April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the disease’s risk factors, symptoms, and methods of prevention. Oral cancer is a
Infection with a common bacteria linked with periodontal disease, oral cancers, and bad breath may cause a slight increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease,
A medication used to treat cancer may have prevented a 58-year-old man from healing following an oral surgery procedure, according to a case report published
Dear DrBicuspid Member, If a patient asks you to extract a healthy tooth, would you oblige? Many do pull teeth at the request of patients,
This April, we all observe the 23rd annual oral cancer awareness month. Read more about it from The Oral Cancer Foundation. (PRNewsFoto/Oral Cancer Foundation) (PRNewsFoto/Oral
Dr. Manu Dua, a dentist practicing in Calgary, Alberta, discovered a lesion on his tongue around his 33rd birthday. He showed a photo of it
Organizers and providers at an oral cancer screening and awareness event at West Virginia University were eager to host an outreach project they believe could be lifesaving.
Vital Staining Vital staining of the oral epithelium has been suggested as a means of surveillance in patients who are at risk of developing oral
Childhood head and neck cancer survivors who undergo higher doses of radiation therapy face greater risks of developing salivary and dental complications, according to a
We live in a viral world as we patiently await the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people already have chosen to be vaccinated to
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded researchers at New York University
More than 90% of cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) including oral cancer could be prevented by widespread uptake of the HPV vaccine, according
