5 ways to get patients on board with home care

2014-03-10

With the oral-systemic health link now well recognized, this is the time to help patients understand what they need to do to control bacteria at

U.K. study: Areas with fluoridation have lower extraction rate

2014-03-06

Extending water fluoridation to U.K. areas with high levels of tooth decay could save millions and reduce the number of extractions in young people, according

Byproducts of gum disease bacteria can incite oral cancer growth

2014-02-27

Byproducts in the form of small-chain fatty acids from two bacteria prevalent in periodontal disease incite the growth of deadly Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS)-related oral lesions

Bacteria in 1,000-year-old plaque similar to current oral bacteria

2014-02-24

An international team of experts has discovered disease-causing bacteria in a German Medieval population that are the same or very similar to inflammatory disease-causing bacteria

Health coaching helps diabetes patients improve oral health

2014-02-10

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have helped a large group of patients with diabetes improve their oral health by using health coaching. The research

Kan. dentists speak out against fluoride warning bill

2014-02-09

Dentists and oral health advocates in Kansas are pushing back against an effort to require cities that put fluoride in their water supplies to notify

Study: Obesity linked to poorer survival for tongue cancer patients

2014-02-09

Obese patients face significantly higher odds of dying from early-stage squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, according to a new study in the journal Cancer.

Study: Dental setting useful in early detection of diabetes

2014-01-28

There is a lot of supportive literature on screening dental patients for conditions such as hypertension and cholesterol, and now a new field trial has

Essential Dental launches new ultrasonic tips

2014-01-28

Essential Dental Systems (EDS) has added a new product to its line of dental devices, EDS Ultrasonic Tips. EDS Ultrasonic Tips. Image courtesy of Essential

Protein test may predict head/neck cancer survival

2014-01-26

A simple protein test could be more useful in predicting survival chances for patients with head and neck cancer compared with existing methods, according British

New genetic screening technique finds 7 genes for HNC

2014-01-26

Researchers using a new genetic screening technique have found seven new tumor-suppressor genes in head and neck cancer (HNC) whose role in cancer was previously

Association of marijuana use with HNC differs by tumor site

2014-01-21

Marijuana smokers have an elevated risk of oropharyngeal cancer but a reduced risk of oral tongue cancer, according to a new study in Cancer Epidemiology