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Report Finds Continuing Declines in Cancer Death Rates

Death rates from all cancers combined for men, women, and children continued to decline...

Study Links Gum Disease and HPV-Status of Head and Neck Cancer Tumors

Human papillomavirus (HPV), once almost exclusively asso­ciated with cancer of the cer­vix, is now...

Potential Benefits of Sugar-Free Chewing Gum

A study by Dr. M. Al-Ha­boubi et al, published in Commun­ity Dentistry and Oral...

Biomaterial Enhances Healing After Dental Implants

Restoring the anterior teeth after a traumatic injury poses a particular challenge biologically, functionally,...

Promising Therapeutic Approach for Periodontal Disease

Donald Demuth, PhD, associate dean for research and enterprise, Uni­ver­sity of Louisville (UofL) School...

Clostridium Difficile: Germ Poses Threat Across Medical Facilities

Infections from Clostridium difficile, a bacteria that causes diarrhea and other health issues, are...

Semantics Undermines the Oral-Systemic Disease Message

On April 18, 2012, the American Heart Association (AHA) presented a position paper which...

The CT/CBCT-Based Team Approach to Care, Part 1: Identifying the Implant Patient and Prosthetic Options

INTRODUCTION Replacement of missing teeth with dental implants involves a coordinated effort between surgical...

Predictable Stabilization of a Lower Denture

INTRODUCTION While ill-fitting dentures may not be considered by some as one of the...

Differential Diagnosis of Toothache Pain: Part 2, Nonodontogenic Etiologies

INTRODUCTION I am sure we can all agree that Monday mornings in a dental...