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News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.

A photo of a female dentist positioning an x-ray machine next to her male patient who is lying under a lead apron.

<乌鸦传媒>Getting a Dental X-Ray? New Recommendation Says You Don't Need a Lead Apron

Advocacy and education needed to change more minds about the apron, according to an expert

A photo of a male nurse holding a toothbrush in his blue rubber gloved hands while giving the thumbs-up gesture

<乌鸦传媒>Toothbrushing Linked to Lower Risk of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

Brushing also tied to decreased ICU mortality, need for mechanical ventilation

AMA over a photo of the lobby of Hyatt Regency Chicago.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Delegates Make Short Work of Proposals on Abortion

But a bid to add vision, hearing coverage to Medicare lasted longer in the spotlight

A computer rendering of periodontal disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Study Suggests Path Connecting Periodontal Disease With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Exposing immune system to citrullinated bacterial proteins seen as trigger

SMFM over a computer rendering of a transparent pregnant woman

<乌鸦传媒>Can Chewing Sugar-Free Gum in Pregnancy Prevent Preterm Birth?

Xylitol gum use linked to lower rates of periodontitis, which has been tied to premature births

Cancer cells with OncoBreak in the center.

<乌鸦传媒>End of Life and COVID-19; DCIS Doubles Cancer Risk; Training for 'Bad News'

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

A close-up photo of a baby鈥檚 mouth with two new bottom teeth

<乌鸦传媒>Baby Teeth May Identify ADHD

How a child metabolizes nutrients and toxins may play a role in ADHD and autism

AAIC over a photo of the Los Angeles Convention Center.

<乌鸦传媒>Does Alzheimer's Disease Stem From Infection?

Scientists debate, and one company targets gingivitis bacterium to slow Alzheimer's progression

<乌鸦传媒>Study Quantifies Dental, Jaw Risks With Denosumab

10-year data suggest oral issues common

<乌鸦传媒>8 Vintage Medical Advertisements

These ads show how much times have (and haven't) changed

<乌鸦传媒>How to Drink Flavored Water Without Damaging Your Teeth (Washington Post)

Flavor essences can cause significant tooth erosion

<乌鸦传媒>Gum Disease, Mortality Linked in Cirrhosis

Severity of periodontitis increases risk

<乌鸦传媒>FDA: Black Box Warning on Viscous Lidocaine for Teething

WASHINGTON -- Topical viscous lidocaine should not be used to treat infants' teething pain, the FDA said Thursday, emphasizing that teething pain generally needs no medicinal treatment.

<乌鸦传媒>Common Cause for Bruxism, Restless Legs, Migraine?

NEW ORLEANS -- About half of patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) seen in a single neurology practice also qualified for diagnoses of bruxism and migraine, suggesting a possible common cause for these disorders, a researcher said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Latest Use for Botox: Teeth Grinding

茂禄驴NEW ORLEANS -- Patients who ground their teeth so hard during sleep that they required medical attention achieved significant relief from botulinum toxin shots, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Oral Shield Cuts Radiation to Normal Tissue

PHOENIX -- Patients with head and neck cancer had substantial sparing of oral mucosa when they used custom-made dental stents to shield normal tissue from radiation therapy, data from a small clinical series showed.