Dental practitioners should not rely solely on clinical impressions when looking at potentially cancerous oral lesions, according to a new study presented at the recent

A nanobiochip that analyzes specimens from brush biopsies of lesions can help detect oral cancer with success rates comparable to more invasive tests, according to

A new study out of the University of California, San Francisco supports the use of second opinions by oral and maxillofacial pathologists, particularly in diagnosing

Antiangiogenic/antitumorigenic therapies may be effective in treating certain oral cancers, according to a paper presented at the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) annual meeting

John Greenspan, B.D.S., a professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is the recipient of the 2010 American Association for Dental Research (AADR)

The presence of certain proteins in premalignant oral lesions may predict oral cancer development, according to Medical College of Georgia (MCG) researchers. Small integrin-binding ligand

In 2009 the Oral Cancer Foundation initiated a program of donating LED Dental’s VELscope oral cancer screening systems to free clinics. The most recent recipients

Sequencing RNA to study oral cancer tumors could help better characterize the molecular basis of cancer development and define improved therapeutic strategies for treating an

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) plans to screen a record number of athletes for oral cancer during the 2010 Winter Olympics, according to a story

Cleft palate has been linked to dozens of genes. While studying one of these genes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine were surprised to

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) appears to be a useful modality for treating early-stage cancer of the mouth or oropharynx, according to a study published in Lasers

Studies have shown that Sjögren’s syndrome can be one of the trickier oral diseases for dental professionals to diagnose (Journal of the American Dental Association