Smokeless tobacco sales in Calif. nearly triple
2012-12-17
Sales of smokeless tobacco products have risen dramatically in California over the last decade, according to a report released December 13 by the California Department
dental hygiene
HNC treatment location affects patient morbidity
2012-12-11
Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) receiving radiation treatment at an academic center have a higher survival rate than those receiving treatment at a
U.K. ‘falls short’ in awareness of HPV-oral cancer link
2012-12-09
The results of a new survey have suggested that Brits are poorly educated when it comes to sexually transmitted diseases such as human papillomavirus (HPV)
Caffeinated coffee may reduce oral cancer risk
2012-12-09
A new American Cancer Society study finds a strong inverse association between caffeinated coffee intake and oral/pharyngeal cancer mortality (American Journal of Epidemiology, December 9,
Study: Diode laser treatment improves SRP results
2012-12-09
Diode lasers can significantly improve clinical parameters when used as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) during periodontal treatment, according to a new
Study: Oral exams poor predictors of oral cancer
2012-12-06
Clinical oral exams (COEs) have a poor overall performance as diagnostic methods for predicting dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), according to a new
Study yields strategy to prevent, halt perio disease
2012-12-06
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated the ability to both prevent periodontitis from developing and halt the progression of the disease once it
Grant extends oral cancer biomarker research
2012-12-03
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) has awarded nearly half a million dollars to the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University
10-year trial yields insight into larynx preservation
2012-12-02
Sequential and concurrent chemoradiotherapy produce similar survival rates for locally advanced laryngeal cancer, but the concurrent approach more often allows the larynx to be preserved,
Perio groups collaborate on oral-systemic link
2012-11-29
A joint workshop organized by the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), held November 11-14 in Segovia, Spain, aimed
Another study links HPV and laryngeal cancer
2012-11-29
Chinese researchers have established a link between human papillomavirus (HPV) and laryngeal cancers, and estimate that it increases risk by five times, according to a
NIDCR grant funds oral cancer pain project
2012-11-28
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has awarded a joint administrative supplement grant to Brian Schmidt, DDS, of the Bluestone Center for
