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Telephone “Quitlines” May Help Dental Patients Stop Smoking
• Dental Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 25 07
Dentists may be able to help their patients stop smoking by referring them to tobacco-use telephone “quitlines,” according to a pilot study published in…
Chocolate Toothpaste? Extract of Tasty Treat Could Fight Tooth Decay
• Dental Health • • Food & Nutrition • May 16 07
For a healthy smile brush between meals, floss regularly and eat plenty of chocolate?
According to Tulane University doctoral candidate Arman Sadeghpour, an extract…
Does tooth - brushing cause epilepsy seizures?
• Dental Health • • Epilepsy • Mar 06 07
ST. PAUL, Minn - Tooth-brushing may trigger seizures in certain people with epilepsy, and researchers say lesions in a specific part of the brain…
Calcium during breast-feeding may guard mom’s teeth
• Dental Health • • Dieting • • Fertility and pregnancy • Jan 22 07
Women who breast-feed may need to be careful about getting enough calcium to keep their teeth and gums healthy, new animal research suggests.
In…
Researchers report initial success in promising approach to prevent tooth decay
• Dental Health • Oct 23 06
Preventing cavities could one day involve the dental equivalent of a military surgical strike. A team of researchers supported by the National Institute of…
Chewing gum which fights tooth decay
• Dental Health • Aug 22 06
Consumers will soon be able to buy a chewing gum which contains friendly bacteria which can help prevent tooth decay.
A chemical company have…
People with Sweet Tooth Eat More Fruit
• Dental Health • Jul 13 06
People who like sweets eat more fruit than salty-snack lovers, and people who love fruit eat more sweets than vegetable lovers do, according to…
Dental “grills” hard on the teeth and gums
• Dental Health • Jul 12 06
Dental grills may bring a lot of “bling” to a smile, but wearing these devices can cause lasting damage, warns Dr. Matt Messina, consumer…
Preventing gum disease would save teeth and money
• Dental Health • Jul 11 06
Severe gum disease is associated with increased health care costs for not only dental care but also inpatient hospital care, according to a…
Beating Bad Breath
• Dental Health • May 22 06
If you’re bothered by bad breath, simple measures often can help. Bad breath often stems from food particles in the mouth, from dry mouth,…
Different methods of cooking vegetables could vary their effects on dental erosion
• Dental Health • May 03 06
Different methods of cooking vegetables could vary their effects on dental erosion, a study by researchers at the University of Dundee has found.
A…
Dental amalgam not linked to ill effects in kids
• Dental Health • Apr 19 06
Mercury-containing amalgam used to fill cavities in kids’ teeth appears to have no adverse intellectual, neurological, or behavioral effects, according to two reports in…
Preventing Periodontal Disease
• Dental Health • Apr 11 06
Gum disease, not dental cavities, is the primary cause of adult tooth loss. And the bad news is that 95 percent of people over…
Salivary biomarkers of existing periodontal disease
• Dental Health • Apr 11 06
A University of Kentucky study published in the Journal of American Dental Association could help change the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease.
The…
Full-scale experiment designed to bring about tooth decay
• Dental Health • Mar 31 06
In 1947-1949 a group of mental patients in Sweden were used as subjects in a full-scale experiment designed to bring about tooth decay. They…
Relationship between periodonta treatment and overall cost of care for several diseases
• Dental Health • Mar 08 06
Chronic conditions such as diabetes mellitus (DM), coronary artery disease (CAD), and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) have been associated with periodontal disease.
The association between…
Cough syrups could harm kids’ teeth
• Dental Health • Jan 17 06
Children should brush their teeth after swallowing syrupy cough and cold medications, results of a new study suggest.
“Although some medications are necessary for…
FDA approves jaw joint prosthetic developed by University of Pennsylvania
• Dental Health • Jan 10 06
After a 10-year clinical trial of a jaw joint replacement developed by Peter Quinn of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, the…
Puffing on a hookah may lead to gum disease
• Dental Health • Nov 18 05
Though water pipes are widely viewed as a “safer” way to smoke, they may be as damaging to the teeth and gums as cigarettes…
Tooth loss from gum disease: are you at risk?
• Dental Health • Nov 14 05
Male gender, smoking, inadequate oral hygiene and rheumatoid arthritis are among the factors associated with an increased risk of losing teeth because of periodontal…
Antibiotic Linked to Incomplete Development of Tooth Enamel
• Dental Health • Oct 03 05
One of the most widely used pediatric antibiotics, Amoxil (amoxicillin), may interfere with the complete development of tooth enamel, researchers here say.
The findings…
Bone loss puts older women at risk of tooth loss
• Dental Health • Aug 04 05
The combination of gum disease and thinning bones may put postmenopausal women at particular risk of tooth loss, new research shows.
Researchers…
Parents’ smoking may discolor kids’ gums
• Dental Health • Aug 03 05
If parents needed one more reason to quit smoking, a new study may provide it. Secondhand smoke, according to Japanese researchers, may discolor…
Quitting smoking helps heal chronic gum disease
• Dental Health • Jul 18 05
Smokers are more than 6 times more likely to develop gum disease than non-smokers but kicking the habit can prevent them from losing their…
Got dry mouth? Try acupuncture
• Dental Health • Jul 05 05
Acupuncture appears to help relieve severe dry mouth, protecting people from the dental decay, speaking problems and oral ulcers that can accompany…