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Study links high fiber to healthy gums in older vets
• Dental Health • • Dieting • Feb 27 12
U.S. researchers who followed healthy male veterans for up to 24 years found that older men who ate more high-fiber fruits were less likely…
FDA warns of toothbrushes that mess up your face
• Dental Health • • Drug Abuse • Feb 19 12
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a consumer safety update Thursday about a brand of electric toothbrushes that’s been found to chip teeth,…
In the Mouth, Smoking Zaps Healthy Bacteria
• Dental Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 16 12
According to a new study, smoking causes the body to turn against its own helpful bacteria, leaving smokers more vulnerable to disease.
Despite the…
Beam Brush Quantifies Your Dental Hygiene Habits
• Dental Health • Feb 16 12
Self monitoring of activity levels using accelerometer activated devices like Striiv and FitBit is all the rage these days, and now the field is…
Make Your Teeth Whiter By Taking This Guidance
• Dental Health • Jan 06 12
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
• Dental Health • • Heart • Nov 14 11
Regular visits to the dentist for tooth cleaning may provide more than just a brighter smile.
According to data compiled by researchers in Taiwan,…
Study evaluates risk factors for chronic TMJD
• Dental Health • Nov 10 11
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
• Dental Health • Oct 28 11
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
• Dental Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 01 11
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?
• Children's Health • • Dental Health • Aug 16 11
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
• Children's Health • • Dental Health • Aug 10 11
High fevers and other potentially serious symptoms in infants should not be written off as normal signs of teething, according to a new study.
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Mouthwashing moms less likely to have a preemie
• Dental Health • • Pregnancy • Jul 28 11
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
• Dental Health • Jul 14 11
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
• Dental Health • Jul 12 11
Scientists in Japan said on Wednesday they have created teeth - complete with connective fibers and bones - by using mouse stem cells and…
Gum disease can increase the time it takes to become pregnant
• Dental Health • • Pregnancy • Jul 05 11
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
• Dental Health • • Pain • Jul 03 11
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
• Dental Health • May 04 11
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
• Dental Health • • Aging and Gerontology • Apr 25 11
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
• Dental Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 16 11
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
• Dental Health • • Dieting • Mar 04 11
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
• Dental Health • Mar 04 11
Using a bone-creating protein to augment the maxillary sinus could improve dental implant success, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers.
Dental implants, screws…
Computerized Tomography Scanning Offers New Uses in Oral Surgery Recovery
• Dental Health • • Surgery • Mar 03 11
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
• Children's Health • • Dental Health • Mar 02 11
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
• Dental Health • Feb 28 11
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 Health • Feb 03 11
Dental implants are now a common way to replace a tooth. But a dentist must first determine that an implant restoration can be successful…