Oral Medicine Articles

• Funding Oral Healthcare for Institutionalized Elderly Patients

  Inside Dentistry - May 2013

  The Incurred Medical Expenses option provides a pathway for fund oral healthcare for seniors on Medicaid.

• Oral Disease: The Battle for Balance

  John C. Comisi, DDS, MAGD
  Inside Dentistry - April 2013

  If the delicate balance of the oral environment is disturbed, the caries process can run rampant.

• Treating Chronic Oral Disease in a Correctional Setting

  Inside Dentistry - April 2013

  A lack of preventive care often leads to complicated clinical circumstances for patients in detention.

• A Closer Look at Oral Medicine

  Kate Hughes
  Inside Dentistry - April 2013

  Dentists can provide much-needed primary care for certain oral health conditions.

• Dental Oncology: Caring For Individuals Battling Cancer

  Dennis M. Abbott, DDS
  Inside Dentistry - February 2013

  How clinicians can manage the direct and indirect oral effects of the disease

• Dental Stem Cells

  Kate Hughes
  Inside Dentistry - January 2013

  Research on the use of dental stem cells, which can be harvested and banked for future use

• A Miracle of Collaborative Giving

  David Ward, DMD
  Inside Dentistry - December 2012

  How a smile makeover helped sustain one cancer patient

• A Conversation with Saskia Estupiñán-Day, DDS

  Inside Dentistry - August 2012

  This leader in international public health and oral health research is also a track and field Master’s athlete

• Diagnostic Tools for Oral Mucosa Lesions

  Andrea Santarelli, DDS, Lorenzo Lo Muzio, PhD, MD
  Inside Dentistry - July 2012

  Some oral lesions require the aid of tools for proper diagnosis

• An Interview with Linda C. Niessen, DMD, MPH

  Inside Dentistry - May 2012

  How a public health and public policy focus have driven a dental career

• The Disproportionate Impact of Oral Disease on the Elderly

  Inside Dentistry - February 2012

  Ira B. Lamster, DDS, MMSc, succinctly delineates the disproportionate impact oral and dental diseases have on the elderly

• Biomarkers in Saliva Help Detect Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer

  David T. Wong, DMD, DMSc
  Inside Dentistry - October 2011

  Describes the value of salivary biomarkers in detecting early stage pancreatic cancer

• HPV in Tumors Predicts Survival from Throat Cancer

  Kie Kian Ang, MD, PhD
  Inside Dentistry - October 2011

  Discusses the impact of HPV in tumors and its predictive value for survival of throat cancer

• Burning Mouth Syndrome Linked to Menopause

  Gary D. Klasser, DMD
  Inside Dentistry - October 2011

  Describes the challenges of diagnosing and treating burning mouth syndrome

• New Links in the Oral–Systemic Connection

  Inside Dentistry - October 2011

  A look at the current state of science and clinical findings on the oral-systemic link