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New Computerized Imaging Systems Help In Better Dental Treatment Planning

...imaging, while producing sharp images of the head, teeth and the airways in a single minute. * The CBCT sys...elp orthodontists detect even minute cysts or even teeth that are impacted deep into the bone thus helping them form a viable treatment plan. * Because of be...

Tooth Loss And Heart Disease Exist Side By Side

... 1 to 5 teeth, in 7.5 percent with 6 to 31 missing teeth and 8.5 percent in people with complete tooth loss. The researchers also said that the findings of this study were identical to previous ones linking periodontal disease and tooth loss to heart disease and atherosclerosis. “Smoking has strong relat...

Gum disease is beatable by Grapefruit

...gum disease, which is the biggest cause of loss of teeth in adults. This is a small-scale, short-term study...rt in the research were advised not to brush their teeth immediately after consuming the grapefruits. This can be helpful in controlling gum diseases...

Tooth decay can be prevented by using straw for drinking fizzy drinks

...es the risk of enamel damage. ? Don’t brush your teeth immediately after a drink as the acid in the drink...Use a fluoride containing toothpaste. ? Brush your teeth twice a day to reduce plaque and tooth decay. ...

Marine Reserves Protect Coral Reefs

...e main grazer of reef surfaces. The fish use their teeth to remove seaweed from the reef which allows new corals to settle and grow. This grazing process is essential to the health of the system. Caribbean reefs are still trying to recover from the devastating effects of an El Nino bleaching event in 1998 ...

Syrupy Medicines Increase the Risk of Tooth Decay

...eneral health they can be extremely harmful to the teeth if the medicine is given at bedtime or without fol...risk since the medicine is not in contact with the teeth for a long time. For more information, visit http://www.agd.org/media/2005/Dec/cavitiesasp...

Uncontrolled Diabetes Spells Doom for Dental Implants

...al Implants are the perfect replacement of missing teeth in that patients are not subjected to the tedious job of removing them from their mouth// every time they have a meal to keep them clean. These implants are fast becoming the norm rather than the exception in the fast-paced world of today. But a ne...

Fluoride Varnish prevents Tooth Decay In Milk Teeth

...sthesia. We now have an easy, low-cost way to keep teeth healthy." Fluoride is known to prevent tooth decay...e first time that a positive association with milk teeth has been made. The study made it a point to examine low-income families since these children are mos...

Depression plays a vital role in Diabetes

... stroke, blindness, kidney problems, nerve damage, teeth and gum disease, decreased sexual function and amputation if the blood sugar is not brought under control. Cathy Nonas, director of the obesity and diabetes program at North General Hospital, in New York City said that a proper diet, correct weigh...

Baby Bottle Tooth Decay Affects Kids Physically and Emotionally

...ly happens is that the milk is in contact with the teeth for a long time, sometimes all night. This is not an ideal scenario since the teeth have just begun erupting into the oral cavity or the mouth. Sasha is a cherubic and a smart lookin...

Strong Link Between Obesity, Diabetes And Periodontal Disease

...f insulin resistance, an increase in the number of teeth lost is observed. This approximated to a 1.1 teeth loss in individuals with highest insulin resistance compared to the controls. Individuals with hig...

Periodontal disease can be predicted by trends in obesity!

... in insulin resistance. In addition, the number of teeth lost increased significantly with increasing level... highest insulin resistance category lost 1.1 more teeth compared to individuals in the lowest category. Robert J. Genco, vice provost at the University at B...

Smoking Increases Chances Of Needing Root Canal Treatment

Cigarette smoking not only harms the teeth by way of discoloring them, it also leads to the i... of the tooth gets diseased. It was found that 998 teeth received the treatment in the said period. It was found that people who smoked had a higher risk of ...

A potent causative agent of dental flourosis: Fluoride

...e the dental fluorosis in early erupting permanent teeth of 9 year-olds drinking optimally fluoridated water compared to children drinking sub-optimally fluoridated water (41% vs. 21%); but no less tooth decay. Cavity prevalence increased by 15% in 2 to 5-year-olds, in surveys taken between 1988-1994 and ...

Tooth Enamel Eaten Away By Popular Drinks

... Coke, Coke, Red bull and Gatorade. Four extracted teeth were immersed in each of the drinks for a period o...or real-life conditions, most people would have no teeth left by the time they reached adulthood. That's not the case, of course,' he concluded. Clearly, m...

Red Wine: Is It A Cure For Periodontal Disease?

... the gums and the bone that surrounds and supports teeth were attacked and polyphenols is a vital factor in preventing it. If not prevented the teeth moves away from its place and falls off. Statistics show that about 15 % of those aged 21 to 50 year...

Salivary Test Could Predict Future Oral Bone Loss

... loss in future. Oral bone loss is detrimental for teeth since the bone around a tooth is vital to hold it in place. // Researchers compared the dental x-rays of more than a 100 patients and related them with the levels of salivary proteins. It was found that IL-1-beta levels were higher in patients with...

Children In Scotland Denied Access To Dental Care

...ooth decay among 5-year olds, in Scotland was 2.76 teeth per child, as revealed by a dental survey conducted in 2003. This is much greater compared to a 1.47 per child in England. About 66% of all youngsters in Scotland (712, 000) have registered themselves for free dental care under an NHS dentist. The ...

Braces Work Wonders In Setting Crooked Teeth Right

...he branch of dentistry,// which deals with crooked teeth is a great help in improving the "stability, funct... patient, correct problems like crooked or crowded teeth and incorrect jaw position, besides disorders of the jaw joint. “By age 7, a child will have started...

Overweight Kids More Prone To Cavities

...eived//, babies at risk of developing decayed milk teeth are either overweight or at risk of being overweight rather than underweight. A study of children aged between 2 to 5 years found that a quarter of the children who required extensive dental treatment under general anesthesia at UB's at the Women a...

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