Honey curbs bacteria in the oral cavity
The antimicrobial properties of honey could prove effective in arresting the dental plaque bacteria believed to be responsible for dental caries, a New Zealand researcher will report at the American Association// for Dental Research annual meeting this month. An enzyme in honey that produces hydrogen peroxide is the key to the antimicrobial activity of honey, according to Dr. Peter C....Breast milk promotes cavity formation in babies
A new study appearing in the October issue of the journal Pediatrics says that the cavity forming potential of breast milk is more than that of Cow's milk. Dr. Ruth A. Lawrence of the University of Rochester // in New York and her colleague Dr. William H. Bowen used rats to demonstrate that breast milk had a potential to cause tooth decay faster than cow's milk. Baby mice did develop...Doctors Drained Excess Fluids From Sharon's Abdominal Cavity
The excess fluids that was detected during a routine scan in the abdominal cavity of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, was drained by the doctors who was attending on him, hospital sources said. // Doctors at Jerusalem's Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital Wednesday described Sharon's condition as unchanged after the procedure, the online news service Ynet reported. He was in serio...Infections Of The Oral Cavity Can Be Treated By Photodynamic Therapy
Anti-biotic resistant bacterial and fungal infections of the oral cavity can be effectively treated by using photodynamic therapy (PDT)//, argue researchers from the University at Buffalo's School of Dental Medicine. Photodynamic therapy is commonly employed in cancer treatment. PDT is currently employed in the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma, breast cancer (spread to the chest wall) an...Dental Researchers Test No-Needle Anesthesia, No-Drilling Cavity Care
Imagine having a decayed tooth repaired, painlessly, without drilling or shots of anesthesia to numb the area.// Wishful thinking? Not if two studies being conducted at the University at Buffalo's School of Dental Medicine show positive results. In one study, funded by a $100,000 grant by Apollonia, LLC, researchers in the school's Center for Dental Studies are testing a nasa...Cytology, Body Cavity Fluid Collection
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