Using a new surgical approach, surgeons rebuilt the trachea and preserved a patient’s voice after removing an invasive throat tumor, according to a case study

Renowned movie critic Roger Ebert will unveil a new prosthetic jaw crafted for him by a maxillofacial prosthodontist on his latest TV show, “Ebert Presents

Biotechnology giant Amgen has agreed to acquire BioVex Group, a privately held biotechnology company that is developing OncoVex, a novel oncolytic vaccine to treat head

SAN FRANCISCO – While commercially available optical tools can help clinicians identify premalignant lesions in the oral cavity, the prevalence of confounding lesions increases the

With more than 1.4 million new cases of cancer diagnosed each year in the U.S. and more of these patients undergoing outpatient treatment, dental practitioners

HIV-positive head and neck cancer patients respond well to radiation therapy treatments and experience toxicity rates similar to HIV-negative patients, according to a study in

Acacia Pharma has initiated a phase I clinical study of APD515, an oromucosal formulation of an existing drug, for use in the treatment of xerostomia

A Saudi Arabian court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a man with throat cancer against a tobacco company because there was no clear-cut evidence that

Patients with pharyngeal cancer had better salivary function, less xerostomia, and improved quality of life when treated with parotid-sparing intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) rather than conventional

In his first TV interview since undergoing treatment for stage IV oropharyngeal cancer, actor Michael Douglas said his tumor is gone and that he may

A new robotic surgical procedure offers patients with oral and head and neck cancers a less invasive treatment option that preserves speech and the ability

Henry Schein Dental is now the exclusive distributor of LED Dental’s new VELscope Vx Enhanced Oral Assessment system in North America, the companies announced. The