Dental Health

Make Your Teeth Whiter By Taking This Guidance

Our teeth are important to us. Not only do they supply us by using a strategy to eat food items, but our teeth are…    

Tooth cleaning leads to fewer heart problems: study

Regular visits to the dentist for tooth cleaning may provide more than just a brighter smile.

According to data compiled by researchers…    

Study evaluates risk factors for chronic TMJD

Thousands of Americans this year will be diagnosed with a common disorder of the jaw area called temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (TMJD, formerly…    

Healthy mouth bacteria provide ideal conditions for gum disease

Normal bacteria which live in our mouths provide the catalyst for the development of gum disease, a debilitating condition which leads to painful gums…    

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Help Treat Patients With Dental Phobia

According to a study published in the latest issue of the British Dental Journal (BDJ), a single session of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) could…    

Can oral care for babies prevent future cavities?

New parents have one more reason to pay attention to the oral health of their toothless babies. A recent University of Illinois study confirms…    

Teething an unlikely cause of serious symptoms

High fevers and other potentially serious symptoms in infants should not be written off as normal signs of teething, according to a new study.…    

Mouthwashing moms less likely to have a preemie

Expectant mothers who have gum disease are less likely to deliver their babies prematurely if they use mouthwash throughout their pregnancy, a new study…    

Print your own teeth

What if, instead of waiting days or weeks for a cast to be produced and prosthetic dental implants, false teeth and replacement crowns to…    

Experts grow whole tooth units using mouse stem cells

Scientists in Japan said on Wednesday they have created teeth—complete with connective fibers and bones—by using mouse stem cells and successfully transplanted them into…    

Gum disease can increase the time it takes to become pregnant

For the first time, fertility experts have shown that, from the time that a woman starts trying to conceive, poor oral health can have…    

Research examines dentists’ role in painkiller abuse

In the cover article of this month’s Journal of the American Dental Association, a group of nine dentists, pharmacists, and addiction experts provides new…    

University of Md. Dental School Praised for Bringing Oral Health Research Home

Basic dental science often helps ease health disparities, a panel of leading oral health experts said at the first town hall meeting of the…    

IADR/AADR Journal of Dental Research releases studies on oral health inequalities in older people

The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published two studies about oral health inequalities in older people and low income individuals.…    

New ‘dissolvable tobacco’ products may increase risk of mouth disease

The first study to analyze the complex ingredients in the new genre of dissolvable tobacco products has concluded that these pop-into-the-mouth replacements for cigarettes…    

The Tooth About Zinc

From its involvement in a healthy immune system to its role in cell growth, zinc is an essential mineral for the human body. Zinc…    

Bone-creating protein could improve dental implant success

Using a bone-creating protein to augment the maxillary sinus could improve dental implant success, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers.

Dental…    

Computerized Tomography Scanning Offers New Uses in Oral Surgery Recovery

Journal of Oral Implantology – Computerized tomography (CT) has proved a useful tool in reconstructive dental implant surgery where a bone graft is required.…    

Program cuts cavities in low-income toddlers

Preventive dental care from pediatricians and family doctors may help reduce the widespread problem of early childhood cavities in low-income kids, a new study…    

Forsyth team gains new insight on childhood dental disease

Researchers at The Forsyth Institute have made a significant discovery about the nature of childhood dental disease. The scientific studies led by Anne Tanner,…    

Dental Implants Can be Successful with Less Root than Crown

Dental implants are now a common way to replace a tooth. But a dentist must first determine that an implant restoration can be successful…    

Gum, patches help reluctant quitters smoke less

When smokers don’t want to quit, nicotine gum or patches can help them smoke less, says a new study from Hong Kong.

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Early Oral Health Care Is Important to a Child’s Development

Good oral health is a key component of good overall health in children, which is why an early visit to the dentist is very…    

Fighting the fight for healthy teeth

It is known that teeth can protect themselves, to some extent, from attack by bacteria but that inflammation within a tooth can be damaging…    

Preventing tooth decay in the youngest American Indians

A study conducted in four American Indian communities in the Pacific Northwest presents an effective strategy to convince mothers to switch young children from…