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SIBLING proteins may predict oral cancer Science Daily Share     The presence of certain proteins in premalignant oral lesions may predict oral cancer development, Medical College of Georgia researchers said. SIBLINGs, or Small Integrin-Binding Ligand N-linked Glycoproteins, are a family of five proteins that help mineralize bone but can also spread cancer. More
Florida to pay more than $700,000 after losing case allowing advertising of Bona Fide Dental Credentials AAID Share
The American Academy of Implant Dentistry said today the state of Florida will reimburse the AAID $725,000 to help cover legal expenses incurred during seven years of litigation to overturn a state regulation imposing disclaimers on the advertising of dental credentials. The circuit court ruling was issued April 3, 2009. More World dental implant and bone graft market could top $4.5 billion by 2012 Dental Office Magazine Share
Global sales of dental implant systems are expected to maintain double-digit growth during the next five years. In fact, sales could soar to more than $4.5 billion. Sales of dental implants and abutments, which is becoming the preferred restoration for replacement of missing or extracted teeth or as supports for dentures, crowns and bridges, rose more than 15 percent in 2006 to reach nearly $2 billion. In Europe, the popularity of implants saw sales peak at $760 million or 42 percent of the global market. More
New study introduces the prospect for concurrent antiangiogenic/antitumorigenic therapy Medical News Today Share
M. Tong and a team of researchers from Ohio State University, have reported that oral squamous cell carcinoma cells endogenously produce exceptionally high levels of vascular endothelial growth factor. In addition to its proangiogenic function, they observed that VEGF fulfills an autocrine-paracrine role in OSCC by directly promoting OSCC cell proliferation and invasion. More Instant screening device is the best defense for detecting deadly oral cancer WorldDental Share
Every year, over 34,000 Americans develop oral cancer. Many die, and many others must undergo surgery that leaves them permanently disfigured. In the March 2010 issue of Esquire magazine, film critic Roger Ebert shared his story about his battle with the oral cancer disease. After multiple surgeries, he lost his lower jaw, along with his ability to speak and eat solid food. More
Salvia Divinorum Dentistry IQ Share
Most of us have heard of marijuana, LSD, mushrooms, and ecstasy, but how about salvia divinorum? It is legal in most states even though it's considered a hallucinogen. For that reason alone it warrants a closer look. More Grow your dental practice Dentistry IQ Share
When you started your dental practice you felt the excitement. You experienced large percentages of growth the first few years. Then your practice became stagnant, and you aren't seeing growth in your dental practice now. Your "adjusted gross income" and "net income" have decreased to the point where it depresses you to look at the numbers on your tax return. More
Successful treatment of periodontal disease lowered preterm birth incidences Medical News Today Share
Previous studies have explored the effect of periodontal treatment, irrespective of efficacy of treatment, in reducing infant prematurity. In a study titled "Risk of Preterm Birth Is Reduced with Successful Periodontal Treatment," lead researcher M. Jeffcott, and colleagues S. Parry and M. Sammel, all from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and G. Macones, Wash. University and St. Louis, Miss., determined whether a reduction in infant prematurity was associated with successful periodontal treatment. More
Beware imported dental implants WPTV Share
Dr. Craig Spodak, of Delray Beach, Fla., is concerned about an increasing number of dental implants, bridges, and crowns that are being manufactured overseas in countries like China and India for about one-sixth the cost. "This is very dangerous in my opinion and we don't have any idea of the ramifications and we won't for many years from now," he says. More Tiny electric shock that will stop you grinding your teeth Mail Online Share
Earlier this month, dentists reported that as a result of recession-related stress even more people are affected - in some areas, there has been a 20 per cent rise in the number of sufferers. Now Danish scientists have devised a novel way of treating teeth-grinding, or bruxism, using an iPod-sized device that delivers an electric shock to the temples. More |
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