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Preventing cavities in children

...ate intake of vitamin C were associated with fewer tooth surfaces having caries experience.” Researchers say their findings support the need for guidelines for children that include: two or more servings of dairy foods daily, limiting juice to four to six ounces daily and restricting other sugary drinks t...

Should we avoid energy drinks to protect our teeth?

...n breakdown calcium present in the teeth and cause tooth decay. However, the study comes as a direct contradiction to the earlier research conducted on Ohio State University athletes, that showed no connection between sports drinks and dental caries. Published in the journal Caries Research in 2002, the e...

Testing Of Saliva May Predict Dental Caries

...est. A variant of the test can even identify the tooth at risk, and help in prevention of cavities. However, it is important to avoid extreme measures to prevent dental caries. Total avoidance of sugar in diet has not been related to lesser dental problems. Similarly, even excess brushing your teeth ca...

New Tooth Paste Is Here To Fill In Dental Cavities

...ydroxyapatite // that is almost similar to natural tooth enamel, and can be applied on dental cavities to f...ocedure may require removing a part of the healthy tooth as well. The new paste will not require removal of tooth, whole or in parts, as it can be applied ev...

Is caries in primary and permanent tooth related?

...opmental defects in permanent teeth.// A primary tooth can have caries for a wide variety of reasons such as gender, family health or history, socio-economic status, years of exposure to water fluoridation, disturbance to primary teeth, and early loss of primary teeth. Accounting for all these difference...

Light can help fight gum bacteria

...hild to an adult and leads to severe toothache and tooth decay that can lead to decay of the bones ultimately. Using light exposure to kill bacteria may become better good way to treat people with chronic periodontitis The results of the study were published in the new issue of Journal of Antimicrobial Age...

Raisins for your gum care

...m causing cavities. If the bacteria adheres to the tooth surface, then after a meal, which contains sugars, the bacteria releases acids that attack the enamel of the tooth. Researchers said that in spite of being sweet, raisins do not contain sucrose that can damage the teeth. The sugars in raisins are fr...

Researchers developed world’s smallest toothbrus

... stronger than stel and five times less dense. The tooth brush bristles are usually made of animal hairs, polymer fibres and metal wires. Thesehave problems of corroding, wekening and melting. But the new toothbrush will have no such problems. This unique feature will probably give them an advantage to be ...

Dental appointment fear: is it gender specific?

...ppointment might be pain, as 12.4% wanted painless tooth extraction or treatment and 42.3% wanted cheaper ways to opt for anesthesia. Reference: Anesthesia Progress, June 2005...

New Oral Rinse For Gingivitis Approved By FDA

...forming bacteria that live in the mouth and on the tooth surfaces are a cause of gingivitis and substances ... by reducing the number of bacteria that attach to tooth surfaces and cause dental plaque. Decapinol contains a substance called a surfactant that acts as a ...

Post-Menopausal Status May Cause Tooth Decay

...east one tooth. Alveolar bone loss may be cause of tooth loss in Post-menopausal women, as studies has prov...imeter of alveolar bone loss increases the risk of tooth loss. Periodontal disease is the major cause of alveolar bone loss and the health of the teeth dep...

Combing Hair More Effective Than OTC Medicine For Head Lice

...lude over the counter insecticide products or fine tooth combing of wet hair using a specially developed “Bug Buster” kit. However, chemical resistance is a problem, while wet combing is unproved as a treatment. The study involved 126 young people with head louse infestation: 56 were allocated to the Bug ...

Scientists Develop New Technology To Find About Human Ancestors’ Teet

...crowear, the microscopic pits and scratches on the tooth surface caused by use, offers a more accurate meas...sensitive fractal analysis,” to analyze fossilized tooth surfaces through a confocal microscope, which allows three-dimensional analysis of an object. The sp...

New Insight In Periodontal Disease In Postmenopausal Women

...opause, there exists three times as much a risk of tooth loss. This risk increases by 2.5 times more for ea...limeter loss of soft tissue attachment between the tooth and the bone structure. This is also known as the loss of bone and gums. Researchers said that peri...

Lost Teeth Could Signal Heart Problems

Losing a tooth due to gum disease may be more serious than you think. New research shows tooth loss could be linked to cardiovascular disease. Researchers in Minnesota studied more than 700 patie...

Watch out those of you planning for a predetermined Cesarean Section

...wn as Streptococcus mutans, the bacterium grows on tooth surfaces and in crannies between teeth just above ...g sugar and starch, into acids that break into the tooth surface. C-section deliveries were infected by the bacterium almost a year earlier than vaginally ...

Dental Cysts Can Cause Infections In Head And Neck

..., called dentigerous cysts, may be harmless to the tooth but may be the root of certain infections in the h...ile, but may // cause facial swelling and delayed tooth eruption. However, head and neck specialists have recently encountered several cases of dentigerous ...

Younger People More Susceptible To Gum Disease

...isdom teeth, periodontal disease, pericoronitis or tooth decay, it is too early to recommend strongly that everyone has their wisdom teeth removed. It is smart to have wisdom teeth evaluated before age 25, but because one quarter of people won't develop problems with them, not everyone should necessarily h...

Researchers Discover New Clues To Identify Tooth Decay

...ad to new ways to diagnose dental // problems like tooth decay in children. Researchers at the University ...ng microbes. Results found that children with no tooth decay had higher levels of one particular type of AMP (alpha-defensin) than children with tooth deca...

Wisdom Teeth: To Be Or Not To Be?

...ou wake up and find that the area behind your last tooth is swollen and tender to touch and you are unable ... office.// He/She tells you that it is your wisdom tooth that is trying to tear your gum and take its rightful place in your mouth, but it would be better to...

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