Ky. cancer center emphasizes patients’ quality of life

2013-02-18

The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville is among a growing number of facilities working to improve care for head and

Ancient teeth bacteria reveal oral disease evolution

2013-02-18

DNA preserved in calcified bacteria on the teeth of ancient human skeletons has shed light on the health consequences of the evolving diet and behavior

Free oral cancer screenings offered at Midwinter Meeting

2013-02-18

DentalEZ Group is teaming up with Henry Schein and the Oral Cancer Foundation to provide free oral cancer screenings at this year’s Chicago Midwinter Dental

Survey finds slim link between obesity, periodontitis

2013-02-14

TORONTO – An analysis of data from a recent Canadian health survey did not reveal a significant association between obesity and periodontitis — despite the

How to help ease cancer patients’ oral complications

2013-02-12

While cancer survival rates are improving, common cancer therapies such as chemoradiation often cause acute oral complications and toxicities that are largely unavoidable, according to

Feb. CDA journal focuses on salivary diagnostics

2013-02-12

The February Journal of the California Dental Association explores salivary diagnostics, taking a significant posture in dentistry based on its recent advancements in the basic,

CT texture analysis yields esophageal cancer biomarkers

2013-02-10

Computed tomography (CT) texture analysis of primary tumors may be a potential imaging biomarker in localized esophageal cancer following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to research presented

Dentist to pay hygienists $72K over infection control issues

2013-02-06

A Maine dentist has been ordered to pay $72,000 to two former dental hygienists who complained about the office’s infection control procedures. The U.S. Department

Obesity linked to higher risk of perio disease

2013-02-05

Obesity, which impacts roughly one-third of the U.S. population, has been linked to periodontal disease, according to an article published in the January/February 2013 issue

Soligenix targets cancer-related oral mucositis

2013-02-04

Soligenix, a development-stage biopharmaceutical company, has formed a medical advisory board to provide medical/clinical strategic guidance to the company as it advances the development of

DentalEZ enhances Identafi oral cancer screening device

2013-02-03

DentalEZ Group has unveiled the next-generation version of the Identafi oral cancer screening device from its StarDental division. Now available, the new version features a

Pill-sized device enhances esophageal diagnoses

2013-01-31

Researchers at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed an imaging system enclosed in a capsule about the size of