25,000 grant

2008-09-18

The Delta Dental Foundation is accepting applications for a $25,000 grant for education or research focused on oral cancer. The grant is open to not-for-profit

Can licorice lollipops defeat decay?

2008-09-09

Delta Dental is funding research to determine whether sugarless lollipops containing licorice extract can reduce tooth decay. The product will be tested on nursing home

Gum disease tied to diabetes risk

2008-07-20

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 21 – People with moderate to severe gum disease may have an elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the

Patients with periodontitis and HPV at high risk for oral cancer

2008-06-08

Patients with periodontitis who are also infected with the human papilloma virus (HPV) are at a higher risk for tongue cancer, a new study has

Better oral health can help prevent and control diabetes

2008-06-08

The American Diabetes Association feels so strongly about the link between periodontal disease and type 2 diabetes that the group invited a number of dentists