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Genetic Dentistry: Your Dentist may be able to grow you a new set of Teeth.

...ter at San Antonio have successfully regrown mouse teeth in a petri dish from single mouse cells - and they think humans are next. They hope to push the research in the direction where they could take initial tissue from a [human] patient, put it in a culture dish and grow a tooth for them.To accomplish th...

Thumb Sucking in children Lead to Overbite

... to 5 were more likely to develop protruding front teeth and an irregular bite, compared with their peers w...til children reached the age where their permanent teeth began to come in, as it was believed that once a habit was stopped, the conditions (crossbite, protr...

Heriditary dental disorders

...n with no apparent defects, but at two weeks their teeth became discolored and eventually fractured, leavin...ized by blue-gray or amber brown opaque teeth. The teeth have narrow roots, are frail and fracture easily. In dentin dysplasia, tooth color can be normal, or...

Tobacco chewing leads to dental caries

...ct in this manner throughout the day, exposing the teeth to the tobacco for several hours. Moreover, both chew and snuff can contribute to gingival (gum) recession and therefore make tooth roots more liable to decay."This study shouldn't give chewers the idea they can switch to snuff," said study author De...

WBC linked with periodontitis

...ne loss. The loss of alveolar bone, which anchors teeth in place, is an indication of periodontitis. The scientists also supplied evidence that bacteria are necessary to instigate the disease process. To test this theory, they gave antibiotics to some of the knockout mice. The antibiotics reduced the a...

Bruxism linked to anxiety disorder

...awbone muscles that cause a forced contact between teeth surfaces during sleep. It has been linked to headaches, joint discomfort// and muscle aches, premature loss of teeth, and sleep disruption for both the person with bruxism as well as his or her bed partner. The study,was done in three European coun...

Dental x-rays to prognosticate heart attacks

...es taken to authenticate the baseline condition of teeth and surrounding bone -- also revealed any calcium deposits present in the carotid arteries. These are the large vessels on either side of the neck that carry blood from the heart to the brain and back. The study involved 3,200 new patients in dental ...

Fossil teeth and human development

An analysis of the growth patterns in fossil teeth has thrown new light on the recent origin of the e...cs such as body proportions, body weight and small teeth and jaws."It seems our prolonged period of growth and development may be a more recent evolutionary ...

Medications linked to xerostomia and caries

...nd that the numbers of decayed, missing and filled teeth were significantly higher in those who had been diagnosed with asthma. Almost one in five of patients studied (125) were diagnosed asthmatics. Investigators suspect that asthma medications like albuterol can contribute to xerostomia, making individua...

Smokers children likely to develop caries

...en involved in the study had cavities in deciduous teeth and 28 percent had cavities in permanent teeth. passive was most associated with cavities in deciduous teeth, the researchers found....

Dental implants are turning to gain popularity

... to the problem is to go for dentures - artificial teeth fixed on a bridge that is inserted into the mouth. But implants teeth inserted into the gum and bone by surgery are growing in popularity according to the American Denta...

Heart and dental care

...fore a number of medical procedures, most commonly teeth cleaning but also colonoscopies. Without antibiotics, bacteria introduced into the body in those procedures can travel through the blood to the heart, causing potentially deadly infections. In the study, conducted over six months, the researchers div...

Fewer teeth & Increased Ischemic Stroke risk

...ple who have periodontal disease and lose a lot of teeth are more likely to have a stroke, but researchers aren't sure about the relationship between fewer teeth and higher// risk of stroke. The study which used data on 41,376 men found that men with fewer tee...

Sensitive to bright light? You may have sensitive teeth also

...ry cold foods. The study confirmed that sensitive teeth had a direct relationship to sensitivities to spec...h a notable finding that all people with sensitive teeth expressed a need to wear sunglasses when outdoors. Stimulation of cells in tiny tubes located in th...

Gene connected to Multi-System disorder discovered

... various body structures including the eyes, face, teeth and fingers and can also cause hearing loss, heart trouble// and neurological problems. A Hopkins-led research team, which studied the genetic samples and medical histories from 17 families with the syndrome, has discovered that changes in a gene cal...

Ways to whiter teeth!

... for many decades now, about having spotless white teeth and a gleaming white smile. But tooth discolourati... people used corrosive nitric acid, which bleached teeth white and kept it white for a while and then, destroyed them! However, dentists have now discovered ...

Dental Procedure Reduces Preterm Births

... destroys the fibers and supporting bone that hold teeth in the mouth. Study participants were between 21 and 25 weeks into their pregnancies and had at least three sites with periodontal attachment loss of three millimeters or greater. Participants received one of three treatments: dental prophylaxis with...

A Reason To Smile

...er than traditional methods; they can't be used on teeth that have existing fillings; certain types of fillings could damage the laser tip; and the cost of laser equipment is high compared to traditional tools. Although lasers are approved for use in dentistry (recently approved for use in children) a 200...

Poor Oral Health An Indicator Of Heart Disease

...ond strongest was root remnants, meaning patients’ teeth were so decayed that only the tip of the root remained, and gingivitis, or gum inflammation. The least strongest predictors were cavities and missing teeth. Researchers say since the study has shown an association between oral disease and coronary ...

Dental Caries An Indicator Of Heart Disease

...ond strongest was root remnants, meaning patients’ teeth were so decayed that only the tip of the root remained, and gingivitis, or gum inflammation. The least strongest predictors were cavities and missing teeth. Researchers say since the study has shown an association between oral disease and coronary ...

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