Oral Bacteria and Immune System Problems Involved in Gum Disease (Periodontitis)
Tooth and Tissue Sample Collection During Wisdom Teeth Removal
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research at the NIH Clinical Center is looking for volunteers who need to have their wisdom teeth removed. Researchers will evaluate people who need to have their wisdom teeth removed. The removed wisdom teeth will be studied and used for further research.
Phase II Interventional Study using Atorvastatin to Reduce Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss among Individuals with Head and Neck Cancer
Doctors at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) are investigating the effectiveness of atorvastatin (a drug used to lower “bad“ cholesterol and fats such as LDL, and triglycerides, and raise “good“ cholesterol such as HDL, in the blood) at reducing the incidence of hearing loss in patients treated with cisplatin for head and neck cancer.
Phase II Interventional Study using Atorvastatin to Reduce Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss among Individuals with Head and Neck Cancer (En español)
Doctors at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) are investigating the effectiveness of atorvastatin (a drug used to lower “bad“ cholesterol and fats such as LDL, and triglycerides, and raise “good“ cholesterol such as HDL, in the blood) at reducing the incidence of hearing loss in patients treated with cisplatin for head and neck cancer. (En español)