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Dental Amalgam Doesn't Pose Health Risks In Children

...in the amalgam group, children had on average 10.1 tooth surfaces treated upon entry into the study. By yea...average a total of 18.7 surface restorations. Each tooth has either four or five defined surface areas, totaling 128 surfaces in our 32 permanent teeth. In ...

Treating Bad Breath Yet A Challenge

...rcent with tongue scraping and 33 percent with the tooth brushing. 'Reduced VSC levels persisted longer with the tongue cleaner than the toothbrush and could not be detected for more than 30 minutes after the intervention in any of the groups,' the Cochrane review team said. Researchers in the second tri...

Diabetes, The Silent Killer of New Zealand

...ess, kidney failure, heart disease, pneumonia, and tooth abscess. It is the important causes of disability, necessitating the amputation of toes, feet and lower limbs. The hospitals in Hawke's Bay are overloaded with diabetics and medical personnel find it hard to meet the demand for medical service. In ...

Oven roasted Vegetables Can Cause Dental Erosion

... direct contact of teeth with acid, which destroys tooth tissues. Acid can etch into the thin layer of enamel that protects the teeth and can also affect the underlying dentin....

Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System, Another Option To Hip Replacement Surgery

...taught to carry out this procedure. Similar to a tooth cap, hip resurfacing is performed by shaving and capping a few centimeters of bone within the joint rather than replacing the entire hip joint, as in a total hip replacement. This bone-conserving approach preserves more of the patient’s natural bone ...

Drugs With Bisphosphonates Packs Osteonecrosis Risk

...steonecrosis in her upper and lower jaws following tooth removal. “This type of osteonecrosis has been occurring since the advent of these drugs,” explains co-author Wellington S. Tsai, DMD. “At this time osteonecrosis as a result of bisphosphonate therapy has no treatment.” Patients who are taking bis...

Tooth Deccay is Still The Most Common Human Disease

...scientific, oral health,stress,Few are aware that tooth decay is still the most prevalent of human diseases // or that there's a new approach to repairing dentition or that dental diseases could play a role in increasing the risk of strokes. These are but a few of the thousands of pieces of info...

Teeth Reformation could be Possible with Ultrasound Technology

...egrow the teeth root, a patient could have his own tooth rather than foreign objects in his mouth.’ The device is aimed at those experiencing dental root resorption, a common effect of mechanical or chemical injury to dental tissue caused by diseases and endocrine disturbances. Mechanical injury from we...

Delhi to get New Dental Centre to Boost Oral Health

...ucate children and their parents on how to prevent tooth decay, a health problem afflicting many//. "Good ...hild Dental Health Taskforce. It aims to eradicate tooth decay in children by 2026. The taskforce was launched in Britain in September last year. India is ...

India needs dental health leadership, says expert

...l Health Taskforce programme in India to eradicate tooth caries problem among children in the next 20 years...ries to draw up a strategy plan for eradication of tooth decay problem among children. High intake of sugary food and drinks together with lack of proper b...

Dental Hygiene Found Wanting In Children Of Poorer Communities In Scotland

...rer communities are twice as likely to suffer from tooth decay.// The research that was conducted by the ..., only around one in five of the 11-year-olds have tooth decay. The study had found that children in primary ages of seven have on average 2.73 teeth which...

Scottish Dentists Serve the Homeless

...was found that homeless people have high levels of tooth decay and statistics show that 30% of these people have false tooth. Archie Stoddart director of Shelter Scotland welcomed the new service. Stoddart said that it is very difficult for these people to get access to a range of medical services, inclu...

Treating Tetracycline Stains Made More Affordable With New Treatment

..., AGD member and clinician, will explain how a new tooth whitening procedure he used on a patient helped si...ithout the costly procedures. Dr. Capehart's new tooth whitening treatment protocol involves placing the patient on a prescription dose of fluoride toothpa...

Never Forget Brushing And Flossing

...l. In the study, researchers found that tongue and tooth brushing in combination with dental flossing routi...dy. "A good way to prevent periodontal disease and tooth decay is through at-home oral hygiene care and routine dental visits." "Bad breath and bleeding gum...

ADA outlines associated risks with use of oral bisphosphonate.

...oing procedures that involve the jaw bone, such as tooth extraction or placing implants, with their dentist. Dentists and their patients should carefully consider these procedures, as well as alternative dental therapies. Patients may also want to discuss this information in the context of their overall he...

New Screening System For Early Detection Of Dental Caries in Toddlers

... caries (ECC), more commonly called as baby bottle tooth decay, results from prolonged exposure to sweetene... sleeping with a bottle, that results in extensive tooth decay. The condition is often overlooked by parents until the child complains of severe pain, and b...

Healthy Mouth Makes For a Healthy Body

...nd dental hygiene can help you prevent bad breath, tooth decay and gum disease, and if it can also help in improving your overall health than that makes it even better. ...

A Chewing Gum That Helps in Fighting Tooth Decay

A new chewing gum that helps in fighting tooth decay has been developed by BASF, a German company...ompany OrganoBalance. The gum helps in fighting tooth decay by preventing the Streptococcus mutans (bacteria involved in tooth decay) from adhering to the...

Immune Cells Destroy Bone In Gum Disease

...ts in soft tissue and bone destruction, leading to tooth loss. Dr. Kawai and his colleagues had found that B cells (B and T lymphocytes are immune cells) can contribute to increased periodontal bone loss coordinating with activated T-cells. Both cell types had previously been found to manifest a host immun...

Asian Children Need More Vitamin D Supplements

...od. Vitamin D deficiency can cause rickets, poor tooth formation, convulsions, general ill health, and stunted growth. And it has been linked to an increased risk of multiple sclerosis, certain cancers, and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and mental health problems in later life. Increa...

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